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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6071 

To modernize unemployment compensation benefits. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 26, 2023 

Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. GOMEZ) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 

the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To modernize unemployment compensation benefits. 

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 ‘‘Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession 

6 Readiness Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—MODERNIZATION OF EXTENDED BENEFITS 

Sec. 101. Full Federal funding of extended unemployment compensation. 


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Sec. 102. Improving the extended benefit triggers. 

Sec. 103. Increase in the number of weeks of extended benefits during high unemployment periods. 

Sec. 104. Improved calculation of amounts in an individual’s extended benefit 

account. 

Sec. 105. Transition for amounts remaining in extended benefit accounts when 

a State is no longer in an extended benefit period. 

Sec. 106. Coordination of extended benefits with regular compensation. 

Sec. 107. Portability of extended benefits. 

Sec. 108. Additional extended benefit program improvements. 

Sec. 109. Exemption of extended benefits from sequestration. 

Sec. 110. Effective date. 

TITLE II—MODERNIZATION OF REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT 

Sec. 201. Floor on the number of weeks. 

Sec. 202. Floor on the minimum replacement of wages. 

Sec. 203. Floor on the maximum benefit. 

Sec. 204. Part-time work. 

Sec. 205. Base period. 

Sec. 206. Expansion of good cause separations. 

Sec. 207. Unemployment compensation for survivors and victims of sexual harassment, other harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, 

sexual assault, or stalking. 

Sec. 208. Elimination of waiting weeks. 

Sec. 209. Temporary work assignment. 

Sec. 210. Self-employment assistance program. 

Sec. 211. Short-time compensation program. 

Sec. 212. Minimum level of prior employment. 

Sec. 213. Employee status. 

Sec. 214. Eligibility of certain student-workers for unemployment compensation. 

Sec. 215. Dependents’ allowance. 

Sec. 216. Labor disputes. 

TITLE III—JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE 

Sec. 301. Jobseeker allowance. 

1 TITLE I—MODERNIZATION OF 

2 EXTENDED BENEFITS 

3 SEC. 101. FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED UNEM4 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Federal-State 

6 Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 

7 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) There shall be paid’’ 

2 and all that follows through the period at the 

3 end of paragraph (2) and inserting the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(1) There shall be paid to each State an 

6 amount equal to 100 percent of the extended com7 pensation (including allowances for dependents) paid 

8 to individuals under State law. 

9 ‘‘(2) No payment shall be made to any State 

10 under this subsection with respect to benefits paid if 

11 the State— 

12 ‘‘(A) assesses payments due in lieu of con13 tributions from the employer for such benefits; 

14 or 

15 ‘‘(B) charges the employer for purposes of 

16 employer experience rating for such benefits.’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 

19 3306(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue’’ and all 

20 that follows through ‘‘reduced by an amount’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7) or (8) of section 

22 3306(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

23 applies shall be reduced by an amount equal to 

24 50 percent of the amount’’; 

25 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 


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1 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

2 subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 202(a)(6) 

4 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensa5 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘or shareable regular compensation’’. 

7 SEC. 102. IMPROVING THE EXTENDED BENEFIT TRIGGERS. 

8 (a) TUR TRIGGERS.—Section 203 of the Federal9 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 

10 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking subsection 

11 (f) and inserting the following new subsections: 

12 ‘‘(f) STATE TUR TRIGGER.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec14 tion: 

15 ‘‘(A) ON INDICATOR.—There is a State 

16 ‘on’ indicator for a week if the average rate of 

17 total unemployment in such State (seasonally 

18 adjusted) for the period consisting of the most 

19 recent 3 months for which data for all States 

20 are published before the close of such week 

21 equals or exceeds 5.5 percent. 

22 ‘‘(B) OFF INDICATOR.—There is a State 

23 ‘off’ indicator for a week if the requirement of 

24 subparagraph (A) is not satisfied. 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding the pro2 vision of any State law, any week for which there 

3 would otherwise be a State ‘on’ indicator shall con4 tinue to be such a week and shall not be determined 

5 to be a week for which there is a State ‘off’ indi6 cator. 

7 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS OF THE RATE OF TOTAL

8 UNEMPLOYMENT.—For purposes of this subsection, 

9 determinations of the rate of total unemployment in 

10 any State for any period (and of any seasonal ad11 justment) shall be made by the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL TUR TRIGGER.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec14 tion: 

15 ‘‘(A) ON INDICATOR.—There is a State 

16 ‘on’ indicator for a week if the average rate of 

17 total unemployment for all States (seasonally 

18 adjusted) for the period consisting of the most 

19 recent 3 months for which data for all States 

20 are published before the close of such week 

21 equals or exceeds 5.5 percent. 

22 ‘‘(B) OFF INDICATOR.—There is a State 

23 ‘off’ indicator for a week if the requirement of 

24 subparagraph (A) is not satisfied. 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding the pro2 vision of any State law, any week for which there 

3 would otherwise be a State ‘on’ indicator shall con4 tinue to be such a week and shall not be determined 

5 to be a week for which there is a State ‘off’ indi6 cator. 

