II 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4143 

To extend the unemployment insurance provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, 

Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the duration of the 

economic recovery, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 1, 2020 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To extend the unemployment insurance provisions of the 

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 

(CARES) Act for the duration of the economic recovery, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘American Workforce Rescue Act of 2020’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. 


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Sec. 3. Extension and expansion of the pandemic emergency unemployment 

compensation program. 

Sec. 4. Extension of pandemic unemployment assistance. 

Sec. 5. Extension of additional unemployment compensation provisions. 

1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY2 MENT COMPENSATION. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2104(e) of the Relief for 

4 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub5 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 

6 Law 116–136)) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 

9 under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy10 ment— 

11 ‘‘(A) beginning after the date on which 

12 such agreement is entered into; and 

13 ‘‘(B) ending on or before the applicable 

14 end date described in paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE END DATE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable end 

17 date described in this paragraph with respect to 

18 a State is the date that is 13 weeks after the 

19 first date (after the date the State entered into 

20 an agreement under this section) that the State 

21 is not in an extended benefit period described in 

22 subparagraph (B). 


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1 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For 

2 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be 

3 considered to be in an extended benefit period, 

4 as of any given day, if such a period would then 

5 be in effect for such State under the Federal6 State Extended Unemployment Compensation 

7 Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— 

8 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were 

9 applied to such State (regardless of wheth10 er the State by law had provided for such 

11 application); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)— 

13 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting 

14 ‘6.0’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i) 

15 thereof; and 

16 ‘‘(II) did not include the require17 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 

18 thereof.’’. 

19 (b) REVISION OF AMOUNT.—Section 2104(b) of the 

20 Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained 

21 in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act 

22 (Public Law 116–136)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘(or, for 

24 weeks of unemployment beginning after July 31, 

25 2020, and ending on or before the applicable end 


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1 date described in subsection (e)(2) the amount de2 scribed in paragraph (3))’’ after ‘‘$600’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEM6 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 

7 ‘‘(A) TIERS.—The amount described in 

8 this paragraph is, with respect to a State, the 

9 following amount: 

10 ‘‘(i) FIRST TIER AMOUNT.—In the 

11 case of weeks beginning in a first tier high 

12 unemployment period described in sub13 paragraph (B)(i), $100. 

14 ‘‘(ii) SECOND TIER AMOUNT.—In the 

15 case of weeks beginning in a second tier 

16 high unemployment period described in 

17 subparagraph (B)(ii), $200. 

18 ‘‘(iii) THIRD TIER AMOUNT.—In the 

19 case of weeks beginning in a third tier high 

20 unemployment period described in sub21 paragraph (B)(iii), $300. 

22 ‘‘(iv) FOURTH TIER AMOUNT.—In the 

23 case of weeks beginning in a fourth tier 

24 high unemployment period described in 

25 subparagraph (B)(iv), $400. 


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1 ‘‘(v) FIFTH TIER AMOUNT.—In the 

2 case of weeks beginning in a third tier high 

3 unemployment period described in sub4 paragraph (B)(v), $500. 

5 ‘‘(vi) SIXTH TIER AMOUNT.—In the 

6 case of weeks beginning in a fourth tier 

7 high unemployment period described in 

8 subparagraph (B)(vi), $600. 

9 ‘‘(B) HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIODS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) FIRST TIER.—For purposes of 

11 subparagraph (A)(i), a first tier high un12 employment period described in this clause 

13 is, with respect to a State, any period dur14 ing which an extended benefit period would 

15 be in effect for the State under the Fed16 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com17 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

18 note) if— 

19 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act 

20 were applied to such State (regardless 

21 of whether the State by law had pro22 vided for such application); and 

23 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)— 

24 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub25 stituting ‘6.0 percent but less 


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1 than 7.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in 

2 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re4 quirement under paragraph 

5 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 

6 ‘‘(ii) SECOND TIER.—For purposes of 

7 subparagraph (A)(ii), a second tier high 

8 unemployment period described in this 

9 clause is, with respect to a State, any pe10 riod during which an extended benefit pe11 riod would be in effect for the State under 

