S. 4143, American Workforce Rescue Act of 2020
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Senate bill 4143 of the 116th Congress, 2D Session, is the American Workforce Rescue Act of 2020, a bill to extend the unemployment insurance provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the duration of the economic recovery. Schumer introduced it on July 1, 2020 with Wyden, and it was referred to the Committee on Finance. Its table of contents covers extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, the pandemic emergency unemployment compensation program, pandemic unemployment assistance, and additional unemployment compensation provisions. Section 2 sets the applicable end date for a State at the date that is 13 weeks after the first date the State is not in an extended benefit period.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4143
To extend the unemployment insurance provisions of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the duration of the
economic recovery, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 1, 2020
Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To extend the unemployment insurance provisions of the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act for the duration of the economic recovery,
and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
5 ‘‘American Workforce Rescue Act of 2020’’.
6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
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7 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.
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Sec. 3. Extension and expansion of the pandemic emergency unemployment
compensation program.
Sec. 4. Extension of pandemic unemployment assistance.
Sec. 5. Extension of additional unemployment compensation provisions.
1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY-
2 MENT COMPENSATION.
3 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2104(e) of the Relief for
4 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub-
5 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public
6 Law 116–136)) is amended to read as follows:
7 ‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.—
8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into
9 under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy-
10 ment—
11 ‘‘(A) beginning after the date on which
12 such agreement is entered into; and
13 ‘‘(B) ending on or before the applicable
14 end date described in paragraph (2).
15 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE END DATE.—
16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable end
17 date described in this paragraph with respect to
18 a State is the date that is 13 weeks after the
19 first date (after the date the State entered into
20 an agreement under this section) that the State
21 is not in an extended benefit period described in
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22 subparagraph (B).
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1 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For
2 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be
3 considered to be in an extended benefit period,
4 as of any given day, if such a period would then
5 be in effect for such State under the Federal-
6 State Extended Unemployment Compensation
7 Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if—
8 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were
9 applied to such State (regardless of wheth-
10 er the State by law had provided for such
11 application); and
12 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)—
13 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting
14 ‘6.0’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
15 thereof; and
16 ‘‘(II) did not include the require-
17 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
18 thereof.’’.
19 (b) REVISION OF AMOUNT.—Section 2104(b) of the
20 Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained
21 in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act
22 (Public Law 116–136)) is amended—
23 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘(or, for
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24 weeks of unemployment beginning after July 31,
25 2020, and ending on or before the applicable end
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1 date described in subsection (e)(2) the amount de-
2 scribed in paragraph (3))’’ after ‘‘$600’’; and
3 (2) by adding at the end the following new
4 paragraph:
5 ‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEM-
6 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—
7 ‘‘(A) TIERS.—The amount described in
8 this paragraph is, with respect to a State, the
9 following amount:
10 ‘‘(i) FIRST TIER AMOUNT.—In the
11 case of weeks beginning in a first tier high
12 unemployment period described in sub-
13 paragraph (B)(i), $100.
14 ‘‘(ii) SECOND TIER AMOUNT.—In the
15 case of weeks beginning in a second tier
16 high unemployment period described in
17 subparagraph (B)(ii), $200.
18 ‘‘(iii) THIRD TIER AMOUNT.—In the
19 case of weeks beginning in a third tier high
20 unemployment period described in sub-
21 paragraph (B)(iii), $300.
22 ‘‘(iv) FOURTH TIER AMOUNT.—In the
23 case of weeks beginning in a fourth tier
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24 high unemployment period described in
25 subparagraph (B)(iv), $400.
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1 ‘‘(v) FIFTH TIER AMOUNT.—In the
2 case of weeks beginning in a third tier high
3 unemployment period described in sub-
4 paragraph (B)(v), $500.
5 ‘‘(vi) SIXTH TIER AMOUNT.—In the
6 case of weeks beginning in a fourth tier
7 high unemployment period described in
8 subparagraph (B)(vi), $600.