7 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS OF THE RATE OF TOTAL

8 UNEMPLOYMENT.—For purposes of this subsection, 

9 determinations of the rate of total unemployment for 

10 all States for any period (and of any seasonal ad11 justment) shall be made by the Secretary.’’. 

12 (b) ELEVATED NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRIG13 GER.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Federal15 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 

16 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by sub17 section (a), is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(h) ELEVATED NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRIG20 GER.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec22 tion: 

23 ‘‘(A) ON INDICATOR.—There is a State 

24 ‘on’ indicator for a week if the average rate of 

25 total unemployment for all States (seasonally 


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1 adjusted) for the period consisting of the most 

2 recent 3 months for which data for all States 

3 are published before the close of such week is 

4 at least 0.5 percentage points higher than the 

5 lowest average rate of total unemployment for 

6 all States (seasonally adjusted) for any contin7 uous 3-month period in the preceding 12 

8 months. 

9 ‘‘(B) OFF INDICATOR.—There is a State 

10 ‘off’ indicator for a week if the average rate of 

11 total unemployment for all States (seasonally 

12 adjusted) for the period consisting of the most 

13 recent 3 months for which data for all States 

14 is published before the close of such week— 

15 ‘‘(i) has decreased for not less than 2 

16 consecutive months; 

17 ‘‘(ii) is less than 5.5 percent; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) is less than 1.5 percentage 

19 points above the average rate of total un20 employment for all States (seasonally ad21 justed) for the period consisting of the 

22 most recent 3 months for which data for 

23 all States is published before the close of 

24 the first week for which there is an ‘on’ in25 dicator under subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding the pro2 vision of any State law, any week for which there 

3 would otherwise be a State ‘on’ indicator shall con4 tinue to be such a week and shall not be determined 

5 to be a week for which there is a State ‘off’ indi6 cator. 

7 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS OF THE RATE OF TOTAL

8 UNEMPLOYMENT.—For purposes of this subsection, 

9 determinations of the rate of total unemployment for 

10 all States for any period (and of any seasonal ad11 justment) shall be made by the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(4) INCLUSION OF DETERMINATION IN

13 MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORTS.—Not14 withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec15 retary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bu16 reau of Labor Statistics, shall include in each 

17 monthly employment situation report published by 

18 the Commissioner a specific determination of wheth19 er or not there is an ‘on’ indicator under paragraph 

20 (1)(A) in the United States.’’. 

21 (2) COORDINATION BETWEEN ELEVATED NA22 TIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRIGGER AND OTHER TRIG23 GERS.—Section 203(b) of the Federal-State Ex24 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 


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1 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding at the 

2 end the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3)(A) In the case of a State for which there 

4 is an ‘on’ indicator for a week under subsection (h) 

5 and an ‘on’ indicator for such week under subsection 

6 (f) or (g), section 202(b)(1) shall be applied by sub7 stituting— 

8 ‘‘(i) ‘100 per centum’ for ‘50 per centum’ 

9 in subparagraph (A); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) ‘twenty-six’ for ‘thirteen’ in subpara11 graph (B). 

12 ‘‘(B) The increase in amounts in an account by 

13 reason of subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to 

14 any increases in amounts in an account by reason of 

15 paragraph (3) of section 202(b).’’. 

16 SEC. 103. INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WEEKS OF EX17 TENDED BENEFITS DURING HIGH UNEM18 PLOYMENT PERIODS. 

19 Section 202(b) of the Federal-State Extended Unem20 ployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

21 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

24 (A), by striking ‘‘The State law’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3) and section 

2 203(b)(3), the State law’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

4 at the end; 

5 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, 

6 or’’ at the end and inserting a period; and 

7 (D) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

8 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

9 following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(3) INCREASE IN AMOUNT IN ACCOUNT DUR11 ING HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIODS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) TIERS.—Effective with respect to 

13 weeks beginning in a high unemployment pe14 riod, paragraph (1) shall be applied as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) SECOND TIER.—In the case of 

16 weeks in a tier 2 high unemployment pe17 riod described in subparagraph (B)(i), by 

18 substituting— 

19 ‘‘(I) ‘100 per centum’ for ‘50 per 

20 centum’ in subparagraph (A); and 

21 ‘‘(II) ‘twenty-six’ for ‘thirteen’ in 

22 subparagraph (B). 

23 ‘‘(ii) THIRD TIER.—In the case of 

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1 riod described in subparagraph (B)(ii), by 

2 substituting— 

3 ‘‘(I) ‘150 per centum’ for ‘50 per 

4 centum’ in subparagraph (A); and 

5 ‘‘(II) ‘thirty-nine’ for ‘thirteen’ in 

6 subparagraph (B). 

7 ‘‘(iii) FOURTH TIER.—In the case of 

8 weeks in a tier 4 high unemployment pe9 riod described in subparagraph (B)(iii), by 

10 substituting— 

11 ‘‘(I) ‘200 per centum’ for ‘50 per 

12 centum’ in subparagraph (A); and 

13 ‘‘(II) ‘fifty-two’ for ‘thirteen’ in 

14 subparagraph (B). 