12 the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 

13 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 

14 3304 note) if— 

15 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act 

16 were applied to such State (regardless 

17 of whether the State by law had pro18 vided for such application); and 

19 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)— 

20 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub21 stituting ‘7.0 percent but less 

22 than 8.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in 

23 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re2 quirement under paragraph 

3 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 

4 ‘‘(iii) THIRD TIER.—For purposes of 

5 subparagraph (A)(iii), a third tier high un6 employment period described in this clause 

7 is, with respect to a State, any period dur8 ing which an extended benefit period would 

9 be in effect for the State under the Fed10 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com11 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

12 note) if— 

13 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act 

14 were applied to such State (regardless 

15 of whether the State by law had pro16 vided for such application); and 

17 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)— 

18 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub19 stituting ‘8.0 percent but less 

20 than 9.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in 

21 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and 

22 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re23 quirement under paragraph 

24 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) FOURTH TIER.—For purposes of 

2 subparagraph (A)(iv), a fourth tier high 

3 unemployment period described in this 

4 clause is, with respect to a State, any pe5 riod during which an extended benefit pe6 riod would be in effect for the State under 

7 the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 

8 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 

9 3304 note) if— 

10 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act 

11 were applied to such State (regardless 

12 of whether the State by law had pro13 vided for such application); and 

14 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)— 

15 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub16 stituting ‘9.0 percent but less 

17 than 10.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in 

18 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re20 quirement under paragraph 

21 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 

22 ‘‘(v) FIFTH TIER.—For purposes of 

23 subparagraph (A)(v), a fifth tier high un24 employment period described in this clause 

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1 ing which an extended benefit period would 

2 be in effect for the State under the Fed3 eral-State Extended Unemployment Com4 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

5 note) if— 

6 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act 

7 were applied to such State (regardless 

8 of whether the State by law had pro9 vided for such application); and 

10 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)— 

11 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub12 stituting ‘10.0 percent but less 

13 than 11.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ in 

14 paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re16 quirement under paragraph 

17 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 

18 ‘‘(vi) SIXTH TIER.—For purposes of 

19 subparagraph (A)(vi), a sixth tier high un20 employment period described in this clause 

21 is, with respect to a State, any period dur22 ing which an extended benefit period would 

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1 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

2 note) if— 

3 ‘‘(I) section 203(f) of such Act 

4 were applied to such State (regardless 

5 of whether the State by law had pro6 vided for such application); and 

7 ‘‘(II) such section 203(f)— 

8 ‘‘(aa) were applied by sub9 stituting ‘11.0 percent’ for ‘6.5’ 

10 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(bb) did not include the re13 quirement under paragraph 

14 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 

15 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES.— 

16 ‘‘(i) MINIMUM PERIOD ON A TIER BE17 FORE MOVING TO A LOWER TIER.—Once a 

18 State is in a high unemployment period 

19 tier described in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), 

20 or (vi) of subparagraph (B), the State may 

21 not move to a lower high unemployment 

22 period tier (resulting in a lower dollar 

23 amount under subparagraph (A)) before 

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1 employment period tier for a period of at 

2 least 13 consecutive weeks. 

3 ‘‘(ii) DEEMED FIRST TIER.—For pur4 poses of determining the amount of Fed5 eral Pandemic Unemployment Compensa6 tion during the 13-week period described 

7 in subsection (e)(2)(A) with respect to a 

8 State, the State shall be deemed to be in 

9 a first tier high unemployment period de10 scribed in subparagraph (B)(i) during such 

11 period.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE PANDEMIC 

13 EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA14 TION PROGRAM. 

15 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2107(g) of the Relief for 

16 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub17 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 

18 Law 116–136)) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

21 and (3), an agreement entered into under this sec22 tion shall apply, with respect to a State, to weeks of 

23 unemployment— 

24 ‘‘(A) beginning after the date on which 

25 such agreement is entered into; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) ending on or before the applicable 

2 end date described in paragraph (2). 

