[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1389 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1389
To provide relief to workers impacted by COVID-19 and support for
reopening businesses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 27, 2021
Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Finance
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A BILL
To provide relief to workers impacted by COVID-19 and support for
reopening businesses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Back to Work Bonus Act''.
SEC. 2. TIME-LIMITED BACK-TO-WORK BONUSES.
(a) In General.--Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act (15 U.S.C.
9023(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Back-to-work bonuses.--
``(A) In general.--Any agreement under this section
may also provide that the State agency of the State may
make a one-time lump sum payment to each individual
who--
``(i) was eligible for Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation under paragraph (1)
for any week beginning after the date of
enactment of the Back to Work Bonus Act;
``(ii) is no longer so eligible (as
determined by the State), as a result of
earnings due to commencing employment; and
``(iii) as verified by the individual's
employer pursuant to subparagraph (E)--
``(I) has been employed by a non-
governmental employer throughout the
individual's qualifying period;
``(II) is employed for wages
equivalent to an annual salary of not
more than $75,000; and
``(III) remains employed with an
intent to continue such employment.
``(B) Amount.--A payment made to an individual
under this paragraph shall be paid in a lump sum amount
of--
``(i) $1,200 in the case of an individual
who on average is working at least 30 hours or
more per week during the qualifying period; or
``(ii) $600 in the case of an individual
who on average is working at least 20 hours or
more per week, but less than 30 hours, during
the qualifying period.
``(C) Qualifying period.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `qualifying period' means, with
respect to an individual, a period--
``(i) beginning on the date the individual
commenced employment as described in
subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(ii) extending at least 4 consecutive
weeks from such date.
``(D) Duration.--No lump sum payment may be made to
any individual under this paragraph with respect to a
qualifying period beginning on or after July 1, 2021.
``(E) Employer verification.--Before making a lump
sum payment to an individual pursuant to this
paragraph, a State agency shall require verification
from the individual's employer--
``(i) of the individual's employment
status;
``(ii) of the wages paid to the individual
during the qualifying period; and
``(iii) of the hours worked by the
individual during the qualifying period.
``(F) Limitation.--A State may not provide more
than one payment under this paragraph to an individual.
``(G) Special rule.--Payments made pursuant to an
agreement under this paragraph shall not be considered
to violate the withdrawal requirements of section
303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(a)(5)) or section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104 of such Act is amended--
(1) in subsections (d) and (f), by inserting ``, payments
under subsection (b)(4),'' after ``Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation'' each place it appears; and
(2) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) the purposes of the preceding provisions of this
section, as such provisions apply with respect to payments
under subsection (b)(4), shall be applied with respect to
unemployment benefits described in subsection (i)(2) to the
same extent and in the same manner as if those benefits were
regular compensation.''.
SEC. 3. ACCELERATED FUNDING INCREASE FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND
ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENTS.
Section 314(g)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 645(g)(1)(D)) is amended by--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``$133,000,000'' and
inserting ``$433,000,000''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``$258,000,000'' and
inserting ``$433,000,000''.
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
(a) CARES Act.--
(1) Pandemic unemployment assistance.--Section 2102 of the
Cares Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Eligibility for Reemployment Services.--Pandemic unemployment
assistance under this section shall be treated as unemployment
compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 506).''.
(2) Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation.--Section
2107 of the Cares Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(h) Eligibility for Reemployment Services.--Pandemic emergency
unemployment compensation under this section shall be treated as
unemployment compensation for the purposes of section 306 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 506).''.
(b) Social Security Act.--Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``individuals referred to reemployment
services as described in section 303(j)'' and inserting
``claimants for unemployment compensation, including claimants
referred to reemployment services as described in section
303(j),''; and
(2) by striking ``such individuals'' and inserting ``such
claimants''.
SEC. 5. REINSTATING FEDERAL WORK SEARCH REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 4102(b) of the Families First Coronavirus
Relief Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``work
search,'' after ``with respect to''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made under subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
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