15 ‘‘(B) HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIODS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) SECOND TIER.—For purposes of 

17 subparagraph (A)(i), a second tier high un18 employment period described in this clause 

19 is any period during which an extended 

20 benefit period would be in effect if sub21 section (f)(1)(A) or (g)(1)(A) of section 

22 203 were applied by substituting ‘6.5 per23 cent but is less than 7.5 percent’ for ‘5.5 

24 percent’. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) THIRD TIER.—For purposes of 

2 subparagraph (A)(ii), a third tier high un3 employment period described in this clause 

4 is any period during which an extended 

5 benefit period would be in effect if sub6 section (f)(1)(A) or (g)(1)(A) of section 

7 203 were applied by substituting ‘7.5 per8 cent but is less than 8.5 percent’ for ‘5.5 

9 percent’. 

10 ‘‘(iii) FOURTH TIER.—For purposes of 

11 subparagraph (A)(iii), a fourth tier high 

12 unemployment period described in this 

13 clause is any period during which an ex14 tended benefit period would be in effect if 

15 subsection (f)(1)(A) or (g)(1)(A) of section 

16 203 were applied by substituting ‘8.5 per17 cent’ for ‘5.5 percent’. 

18 ‘‘(C) INDIVIDUALS REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR

19 AUGMENTED AMOUNT EVEN IF TIER THRESH20 OLD NO LONGER MET.—If an individual’s ac21 count is augmented under subparagraph (B) 

22 because a State triggers on to a tier described 

23 in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (B), 

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1 efit year even if the requirements for such tier 

2 are no longer met. 

3 ‘‘(D) CLARIFICATION.—The triggers under 

4 subsections (d) and (h) of section 203 shall not 

5 apply for purposes of determining high unem6 ployment periods under this paragraph.’’. 

7 SEC. 104. IMPROVED CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS IN AN IN8 DIVIDUAL’S EXTENDED BENEFIT ACCOUNT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(b)(1) of the Federal10 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 

11 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended, in the matter pre12 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the least’’ and in13 serting ‘‘the greatest’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

15 subsection (a) shall apply to extended compensation ac16 counts established on or after the earlier of— 

17 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg18 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

19 amendment; or 

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1 SEC. 105. TRANSITION FOR AMOUNTS REMAINING IN EX2 TENDED BENEFIT ACCOUNTS WHEN A STATE 

3 IS NO LONGER IN AN EXTENDED BENEFIT PE4 RIOD. 

5 Section 203(b) of the Federal-State Extended Unem6 ployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

7 note), as amended by section 102(b)(2), is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(4) In the case of an individual who has 

10 amounts remaining in an account established under 

11 section 202(b) as of the date that extended benefits 

12 would otherwise not be payable to the individual be13 cause there is a State ‘off’ indicator, extended com14 pensation shall continue to be payable to such indi15 vidual from such amounts for any week— 

16 ‘‘(A) that begins on or after such date and 

17 ends on or before 6 months after such date; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) for which the individual meets the eli20 gibility requirements under this title.’’. 

21 SEC. 106. COORDINATION OF EXTENDED BENEFITS WITH 

22 REGULAR COMPENSATION. 

23 Section 202 of the Federal-State Extended Unem24 ployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

25 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

26 subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF EXTENDED COMPENSATION

2 WITH REGULAR COMPENSATION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) If— 

4 ‘‘(A) an individual has been determined to 

5 be entitled to extended compensation with re6 spect to a benefit year; 

7 ‘‘(B) such benefit year has expired; 

8 ‘‘(C) such individual has remaining entitle9 ment to extended compensation with respect to 

10 such benefit year; and 

11 ‘‘(D) such individual would qualify for a 

12 new benefit year in which the weekly benefit 

13 amount of regular compensation is at least $25 

14 less than the individual’s weekly benefit amount 

15 in the benefit year referred to in subparagraph 

16 (A), 

17 then the State shall determine eligibility for com18 pensation as provided in paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(2) For individuals described in paragraph (1), 

20 the State shall determine whether the individual is 

21 to be paid extended compensation or regular com22 pensation for a week of unemployment using one of 

23 the following methods: 

24 ‘‘(A) The State shall, if permitted by State 

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1 payment of regular compensation with respect 

2 to that new benefit year until exhaustion of all 

3 extended compensation payable with respect to 

4 the benefit year referred to in paragraph 

5 (1)(A). 

6 ‘‘(B) The State shall, if permitted by State 

7 law, defer the establishment of a new benefit 

8 year (which uses all the wages and employment 

9 which would have been used to establish a ben10 efit year but for the application of this para11 graph) until exhaustion of all extended com12 pensation payable with respect to the benefit 

13 year referred to in paragraph (1)(A). 

14 ‘‘(C) The State shall pay, if permitted by 

15 State law— 

16 ‘‘(i) regular compensation equal to the 

17 weekly benefit amount established under 

18 the new benefit year; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) extended compensation equal to 

20 the difference between that weekly benefit 

21 amount and the weekly benefit amount for 

22 the expired benefit year. 