3 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE END DATE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable end 

5 date described in this paragraph with respect to 

6 a State is the later of— 

7 ‘‘(i) March 27, 2021; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) if, as of the date under clause 

9 (i), the State is in an extended benefit pe10 riod described in subparagraph (B), the 

11 first date after the date under clause (i) 

12 that the State is not in an extended benefit 

13 period described in subparagraph (B). 

14 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For 

15 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be 

16 considered to be in an extended benefit period, 

17 as of any given day, if such a period would then 

18 be in effect for such State under the Federal19 State Extended Unemployment Compensation 

20 Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— 

21 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were 

22 applied to such State (regardless of wheth23 er the State by law had provided for such 

24 application); and 

25 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)— 


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1 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting 

2 ‘5.5’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i) 

3 thereof; and 

4 ‘‘(II) did not include the require5 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 

6 thereof. 

7 ‘‘(3) TRANSITION FOR AMOUNT REMAINING IN

8 ACCOUNT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara10 graph (B), in the case of an individual who has 

11 amounts remaining in an account established 

12 under subsection (b) as of the last day of the 

13 last week (as determined in accordance with the 

14 applicable State law) ending on or before the 

15 date described in paragraph (1)(B), pandemic 

16 emergency unemployment compensation shall 

17 continue to be payable to such individual from 

18 such amounts for any week beginning after 

19 such date for which the individual meets the eli20 gibility requirements of this section. 

21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—No compensation shall 

22 be payable by reason of paragraph (1) for any 

23 week beginning after the date that is 4 months 

24 after the date described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. 


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1 (b) EXPANSION.—Section 2107(b) of the Relief for 

2 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub3 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 

4 Law 116–136)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 

6 paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(3) FIRST-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEM10 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—The amount estab11 lished in an account under paragraph (1) shall be 

12 equal to 13 times the individual’s average weekly 

13 benefit amount, which includes the amount of Fed14 eral Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under 

15 section 2104, for the benefit year. 

16 ‘‘(4) SECOND-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN17 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that 

19 the amount added to an individual’s account 

20 under paragraph (3) (in this section referred to 

21 as ‘first-tier pandemic emergency unemploy22 ment compensation’) is exhausted, or at any 

23 time thereafter, such individual’s State is in an 

24 extended benefit period (as determined under 

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1 mented by an amount (in this section referred 

2 to as ‘second-tier pandemic emergency unem3 ployment compensation’) equal to 13 times the 

4 individual’s average weekly benefit amount, 

5 which includes the amount of Federal Pandemic 

6 Unemployment Compensation under section 

7 2104, for the benefit year. 

8 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For 

9 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be 

10 considered to be in an extended benefit period, 

11 as of any given time, if such a period would 

12 then be in effect for such State under the Fed13 eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensa14 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— 

15 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were 

16 applied to such State (regardless of wheth17 er the State by law had provided for such 

18 application); and 

19 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f) did not in20 clude the requirement under paragraph 

21 (1)(A)(ii) thereof. 

22 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The account of an in23 dividual may be augmented not more than once 

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1 ‘‘(5) THIRD-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN2 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that 

4 the amount added to an individual’s account 

5 under paragraph (4) is exhausted, or at any 

6 time thereafter, such individual’s State is in an 

7 extended benefit period (as determined under 

8 subparagraph (B)), such account shall be aug9 mented by an amount (in this section referred 

10 to as ‘third-tier pandemic emergency unemploy11 ment compensation’) equal to 13 times the indi12 vidual’s average weekly benefit amount, which 

13 includes the amount of Federal Pandemic Un14 employment Compensation under section 2104, 

15 for the benefit year. 

16 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For 

17 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be 

18 considered to be in an extended benefit period, 

19 as of any given time, if such a period would 

20 then be in effect for such State under the Fed21 eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensa22 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— 

23 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were 

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1 er the State by law had provided for such 

2 application); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)— 

4 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting 

5 ‘7.5’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i) 

6 thereof; and 

7 ‘‘(II) did not include the require8 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 

9 thereof. 

