[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 124 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PROTECTING NONPROFITS FROM CATASTROPHIC CASH FLOW STRAIN ACT OF 2020

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair lays before the 
House the following bill (S. 4209) to amend title IX of the Social 
Security Act to improve emergency unemployment relief for governmental 
entities and nonprofit organizations.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 4209

       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 ``Protecting Nonprofits from 
     Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020''.

     SEC. 2. IMPROVING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR 
                   GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during'' and 
     inserting ``with respect to'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``3309(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``3309(a)''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     transferred to the account of a State under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be used exclusively to reduce the amounts required to 
     be paid in lieu of contributions into the State unemployment 
     fund pursuant to such section by governmental entities and 
     other organizations described in section 3309(a) of such 
     Code.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in 
     the enactment of section 2103 of the Relief for Workers 
     Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title 
     II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136)).
       (2) Application to weeks prior to enactment.--For weeks of 
     unemployment that occurred after March 12, 2020, and prior to 
     the date of enactment of this section, States may--
       (A) issue reimbursements in accordance with section 
     903(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act, as in effect prior 
     to the date of enactment of this section; or
       (B) reduce the amounts required to be paid in accordance 
     with such section 903(i)(1)(C), as amended by subsection (a).

  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third 
time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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