23 ‘‘(D) The State shall determine rights to 

24 extended compensation without regard to any 

25 rights to regular compensation if the individual 


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1 elects to not file a claim for regular compensa2 tion under the new benefit year.’’. 

3 SEC. 107. PORTABILITY OF EXTENDED BENEFITS. 

4 Section 202(a) of the Federal-State Extended Unem5 ployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

6 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(8) The provisions under section 

9 3304(a)(9)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

10 shall apply to benefits under this title in the same 

11 manner as such provisions apply to regular com12 pensation under State law.’’. 

13 SEC. 108. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM IM14 PROVEMENTS. 

15 (a) STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS.—Section 202(a) of 

16 the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation 

17 Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 

18 (1) paragraph (3)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking 

20 ‘‘subparagraphs (C) and (E)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; and 

22 (B) by striking subparagraph (E) and re23 designating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 

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1 (2) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) and 

2 redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4); and 

3 (3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 

4 striking ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 

6 (b) ELIMINATION OF MANDATORY 13-WEEK OFF

7 PERIOD.—Section 203(b)(1) of the Federal-State Ex8 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 

9 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘any State’’ and 

10 all that follows before the period at the end and inserting 

11 ‘‘any State, no extended benefit period shall last for a pe12 riod of less than thirteen consecutive weeks’’. 

13 (c) ELIMINATION OF LOOK BACK UNDER THE IN14 SURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TRIGGER.—Section 203(d) 

15 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensa16 tion Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘twelve 

18 weeks—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘5 per cen19 tum’’ and inserting ‘‘twelve weeks equal or exceeded 

20 5 percent’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘either sub22 paragraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of’’; and 

23 (3) by striking the second and third sentences. 

24 (d) DETERMINATION OF INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT

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1 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 

2 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, extended 

3 compensation, unemployment compensation for Federal 

4 civilian employees under subchapter I of chapter 85 of title 

5 5, United States Code, or unemployment compensation for 

6 ex-servicemembers under subchapter II of such chapter 

7 85’’ after ‘‘regular compensation’’. 

8 SEC. 109. EXEMPTION OF EXTENDED BENEFITS FROM SE9 QUESTRATION. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

12 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after 

13 ‘‘Payments to Social Security Trust Funds (28–0404–0– 

14 1–651).’’ the following: 

15 ‘‘Payments to a State under the Federal16 State Extended Unemployment Compensation 

17 Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).’’. 

18 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this 

19 section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under 

20 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

21 of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of 

22 enactment of this Act. 

23 SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

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1 beginning on or after January 1, 2025 (or earlier if estab2 lished by State law (but in no case earlier than 60 days 

3 after the date of enactment of this Act)). 

4 TITLE II—MODERNIZATION OF 

5 REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT 

6 SEC. 201. FLOOR ON THE NUMBER OF WEEKS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

8 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraph (19) as para12 graph (20); and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the fol14 lowing new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(19) the minimum duration of benefits is at 

16 least 26 weeks and no variable duration formula 

17 that provides for maximum weeks of benefits of 

18 fewer than 26 weeks is used, or, in the case of a 

19 State that uses a maximum benefit entitlement, an 

20 individual’s maximum benefit entitlement may not 

21 be less than 26 times the individual’s weekly benefit 

22 amount; and’’. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be25 ginning on or after the earlier of— 


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1 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg2 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

3 amendments; or 

4 (2) January 1, 2025. 

5 SEC. 202. FLOOR ON THE MINIMUM REPLACEMENT OF 

6 WAGES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

8 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

11 end; 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (20) as para13 graph (21); and 

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol15 lowing new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(20) an individual’s weekly benefit amount is 

17 equal to the lesser of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the maximum weekly benefit amount 

19 under the State law; or 

20 ‘‘(B) an amount equal to the quotient of— 

21 ‘‘(i) an amount equal to at least 75 

22 percent of the total earnings in the quarter 

23 of the individual’s base period with the 

24 highest earnings; divided by 

25 ‘‘(ii) 13; and’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be3 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

4 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg5 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

6 amendments; or 

7 (2) January 1, 2025. 

8 SEC. 203. FLOOR ON THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

10 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

13 end; 

14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (21) as para15 graph (22); and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (20) the fol17 lowing new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(21) the maximum weekly benefit amount may 

not be less than 2 19 ⁄3 of the State’s average weekly 

20 wage (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) as 

21 of October 1 of each calendar year and applied for 

22 claims effective on or after January 1 of the subse23 quent calendar year; and’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be3 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

4 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg5 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

6 amendments; or 

7 (2) January 1, 2025. 