10 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The account of an in11 dividual may be augmented not more than once 

12 under this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(6) FOURTH-TIER PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN14 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that 

16 the amount added to an individual’s account 

17 under paragraph (5) is exhausted, or at any 

18 time thereafter, such individual’s State is in an 

19 extended benefit period (as determined under 

20 subparagraph (B)), such account shall be aug21 mented by an amount (in this section referred 

22 to as ‘fourth-tier pandemic emergency unem23 ployment compensation’) equal to 13 times the 

24 individual’s average weekly benefit amount, 

25 which includes the amount of Federal Pandemic 


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1 Unemployment Compensation under section 

2 2104, for the benefit year. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For 

4 purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be 

5 considered to be in an extended benefit period, 

6 as of any given time, if such a period would 

7 then be in effect for such State under the Fed8 eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensa9 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— 

10 ‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were 

11 applied to such State (regardless of wheth12 er the State by law had provided for such 

13 application); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)— 

15 ‘‘(I) were applied by substituting 

16 ‘8.5’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i) 

17 thereof; and 

18 ‘‘(II) did not include the require19 ment under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 

20 thereof. 

21 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The account of an in22 dividual may be augmented not more than once 

23 under this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY

2 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WITH REGULAR

3 COMPENSATION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If— 

5 ‘‘(i) an individual has been determined 

6 to be entitled to pandemic emergency un7 employment compensation with respect to 

8 a benefit year; 

9 ‘‘(ii) that benefit year has expired; 

10 ‘‘(iii) that individual has remaining 

11 entitlement to pandemic emergency unem12 ployment compensation with respect to 

13 that benefit year; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) that individual would qualify for 

15 a new benefit year in which the weekly 

16 benefit amount of regular compensation is 

17 at least either $100 or 25 percent less 

18 than the individual’s weekly benefit 

19 amount in the benefit year referred to in 

20 clause (i), 

21 then the State shall determine eligibility for 

22 compensation as provided in subparagraph (B). 

23 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.— 

24 For individuals described in subparagraph (A), 

25 the State shall determine whether the individual 


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1 is to be paid pandemic emergency unemploy2 ment compensation or regular compensation for 

3 a week of unemployment using one of the fol4 lowing methods: 

5 ‘‘(i) The State shall, if permitted by 

6 State law, establish a new benefit year, but 

7 defer the payment of regular compensation 

8 with respect to that new benefit year until 

9 exhaustion of all pandemic emergency un10 employment compensation payable with re11 spect to the benefit year referred to in sub12 paragraph (A)(i). 

13 ‘‘(ii) The State shall, if permitted by 

14 State law, defer the establishment of a new 

15 benefit year (which uses all the wages and 

16 employment which would have been used to 

17 establish a benefit year but for the applica18 tion of this subparagraph), until exhaus19 tion of all pandemic emergency unemploy20 ment compensation payable with respect to 

21 the benefit year referred to in subpara22 graph (A)(i). 

23 ‘‘(iii) The State shall pay, if permitted 

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1 ‘‘(I) regular compensation equal 

2 to the weekly benefit amount estab3 lished under the new benefit year; and 

4 ‘‘(II) pandemic emergency unem5 ployment compensation equal to the 

6 difference between that weekly benefit 

7 amount and the weekly benefit 

8 amount for the expired benefit year. 

9 ‘‘(iv) The State shall determine rights 

10 to pandemic emergency unemployment 

11 compensation without regard to any rights 

12 to regular compensation if the individual 

13 elects to not file a claim for regular com14 pensation under the new benefit year.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSIST16 ANCE. 