9 ‘‘(B) HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIODS.—
10 ‘‘(i) FIRST TIER.—For purposes of
11 subparagraph (A)(i), a first tier high un-
12 employment period described in this clause
13 is, with respect to a State, any period dur-
14 ing which an extended benefit period would
15 be in effect for the State under the Fed-
16 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com-
17 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304
18 note) if—
19 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act
20 were applied to such State (regardless
21 of whether the State by law had pro-
22 vided for such application); and
23 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)—
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24 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub-
25 stituting ‘6.0 percent but less
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1 than 7.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in
2 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
3 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re-
4 quirement under paragraph
5 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
6 ‘‘(ii) SECOND TIER.—For purposes of
7 subparagraph (A)(ii), a second tier high
8 unemployment period described in this
9 clause is, with respect to a State, any pe-
10 riod during which an extended benefit pe-
11 riod would be in effect for the State under
12 the Federal-State Extended Unemployment
13 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C.
14 3304 note) if—
15 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act
16 were applied to such State (regardless
17 of whether the State by law had pro-
18 vided for such application); and
19 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)—
20 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub-
21 stituting ‘7.0 percent but less
22 than 8.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in
23 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
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1 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re-
2 quirement under paragraph
3 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
4 ‘‘(iii) THIRD TIER.—For purposes of
5 subparagraph (A)(iii), a third tier high un-
6 employment period described in this clause
7 is, with respect to a State, any period dur-
8 ing which an extended benefit period would
9 be in effect for the State under the Fed-
10 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com-
11 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304
12 note) if—
13 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act
14 were applied to such State (regardless
15 of whether the State by law had pro-
16 vided for such application); and
17 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)—
18 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub-
19 stituting ‘8.0 percent but less
20 than 9.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in
21 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
22 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re-
23 quirement under paragraph
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24 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
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1 ‘‘(iv) FOURTH TIER.—For purposes of
2 subparagraph (A)(iv), a fourth tier high
3 unemployment period described in this
4 clause is, with respect to a State, any pe-
5 riod during which an extended benefit pe-
6 riod would be in effect for the State under
7 the Federal-State Extended Unemployment
8 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C.
9 3304 note) if—
10 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act
11 were applied to such State (regardless
12 of whether the State by law had pro-
13 vided for such application); and
14 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)—
15 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub-
16 stituting ‘9.0 percent but less
17 than 10.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in
18 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
19 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re-
20 quirement under paragraph
21 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
22 ‘‘(v) FIFTH TIER.—For purposes of
23 subparagraph (A)(v), a fifth tier high un-
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24 employment period described in this clause
25 is, with respect to a State, any period dur-
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1 ing which an extended benefit period would
2 be in effect for the State under the Fed-
3 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com-
4 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304
5 note) if—
6 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act
7 were applied to such State (regardless
8 of whether the State by law had pro-
9 vided for such application); and
10 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)—
11 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub-
12 stituting ‘10.0 percent but less
13 than 11.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in
14 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
15 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re-
16 quirement under paragraph
17 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
18 ‘‘(vi) SIXTH TIER.—For purposes of
19 subparagraph (A)(vi), a sixth tier high un-
20 employment period described in this clause
21 is, with respect to a State, any period dur-
22 ing which an extended benefit period would
23 be in effect for the State under the Fed-
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24 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com-
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1 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304
2 note) if—
3 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act
4 were applied to such State (regardless
5 of whether the State by law had pro-
6 vided for such application); and
7 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)—
8 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub-
9 stituting ‘11.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’
10 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof;
11 and
12 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re-
13 quirement under paragraph
14 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
15 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES.—
16 ‘‘(i) MINIMUM PERIOD ON A TIER BE-
17 FORE MOVING TO A LOWER TIER.—Once a
18 State is in a high unemployment period
19 tier described in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v),
20 or (vi) of subparagraph (B), the State may
21 not move to a lower high unemployment
22 period tier (resulting in a lower dollar
23 amount under subparagraph (A)) before
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24 the State has been in the existing high un-
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1 employment period tier for a period of at
2 least 13 consecutive weeks.
3 ‘‘(ii) DEEMED FIRST TIER.—For pur-
4 poses of determining the amount of Fed-
5 eral Pandemic Unemployment Compensa-
6 tion during the 13-week period described
7 in subsection (e)(2)(A) with respect to a
8 State, the State shall be deemed to be in
9 a first tier high unemployment period de-
10 scribed in subparagraph (B)(i) during such
11 period.’’.