8 SEC. 204. PART-TIME WORK. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

10 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

13 end; 

14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para15 graph (25); and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol17 lowing new paragraphs: 

18 ‘‘(22) an individual is not denied unemployment 

19 compensation under any State law provisions relat20 ing to ability to work, availability for work, active 

21 search for work, or refusal to accept work, solely on 

22 the basis of the number of hours of work such indi23 vidual is seeking, provided that the individual is 

24 seeking at least the lesser of— 

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1 ‘‘(B) a number of hours of work per week 

equal to at least 1 2 ⁄2 of the typical number of 

3 hours worked per week in the individual’s base 

4 period; 

5 ‘‘(23) an unemployed individual may claim ben6 efits for a week of partial unemployment where the 

7 individual performs less than full-time work while 

8 continuing to search for additional part-time or full9 time work in accordance with State law if their earn10 ings are less than the individual’s weekly benefit 

11 amount; 

12 ‘‘(24) when determining the weekly benefit 

13 amount for an individual claiming a benefit for a 

14 week of partial unemployment, the State disregards, 

at a minimum, earnings equal to 1 15 ⁄3 of the individ16 ual’s weekly benefit amount in computing the indi17 vidual’s weekly benefit for partial unemployment; 

18 and’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be21 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

22 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg23 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

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1 SEC. 205. BASE PERIOD. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

3 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (25) as para8 graph (27); and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (24) the fol10 lowing new paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(25) the State law— 

12 ‘‘(A) uses a base period that consists of 4 

13 completed calendar quarters preceding the ef14 fective date of the claim and includes the most 

15 recently completed calendar quarter before the 

16 start of the benefit year for purposes of deter17 mining eligibility for unemployment compensa18 tion; or 

19 ‘‘(B) provides that, in the case of an indi20 vidual who would not otherwise be eligible for 

21 unemployment compensation under the State 

22 law because of the use of a base period that 

23 does not meet the requirements described in 

24 subparagraph (A), eligibility is determined 

25 using a base period that consists of 4 completed 

26 calendar quarters preceding the effective date of 


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1 the claim and includes the most recently com2 pleted calendar quarter before the start of the 

3 benefit year; 

4 ‘‘(26) in the case of an individual who would 

5 not otherwise be eligible for unemployment com6 pensation under State law because the individual 

7 took unpaid leave or reduced pay for medical, paren8 tal, or caregiving purposes during the base period, or 

9 because the individual was incapable of work due to 

10 illness, injury, or disability during the base period, 

11 eligibility shall be determined using a base period 

12 that includes the State’s standard or alternative 

13 base period and at least 4 additional consecutive 

14 quarters immediately before the base period or alter15 native base period; and’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 subsection (a) shall apply to claims with an effective date 

18 beginning on or after the earlier of— 

19 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg20 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

21 amendments; or 

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1 SEC. 206. EXPANSION OF GOOD CAUSE SEPARATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304 of the Internal Rev3 enue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

7 at the end; 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraph (27) as 

9 paragraph (28); and 

10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (26) the 

11 following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(27) an individual shall not be disqualified 

13 from unemployment compensation for separating 

14 from employment if that separation is for any com15 pelling reason (as defined in subsection (g)); and’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF COMPELLING REASON.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

21 (a)(27), the Secretary of Labor shall establish a def22 inition for the term ‘compelling reason’. 

23 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In defining the term 

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1 ‘‘(A) ILLNESS OR DISABILITY OF A QUALI2 FIED FAMILY MEMBER.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The illness or dis4 ability of a qualified family member of the 

5 individual. 

6 ‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBER.— 

7 For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘quali8 fied family member’ means, with respect to 

9 an individual— 

10 ‘‘(I) a spouse (including a domes11 tic partner in a civil union or other 

12 registered domestic partnership recog13 nized by a State) and a spouse’s par14 ent; 

15 ‘‘(II) a child and a child’s spouse; 

16 ‘‘(III) a parent and a parent’s 

17 spouse; 

18 ‘‘(IV) a sibling and a sibling’s 

19 spouse; 

20 ‘‘(V) a grandparent, a grand21 child, or a spouse of a grandparent or 

22 grandchild; and 

23 ‘‘(VI) any other individual who is 

24 related by blood or affinity and whose 

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1 equivalent of a family relationship (as 

2 determined under regulations issued 

3 by the Secretary of Labor). 

4 ‘‘(B) ACCOMPANY THE INDIVIDUAL’S

5 SPOUSE.—In order to accompany such individ6 ual’s spouse— 

7 ‘‘(i) to a place which is outside of the 

8 individual’s commuting area; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) due to a change in location of the 

10 spouse’s employment. 

11 ‘‘(C) RELOCATION OF WORKPLACE.—The 

12 relocation of the workplace of the individual to 

13 a place which is outside of the individual’s com14 muting area. 

15 ‘‘(D) CARE FOR A CHILD.—The need to 

16 care for a child when child care has been lost 

17 and an alternative arrangement cannot be rea18 sonably secured. 

19 ‘‘(E) UNUSUAL RISK.—The individual’s job 

20 presents any unusual risk to the health or safe21 ty of the individual. 

22 ‘‘(F) EMPLOYER’S FAILURE TO CONFORM

23 TO STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.—The employ24 ee’s reasonable belief that the employer failed to 

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1 wages, hours, working conditions, collective bar2 gaining, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, 

3 or reasonable accommodations. 

4 ‘‘(G) OTHER REASONS.—Other reasons de5 termined appropriate by the State.’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

7 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be8 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

9 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg10 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

11 amendments; or 

12 (2) January 1, 2025. 