17 Section 2102 of the Relief for Workers Affected by 

18 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi19 sion A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking 

23 ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the appli24 cable end date described in section 2107(g)(2)’’; 

25 and 


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1 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF ASSIST4 ANCE.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The total number of 

6 weeks for which a covered individual may re7 ceive assistance under this section shall not ex8 ceed 39 weeks and such total shall include any 

9 week for which the covered individual received 

10 regular compensation or extended benefits 

11 under any Federal or State law, or pandemic 

12 emergency unemployment compensation under 

13 section 2107, except that if after March 27, 

14 2020, the duration of extended benefits, or pan15 demic emergency unemployment compensation 

16 under section 2107 is extended, the 39-week pe17 riod described in this paragraph shall be ex18 tended by— 

19 ‘‘(i) the number of weeks that is equal 

20 to the number of weeks by which the ex21 tended benefits were extended; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an extension of 

23 pandemic emergency unemployment com24 pensation under section 2107, by the num25 ber of weeks that is equal to the additional 


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1 number of weeks (through augmentation) 

2 available with respect to the State in which 

3 the individual resides under paragraphs 

4 (4), (5), and (6) of section 2107(b). 

5 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—For 

6 the purpose of an extension of the 39-week pe7 riod under subparagraph (A), the following 

8 rules shall apply: 

9 ‘‘(i) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Section 

10 2107(g)(3) shall apply to any extension of 

11 assistance under subparagraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(ii) ACCOUNTS AND

13 GRANDFATHERING.—In determining the 

14 number of weeks available for a covered in15 dividual under an extension described in 

16 subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall 

17 apply rules that are similar to the rules de18 scribed in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of 

19 section 2107(b), including with respect to 

20 accounts and grandfathering.’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘section 625’’ 

22 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘part 625’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CALCULATION FOR CER25 TAIN TERRITORIES.—In the case of Guam, American 


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1 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is2 lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic 

3 of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, the 

4 following rules shall apply: 

5 ‘‘(1) For the purposes of subsection 

6 (c)(1)(A)(ii) of this section, the Secretary shall de7 termine the total unemployment rate of the territory 

8 in a manner similar to the manner under section 

9 2107(g)(2). 

10 ‘‘(2) For the purpose of subsection (c)(2)(B) of 

11 this section, the Secretary shall determine the total 

12 unemployment rate of the territory in a manner 

13 similar to the manner under paragraphs (4), (5), 

14 and (6) of section 2107(b). 

15 ‘‘(3) For the purpose of subsection (d)(2) of 

16 this section, the Secretary shall determine the total 

17 unemployment rate of the territory in a manner 

18 similar to the manner under section 

19 2104(b)(3)(B).’’. 

20 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT COM21 PENSATION PROVISIONS. 

22 (a) EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR GOV23 ERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZA24 TIONS.—Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act 

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1 cember 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable end date 

2 described in section 2107(g)(2) of the Relief for Workers 

3 Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of 

4 title II of division A of the CARES Act)’’. 

5 (b) TEMPORARY FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE

6 FIRST WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR UNEMPLOY7 MENT FOR STATES WITH NO WAITING WEEK.—Section 

8 2105(e)(2) of the Relief for Workers Affected by 

9 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi10 sion A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘the applicable end date described in section 2107(g)(2)’’. 

13 (c) TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COM14 PENSATION PAYMENTS IN STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN

15 LAW.—Section 2108(b)(2) of the Relief for Workers Af16 fected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title 

17 II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘the applicable end date described in section 

20 2107(g)(2)’’. 

21 (d) TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COM22 PENSATION AGREEMENTS.—Section 2109(d)(2) of the Re23 lief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained 

24 in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act 

25 (Public Law 116–136)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 


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1 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable end date de2 scribed in section 2107(g)(2)’’. 

3 (e) WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR

4 BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT IN5 SURANCE ACT.—Section 2112(a) of the Relief for Workers 

6 Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of 

7 title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 

8 136)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘the applicable end date described in section 

10 2107(g)(2)’’. 

11 (f) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH AD12 VANCES.—Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security 

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable end 

15 date described in section 2107(g)(2) of the Relief for 

16 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub17 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act)’’. 

18 (g) FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED UNEM19 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR A LIMITED PERIOD.— 

20 Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4105 of the Emergency 

21 Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 

22 2020 (contained in division D of the Families First 

23 Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127)) are 

24 each amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and in25 serting ‘‘the applicable end date described in section 


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1 2107(g)(2) of the Relief for Workers Affected by 

2 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi3 sion A of the CARES Act)’’. 

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