S. 1206, PUA Eligibility Clarification Act of 2021
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Senate bill S. 1206 of the 117th Congress, 1st Session, was introduced April 19, 2021, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Labor to modify the pandemic unemployment assistance program, and for other purposes. Thune introduced it for himself, Crapo, and Cornyn, and it was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. The short title is the PUA Eligibility Clarification Act of 2021. Section 2 amends section 2102(a)(3) of the CARES Act by striking item (kk), and directs the Secretary of Labor to rescind the guidance entitled Expanded Eligibility Provisions for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program, issued on February 25, 2021. An individual who received amounts under that guidance before enactment is not required to repay the amounts, with one exception.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1206
To limit the authority of the Secretary of Labor to modify the pandemic
unemployment assistance program, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 19, 2021
Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To limit the authority of the Secretary of Labor to modify
the pandemic unemployment assistance program, 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.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PUA Eligibility Clari-
5 fication Act of 2021’’.
6 SEC. 2. PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.
7 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 2102(a)(3) of the
8 CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3)) is amended—
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9 (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)—
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1 (A) in item (ii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end;
2 and
3 (B) by striking item (kk); and
4 (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
5 ‘‘through (kk)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (jj)’’.
6 (b) REPEAL OF GUIDANCE.—
7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall
8 rescind the guidance entitled, Expanded Eligibility
9 Provisions for the Pandemic Unemployment Assist-
10 ance (PUA) Program, issued on February 25, 2021.
11 (2) REPAYMENT NOT REQUIRED.—
12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
13 subparagraph (B), in the case of an individual
14 who received pandemic unemployment assist-
15 ance amounts pursuant to the guidance de-
16 scribed in paragraph (1) before the date of en-
17 actment of this Act, the individual shall not be
18 required to repay the amounts.
19 (B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall
20 not apply to any individual who, as of the date
21 of enactment of this Act, was approved to re-
22 ceive compensation amounts pursuant to the
23 guidance described in paragraph (1)(A) but had
24 not yet received the amounts.
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