13 SEC. 207. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR SUR14 VIVORS AND VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASS15 MENT, OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIO16 LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 

17 OR STALKING. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304 of the Internal Rev19 enue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

23 at the end; 

24 (B) by redesignating paragraph (28) as 

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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (27) the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(28) an individual shall not be denied com4 pensation under such State law solely on the basis 

5 of the individual having a voluntary separation from 

6 work if such separation is attributable to such indi7 vidual being a survivor or victim of sexual harass8 ment, other harassment, domestic violence, dating 

9 violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(h) SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASS13 MENT, OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT14 ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of sub16 section (a)(28), a voluntary separation of an indi17 vidual shall be considered to be attributable to such 

18 individual being a survivor or victim of sexual har19 assment, other harassment, domestic violence, dating 

20 violence, sexual assault, or stalking if such individual 

21 submits such evidence as the State deems sufficient. 

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1 ‘‘(A) evidence of such sexual harassment, 

2 other harassment, domestic violence, dating vio3 lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the form 

4 of— 

5 ‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of 

6 identification; 

7 ‘‘(ii) a police or court record; 

8 ‘‘(iii) documentation from a profes9 sional from whom such individual has 

10 sought assistance, including those associ11 ated with medical, legal, or religious pro12 fessions or a victim service provider; or 

13 ‘‘(iv) any other documentation deter14 mined appropriate by the Secretary of 

15 Labor or the State; and 

16 ‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary 

17 separation is attributable to such sexual harass18 ment, other harassment, domestic violence, dat19 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

20 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara22 graph (B), in this section: 

23 ‘‘(i) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

24 DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘domestic vio25 lence’, ‘dating violence’, ‘sexual assault’, 


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1 ‘stalking’, and ‘victim service provider’ 

2 have the meanings given such terms in sec3 tion 40002 of the Violence Against Women 

4 Act of 1994, except that if the cor5 responding paragraph for any such term is 

6 amended after the date of enactment of 

7 this subsection, such amendment shall not 

8 apply for the purpose of this subsection 

9 until the earlier of— 

10 ‘‘(I) the date the State changes 

11 its statutes, regulations, or policies in 

12 order to comply with such amend13 ment; or 

14 ‘‘(II) the date that is 2 years 

15 after the date of enactment of such 

16 amendment. 

17 ‘‘(ii) OTHER HARASSMENT.—The 

18 term ‘other harassment’ has the meaning 

19 given the term ‘harassment’ (other than 

20 sexual harassment) under State law, regu21 lation, or policy. 

22 ‘‘(iii) SEXUAL HARASSMENT.—The 

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1 sex that creates an offensive work environ2 ment. 

3 ‘‘(B) STATES MAY APPLY BROADER DEFI4 NITION.—A State may adopt a broader defini5 tion of any term under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 

6 of subparagraph (A).’’. 

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be9 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

10 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg11 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

12 amendments; or 

13 (2) January 1, 2025. 

14 SEC. 208. ELIMINATION OF WAITING WEEKS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

16 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraph (29) as para21 graph (30); and 

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1 ‘‘(29) compensation is immediately paid to an 

2 individual for their first week of otherwise compen3 sable unemployment without a waiting week; and’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be6 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

7 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg8 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

9 amendments; or 

10 (2) January 1, 2025. 

11 SEC. 209. TEMPORARY WORK ASSIGNMENT. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

13 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (29), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

16 end; 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (30) as para18 graph (31); and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol20 lowing new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(30) an individual’s completion of a temporary 

22 employment assignment is considered to be an invol23 untary layoff for the purposes of determining eligi24 bility for unemployment compensation, regardless of 

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1 ployer after a temporary assignment has ended; 

2 and’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

4 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be5 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

6 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg7 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

8 amendments; or 

9 (2) January 1, 2025. 

10 SEC. 210. SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the In13 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended 

14 by this title, is amended— 

15 (A) in paragraph (4)(F), by inserting ‘‘, as 

16 required under paragraph (31)’’ after 

17 ‘‘3306(t))’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (30), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 at the end; 

20 (C) by redesignating paragraph (31) as 

21 paragraph (32); and 

22 (D) by inserting after paragraph (30) the 

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1 ‘‘(31) payment of allowances is made under a 

2 self-employment assistance program (as defined in 

3 section 3306(t)) under the State law; and’’. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

5 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 503(a)(5)), is amended, in the last proviso, by in7 serting ‘‘, as required under section 3304(a)(31) of 

8 such Code’’ after ‘‘1986)’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be11 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

12 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg13 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

14 amendments; or 

15 (2) January 1, 2025. 

16 SEC. 211. SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 

17 (a) REQUIRED PROGRAM.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the In19 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended 

20 by this title, is amended— 

21 (A) in paragraph (4)(E), by inserting ‘‘, as 

22 required under paragraph (32)’’ after 

23 ‘‘3306(v))’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (31), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (C) by redesignating paragraph (32) as 

2 paragraph (33); and 

3 (D) by inserting after paragraph (31) the 

4 following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(32) payment of short-time compensation is 

6 made under a short-time compensation program (as 

7 defined in section 3306(v)) under the State law; 

8 and’’. 

