[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1304-S1305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1092. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Young, 
Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Tillis, and 
Mrs. Capito) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; 
as follows:
        Strike parts 1 and 2 of subtitle A of title IX and insert 
     the following:

         PART 1--EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 9011. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2102(c) of the CARES Act (15 
     U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``March 14, 2021'' 
     and inserting ``July 18, 2021''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph 
     (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Increase in Number of Weeks.--Section 2102(c)(2) of 
     such Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``50 weeks'' and inserting ``74 weeks''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``50-week period'' and inserting ``74-week 
     period''.
       (c) Hold Harmless for Proper Administration.--In the case 
     of an individual who is eligible to receive pandemic 
     unemployment assistance under section 2102 of the CARES Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 9021) as of the day before the date of enactment 
     of this Act and on the date of enactment of this Act becomes 
     eligible for pandemic emergency unemployment compensation 
     under section 2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) by 
     reason of the amendments made by section 9016(b) of this 
     title, any payment of pandemic unemployment assistance under 
     such section 2102 made after the date of enactment of this 
     Act to such individual during an appropriate period of time, 
     as determined by the Secretary of Labor, that should have 
     been made under such section 2107 shall not be considered to 
     be an overpayment of assistance under such section 2102, 
     except that an individual may not receive payment for 
     assistance under section 2102 and a payment for assistance 
     under section 2107 for the same week of unemployment.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply as if included in the enactment of the 
     CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), except that no amount shall 
     be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to any 
     week of unemployment commencing before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 9012. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR 
                   GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by striking 
     ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
       (b) Increase in Reimbursement Rate.--Section 903(i)(1)(B) 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and except as 
     otherwise provided in this subparagraph'' after ``as 
     determined by the Secretary of Labor''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``With respect to the amounts of such compensation paid for 
     weeks of unemployment beginning after March 31, 2021, and 
     ending on or before July 18, 2021, the preceding sentence 
     shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for `one-
     half'.''.

     SEC. 9013. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT 
                   COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 
     U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' 
     and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
       (b) Amount.--Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
     9023(b)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) For weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 
     2021, and ending on or before July 18, 2021, $300.''.

     SEC. 9014. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE FIRST 
                   WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT FOR 
                   STATES WITH NO WAITING WEEK.

       (a) In General.--Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 
     U.S.C. 9024(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' 
     and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
       (b) Full Reimbursement.--Paragraph (3) of section 2105(c) 
     of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(c)) is repealed and such section 
     shall be applied to weeks of unemployment to which an 
     agreement under section 2105 of such Act applies as if such 
     paragraph had not been enacted.

     SEC. 9015. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING FLEXIBILITY.

       If a State modifies its unemployment compensation law and 
     policies, subject to the succeeding sentence, with respect to 
     personnel standards on a merit basis on an emergency 
     temporary basis as needed to respond to the spread of COVID-
     19, such modifications shall be disregarded for the purposes 
     of applying section 303 of the Social Security Act and 
     section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to such 
     State law. Such modifications shall only apply through July 
     18, 2021, and shall be limited to engaging of temporary 
     staff, rehiring of retirees or former employees on a non-
     competitive basis, and other temporary actions to quickly 
     process applications and claims.

     SEC. 9016. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT 
                   COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2107(g) of the CARES Act (15 
     U.S.C. 9025(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Applicability.--An agreement entered into under this 
     section shall apply to weeks of unemployment--
       ``(1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is 
     entered into; and
       ``(2) ending on or before July 18, 2021.''.
       (b) Increase in Number of Weeks.--Section 2107(b)(2) of 
     such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``24'' 
     and inserting ``48''.
       (c) Coordination of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment 
     Compensation With Extended Compensation.--Section 
     2107(a)(5)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(a)(5)(B)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or for the week that includes the date 
     of enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (without 
     regard to the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 9016 of such Act)'' after ``2020)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act 
     (Public Law 116-136), except that no amount shall be payable 
     by virtue of such amendments with respect to any week of 
     unemployment commencing before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 9017. 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 by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting 
     ``July 18, 2021''.

     SEC. 9018. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME 
                   COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS FOR STATES WITHOUT 
                   PROGRAMS IN LAW.

       Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9027(d)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting 
     ``July 18, 2021''.

           PART 2--EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 9021. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH 
                   ADVANCES.

       Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 
     2021'' and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.

     SEC. 9022. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED 
                   UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

       Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
     (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``March 14,

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     2021'' each place it appears and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
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