[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 805 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 805

   To provide for an extension of temporary financing of short-time 
                         compensation programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2021

Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mr. Pocan) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for an extension of temporary financing of short-time 
                         compensation programs.

    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 ``Layoff Prevention Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION 
              PAYMENTS IN STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW.

    Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9026(b)(2)) is 
amended is striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``the date that is 
5 years and 6 months after the date of enactment of the Layoff 
Prevention Act of 2021''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION 
              AGREEMENTS.

    Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9027(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``the date that is 
2 years and 13 weeks after the date of enactment of the Layoff 
Prevention Act of 2021''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF GRANTS FOR SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Extension; Additional Funding.--Section 2110 of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9028) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$200,000,000'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2023'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$200,000,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116-136).
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