9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

10 303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 503(a)(5)), is amended, in the fifth proviso, by in12 serting ‘‘, as required under section 3304(a)(32) of 

13 such Code’’ after ‘‘1986)’’. 

14 (b) REVISIONS TO DEFINITION OF A SHORT-TIME

15 COMPENSATION PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) FLEXIBILITY.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3306(v)(3) of 

18 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

19 by striking ‘‘60 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 per20 cent’’. 

21 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

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1 (2) PERMITTING EMPLOYERS TO FILE CLAIM

2 ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES.—Section 3306(v) of 

3 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), 

5 and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), re6 spectively; and 

7 (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(8) the State agency allows an employer to file 

10 weekly claims under the program on behalf of em11 ployees;’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section (other than subsection (b)(1)) shall apply to 

14 weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the earlier 

15 of— 

16 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg17 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

18 amendments; or 

19 (2) January 1, 2025. 

20 SEC. 212. MINIMUM LEVEL OF PRIOR EMPLOYMENT. 

21 (a) REQUIREMENT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the In23 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended 

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1 (A) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (33) as 

4 paragraph (34); and 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (31) the 

6 following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(33) compensation is not denied to an other8 wise eligible individual if the individual earned at 

9 least $1,000 in covered wages during the highest 

10 quarter of the base period and at least $1,500 cov11 ered wages during the base period; and’’. 

12 (2) STATE MAY REDUCE MINIMUM THRESH13 OLDS.—Nothing in the paragraph (33) of section 

14 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 

15 added by paragraph (1), shall preclude a State from 

16 reducing the dollar thresholds described in such 

17 paragraph (32). 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be20 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

21 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg22 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

23 amendments; or 

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1 SEC. 213. EMPLOYEE STATUS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

3 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (34) as para8 graph (35); and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol10 lowing new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(34) an individual performing any service shall 

12 be considered an employee and not an independent 

13 contractor for the purpose of the State law, unless— 

14 ‘‘(A) the individual is free from control and 

15 direction in connection with the performance of 

16 the service, both under the contract for the per17 formance of service and in fact; 

18 ‘‘(B) the service is performed outside the 

19 usual course of the business of the employer; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(C) the individual is customarily engaged 

22 in an independently established trade, occupa23 tion, profession, or business of the same nature 

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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be3 ginning on or after the earlier of— 

4 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg5 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

6 amendments; or 

7 (2) January 1, 2025. 

8 SEC. 214. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN STUDENT-WORKERS 

9 FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3306(c)(10) of the Inter11 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

12 (1) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and 

13 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub14 paragraph (B). 

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

16 this section shall apply to service performed on or after 

17 January 1, 2025. 

18 SEC. 215. DEPENDENTS’ ALLOWANCE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of the Internal Rev20 enue Code of 1986 is amended— 

21 (1) in section 3304(a), as previously amended 

22 by this Act— 

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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (35) as 

2 paragraph (36); and 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the 

4 following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(35) payment of dependents’ allowances shall 

6 be paid pursuant to section 3304A; and’’; and 

7 (2) by inserting after section 3304, the fol8 lowing new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 3304A. DEPENDENTS’ ALLOWANCE. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the succeeding provi11 sions of this section, for purposes of section 3304(a)(35), 

12 a State shall provide, in the case of any individual who 

13 is entitled to receive unemployment compensation and who 

14 has any dependents, a dependents’ allowance in an amount 

15 equal to the amount specified in subsection (b) per de16 pendent per week. 

17 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount specified in 

19 this subsection is an amount equal to— 

20 ‘‘(A) for 2025, $25; and 

21 ‘‘(B) for 2026 or a subsequent year, the 

22 dollar amount specified in this subsection for 

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1 Urban Consumers for the 12-month period end2 ing with June of such preceding year. 

3 ‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount determined 

4 under paragraph (1)(B) is not a multiple of $1, such 

5 amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 

6 $1. 

7 ‘‘(c) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

8 term ‘dependent’ shall have the meaning given that term 

9 under State law, except that such term shall include— 

10 ‘‘(1) any child in the care of the individual who 

11 is under the age of 18, including a natural child, an 

12 adopted child, and a step-child; 

13 ‘‘(2) any child, including stepchild, natural 

14 child, or adopted child, who, prior to enrollment as 

15 full-time student, was in the care of the individual 

16 seeking benefits, so long as the child remain enrolled 

17 as a full-time student and is under the age of 24; 

18 ‘‘(3) any eligible foster child (as defined in sec19 tion 152(f)(1)(C)) placed with the individual; 

20 ‘‘(4) an immediate family member with a dis21 ability who is in the care of the individual or their 

22 household, regardless of whether or not the family 

23 member resides in the individual’s household; 

24 ‘‘(5) a nonworking senior family member living 

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1 ‘‘(6) a nonworking spouse who is not receiving 

2 unemployment compensation; and 

3 ‘‘(7) other individuals determined appropriate 

4 by the Secretary of Labor. 