12 SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE PANDEMIC
13 EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
14 TION PROGRAM.
15 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2107(g) of the Relief for
16 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub-
17 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public
18 Law 116–136)) is amended to read as follows:
19 ‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—
20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)
21 and (3), an agreement entered into under this sec-
22 tion shall apply, with respect to a State, to weeks of
23 unemployment—
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24 ‘‘(A) beginning after the date on which
25 such agreement is entered into; and
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1 ‘‘(B) ending on or before the applicable
2 end date described in paragraph (2).
3 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE END DATE.—
4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable end
5 date described in this paragraph with respect to
6 a State is the later of—
7 ‘‘(i) March 27, 2021; or
8 ‘‘(ii) if, as of the date under clause
9 (i), the State is in an extended benefit pe-
10 riod described in subparagraph (B), the
11 first date after the date under clause (i)
12 that the State is not in an extended benefit
13 period described in subparagraph (B).
14 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For
15 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be
16 considered to be in an extended benefit period,
17 as of any given day, if such a period would then
18 be in effect for such State under the Federal-
19 State Extended Unemployment Compensation
20 Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if—
21 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were
22 applied to such State (regardless of wheth-
23 er the State by law had provided for such
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24 application); and
25 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)—
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1 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting
2 ‘5.5’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
3 thereof; and
4 ‘‘(II) did not include the require-
5 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
6 thereof.
7 ‘‘(3) TRANSITION FOR AMOUNT REMAINING IN
8 ACCOUNT.—
9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
10 graph (B), in the case of an individual who has
11 amounts remaining in an account established
12 under subsection (b) as of the last day of the
13 last week (as determined in accordance with the
14 applicable State law) ending on or before the
15 date described in paragraph (1)(B), pandemic
16 emergency unemployment compensation shall
17 continue to be payable to such individual from
18 such amounts for any week beginning after
19 such date for which the individual meets the eli-
20 gibility requirements of this section.
21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—No compensation shall
22 be payable by reason of paragraph (1) for any
23 week beginning after the date that is 4 months
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24 after the date described in paragraph (1)(B).’’.
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1 (b) EXPANSION.—Section 2107(b) of the Relief for
2 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub-
3 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public
4 Law 116–136)) is amended—
5 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
6 paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
7 (2) by adding at the end the following new
8 paragraphs:
9 ‘‘(3) FIRST-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEM-
10 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—The amount estab-
11 lished in an account under paragraph (1) shall be
12 equal to 13 times the individual’s average weekly
13 benefit amount, which includes the amount of Fed-
14 eral Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under
15 section 2104, for the benefit year.
16 ‘‘(4) SECOND-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN-
17 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—
18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that
19 the amount added to an individual’s account
20 under paragraph (3) (in this section referred to
21 as ‘first-tier pandemic emergency unemploy-
22 ment compensation’) is exhausted, or at any
23 time thereafter, such individual’s State is in an
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24 extended benefit period (as determined under
25 subparagraph (B)), such account shall be aug-
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1 mented by an amount (in this section referred
2 to as ‘second-tier pandemic emergency unem-
3 ployment compensation’) equal to 13 times the
4 individual’s average weekly benefit amount,
5 which includes the amount of Federal Pandemic
6 Unemployment Compensation under section
7 2104, for the benefit year.
8 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For
9 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be
10 considered to be in an extended benefit period,
11 as of any given time, if such a period would
12 then be in effect for such State under the Fed-
13 eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensa-
14 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if—
15 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were
16 applied to such State (regardless of wheth-
17 er the State by law had provided for such
18 application); and
19 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f) did not in-
20 clude the requirement under paragraph
21 (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
22 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The account of an in-
23 dividual may be augmented not more than once
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1 ‘‘(5) THIRD-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN-
2 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—
3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that
4 the amount added to an individual’s account
5 under paragraph (4) is exhausted, or at any
6 time thereafter, such individual’s State is in an
7 extended benefit period (as determined under
8 subparagraph (B)), such account shall be aug-
9 mented by an amount (in this section referred
10 to as ‘third-tier pandemic emergency unemploy-
11 ment compensation’) equal to 13 times the indi-
12 vidual’s average weekly benefit amount, which
13 includes the amount of Federal Pandemic Un-
14 employment Compensation under section 2104,
15 for the benefit year.
16 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For
17 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be
18 considered to be in an extended benefit period,
19 as of any given time, if such a period would
20 then be in effect for such State under the Fed-
21 eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensa-
22 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if—
23 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were
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1 er the State by law had provided for such
2 application); and
3 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)—
4 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting
5 ‘7.5’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
6 thereof; and
7 ‘‘(II) did not include the require-
8 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
9 thereof.
10 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The account of an in-
11 dividual may be augmented not more than once
12 under this subsection.
13 ‘‘(6) FOURTH-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN-
14 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—
15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that
16 the amount added to an individual’s account
17 under paragraph (5) is exhausted, or at any
18 time thereafter, such individual’s State is in an
19 extended benefit period (as determined under
20 subparagraph (B)), such account shall be aug-
21 mented by an amount (in this section referred
22 to as ‘fourth-tier pandemic emergency unem-
23 ployment compensation’) equal to 13 times the
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24 individual’s average weekly benefit amount,
25 which includes the amount of Federal Pandemic
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1 Unemployment Compensation under section
2 2104, for the benefit year.
3 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For
4 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be
5 considered to be in an extended benefit period,
6 as of any given time, if such a period would
7 then be in effect for such State under the Fed-
8 eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensa-
9 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if—
10 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were
11 applied to such State (regardless of wheth-
12 er the State by law had provided for such
13 application); and
14 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)—
15 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting
16 ‘8.5’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
17 thereof; and
18 ‘‘(II) did not include the require-
19 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
20 thereof.
21 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The account of an in-
22 dividual may be augmented not more than once
23 under this subsection.
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1 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY
2 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WITH REGULAR
3 COMPENSATION.—
4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If—
5 ‘‘(i) an individual has been determined
6 to be entitled to pandemic emergency un-
7 employment compensation with respect to
8 a benefit year;
9 ‘‘(ii) that benefit year has expired;
10 ‘‘(iii) that individual has remaining
11 entitlement to pandemic emergency unem-
12 ployment compensation with respect to
13 that benefit year; and
14 ‘‘(iv) that individual would qualify for
15 a new benefit year in which the weekly
16 benefit amount of regular compensation is
17 at least either $100 or 25 percent less
18 than the individual’s weekly benefit
19 amount in the benefit year referred to in
20 clause (i),
21 then the State shall determine eligibility for
22 compensation as provided in subparagraph (B).
23 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—
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24 For individuals described in subparagraph (A),
25 the State shall determine whether the individual
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1 is to be paid pandemic emergency unemploy-
2 ment compensation or regular compensation for
3 a week of unemployment using one of the fol-
4 lowing methods:
5 ‘‘(i) The State shall, if permitted by
6 State law, establish a new benefit year, but
7 defer the payment of regular compensation
8 with respect to that new benefit year until
9 exhaustion of all pandemic emergency un-
10 employment compensation payable with re-
11 spect to the benefit year referred to in sub-
12 paragraph (A)(i).
13 ‘‘(ii) The State shall, if permitted by
14 State law, defer the establishment of a new
15 benefit year (which uses all the wages and
16 employment which would have been used to
17 establish a benefit year but for the applica-
18 tion of this subparagraph), until exhaus-
19 tion of all pandemic emergency unemploy-
20 ment compensation payable with respect to
21 the benefit year referred to in subpara-
22 graph (A)(i).
23 ‘‘(iii) The State shall pay, if permitted
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24 by State law—
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1 ‘‘(I) regular compensation equal
2 to the weekly benefit amount estab-
3 lished under the new benefit year; and
4 ‘‘(II) pandemic emergency unem-
5 ployment compensation equal to the
6 difference between that weekly benefit
7 amount and the weekly benefit
8 amount for the expired benefit year.
9 ‘‘(iv) The State shall determine rights
10 to pandemic emergency unemployment
11 compensation without regard to any rights
12 to regular compensation if the individual
13 elects to not file a claim for regular com-
14 pensation under the new benefit year.’’.
15 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSIST-
16 ANCE.
17 Section 2102 of the Relief for Workers Affected by
18 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi-
19 sion A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is
20 amended—
21 (1) in subsection (c)—
22 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking
23 ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the appli-
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24 cable end date described in section 2107(g)(2)’’;
25 and
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1 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
2 follows:
3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF ASSIST-
4 ANCE.—
5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The total number of
6 weeks for which a covered individual may re-
7 ceive assistance under this section shall not ex-
8 ceed 39 weeks and such total shall include any
9 week for which the covered individual received
10 regular compensation or extended benefits
11 under any Federal or State law, or pandemic
12 emergency unemployment compensation under
13 section 2107, except that if after March 27,
14 2020, the duration of extended benefits, or pan-
15 demic emergency unemployment compensation
16 under section 2107 is extended, the 39-week pe-
17 riod described in this paragraph shall be ex-
18 tended by—
19 ‘‘(i) the number of weeks that is equal
20 to the number of weeks by which the ex-
21 tended benefits were extended; and
22 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an extension of
23 pandemic emergency unemployment com-
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24 pensation under section 2107, by the num-
25 ber of weeks that is equal to the additional
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1 number of weeks (through augmentation)
2 available with respect to the State in which
3 the individual resides under paragraphs
4 (4), (5), and (6) of section 2107(b).
5 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—For
6 the purpose of an extension of the 39-week pe-
7 riod under subparagraph (A), the following
8 rules shall apply:
9 ‘‘(i) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Section
10 2107(g)(3) shall apply to any extension of
11 assistance under subparagraph (A).
12 ‘‘(ii) ACCOUNTS AND
13 GRANDFATHERING.—In determining the
14 number of weeks available for a covered in-
15 dividual under an extension described in
16 subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall
17 apply rules that are similar to the rules de-
18 scribed in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of
19 section 2107(b), including with respect to
20 accounts and grandfathering.’’;
21 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘section 625’’
22 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘part 625’’; and
23 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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24 ‘‘(i) UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CALCULATION FOR CER-
25 TAIN TERRITORIES.—In the case of Guam, American
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1 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
2 lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic
3 of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, the
4 following rules shall apply:
5 ‘‘(1) For the purposes of subsection
6 (c)(1)(A)(ii) of this section, the Secretary shall de-
7 termine the total unemployment rate of the territory
8 in a manner similar to the manner under section
9 2107(g)(2).
10 ‘‘(2) For the purpose of subsection (c)(2)(B) of
11 this section, the Secretary shall determine the total
12 unemployment rate of the territory in a manner
13 similar to the manner under paragraphs (4), (5),
14 and (6) of section 2107(b).
15 ‘‘(3) For the purpose of subsection (d)(2) of
16 this section, the Secretary shall determine the total
17 unemployment rate of the territory in a manner
18 similar to the manner under section
19 2104(b)(3)(B).’’.
20 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
21 PENSATION PROVISIONS.
22 (a) EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR GOV-
23 ERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
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24 TIONS.—Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act
25 (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
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1 cember 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable end date
2 described in section 2107(g)(2) of the Relief for Workers
3 Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of
4 title II of division A of the CARES Act)’’.
5 (b) TEMPORARY FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE
6 FIRST WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR UNEMPLOY-
7 MENT FOR STATES WITH NO WAITING WEEK.—Section
8 2105(e)(2) of the Relief for Workers Affected by
9 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi-
10 sion A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is
11 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting
12 ‘‘the applicable end date described in section 2107(g)(2)’’.
13 (c) TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COM-
14 PENSATION PAYMENTS IN STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN
15 LAW.—Section 2108(b)(2) of the Relief for Workers Af-
16 fected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title
17 II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136))
18 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and insert-
19 ing ‘‘the applicable end date described in section
20 2107(g)(2)’’.
21 (d) TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COM-
22 PENSATION AGREEMENTS.—Section 2109(d)(2) of the Re-
23 lief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained
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24 in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act
25 (Public Law 116–136)) is amended by striking ‘‘December
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1 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable end date de-
2 scribed in section 2107(g)(2)’’.
3 (e) WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR
4 BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT IN-
5 SURANCE ACT.—Section 2112(a) of the Relief for Workers
6 Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of
7 title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
8 136)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and
9 inserting ‘‘the applicable end date described in section
10 2107(g)(2)’’.
11 (f) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH AD-
12 VANCES.—Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security
13 Act (42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking
14 ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable end
15 date described in section 2107(g)(2) of the Relief for
16 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub-
17 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act)’’.
18 (g) FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED UNEM-
19 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR A LIMITED PERIOD.—
20 Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4105 of the Emergency
21 Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of
22 2020 (contained in division D of the Families First
23 Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127)) are
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24 each amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and in-
25 serting ‘‘the applicable end date described in section
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1 2107(g)(2) of the Relief for Workers Affected by
2 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi-
3 sion A of the CARES Act)’’.
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