5 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 3 months after 

6 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of 

7 Labor shall issue regulations to carry out this section.’’. 

8 (b) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.— 

9 (1) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Sec10 tion 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

11 1986 is amended— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (B) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting 

15 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(H) amounts may be withdrawn for the 

18 payment of dependents’ allowances under sec19 tion 3304A;’’. 

20 (2) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 303(a)(5) 

21 of the Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘; 

22 and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘: Provided further, 

23 That amounts may be withdrawn for the payment of 

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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for chapter 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4 3304 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3304A. Dependents’ allowance.’’. 

5 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin7 ning on or after the earlier of— 

8 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg9 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

10 amendments; or 

11 (2) January 1, 2025. 

12 SEC. 216. LABOR DISPUTES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 

14 Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this Act, 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraph (36) as para19 graph (37); and 

20 (3) by inserting after paragraph (35) the fol21 lowing new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(36) compensation is not denied to an other23 wise eligible individual if the separation is due to a 

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1 ‘‘(A) the individual has been locked out by 

2 their employer; 

3 ‘‘(B) the dispute is the result of the em4 ployer’s failure to conform to the provisions of 

5 a labor contract; 

6 ‘‘(C) the dispute is the result of the em7 ployer’s failure to conform to any State or Fed8 eral law relating to wages, hours, working con9 ditions, or collective bargaining; or 

10 ‘‘(D) the individual and others of the same 

11 grade or class are not participating in the dis12 pute, financing it, or directly interested in it; 

13 and’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

15 this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin16 ning on or after the earlier of— 

17 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg18 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

19 amendments; or 

20 (2) January 1, 2025. 

21 TITLE III—JOBSEEKER 

22 ALLOWANCE 

23 SEC. 301. JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of the Internal Rev25 enue Code of 1986 is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 3304(a), as previously amended 

2 by this Act— 

3 (A) in paragraph (37), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

4 at the end; 

5 (B) by redesignating paragraph (38) as 

6 paragraph (39); and 

7 (C) by inserting after paragraph (37) the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(38) payment of jobseeker allowances shall be 

10 paid pursuant to section 3304C; and’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting after section 3304B, as added 

12 by section 218, the following new section: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 3304C. JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE. 

14 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the succeeding 

16 provisions of this section, for purposes of section 

17 3304(a)(38), a State shall provide for a weekly job18 seeker allowance to any eligible individual in accord19 ance with standards established by the Secretary of 

20 Labor. 

21 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In this section, 

22 the term ‘eligible individual’ means an individual 

23 who, for any week— 

24 ‘‘(A) is unemployed or partially employed, 

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1 ‘‘(B) is— 

2 ‘‘(i) subject to paragraph (4), able to 

3 work and available to work; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) subject to paragraph (5), actively 

5 seeking work; 

6 ‘‘(C)(i) is at least 19 years of age (or at 

7 least 18 years of age in the case of an indi8 vidual in foster care under the responsibility of 

9 the State); or 

10 ‘‘(ii) has earned a high school diploma or 

11 its recognized equivalent; and 

12 ‘‘(D) subject to paragraph (3), has an ad13 justed gross income for the most recently com14 pleted tax year that does not exceed the con15 tribution and benefit base as determined under 

16 section 230 of the Social Security Act. 

17 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION TO AGI LIMITATION.—The re18 quirement under paragraph (2)(D) shall not apply to 

19 an individual in a household if, in the past 6 

20 months— 

21 ‘‘(A) another member of such household 

22 has been separated from employment; 

23 ‘‘(B) the individual has become separated 

24 or divorced from their spouse; or 


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1 ‘‘(C) another member of the individual’s 

2 household has died. 

3 ‘‘(4) ABLE TO WORK AND AVAILABLE TO

4 WORK.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para6 graph (2)(B)(i), subject to subparagraph (B), 

7 an individual shall be considered to be able to 

8 work and available to work as long as any limit 

9 on the individual’s ability to work or availability 

10 to work does not constitute a withdrawal from 

11 the labor market. For purposes of the preceding 

12 sentence, an individual shall not be considered 

13 to have withdrawn from the labor market if the 

14 individual is able to work and available to work 

15 for 8 or more hours per week. 

16 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—A jobseeker allowance 

17 shall not be denied to an otherwise eligible indi18 vidual for any week during which the individual 

19 is not able to work and available for work be20 cause the individual— 

21 ‘‘(i) is not available for work outside 

22 of the locality of the individual’s residence; 

23 ‘‘(ii) is not available for work during 

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1 ‘‘(iii) is attending a training course 

2 with the approval of the State agency in 

3 compliance with any regulations issued by 

4 the Secretary of Labor; 

5 ‘‘(iv) is appearing for jury duty before 

6 any court under a lawfully issued sum7 mons; 

8 ‘‘(v) has been temporarily laid off and 

9 is available to work only for the employer 

10 that has temporarily laid off the individual; 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(vi) is temporarily ill or injured. 

13 ‘‘(5) ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para15 graph (2)(B)(ii), subject to subparagraphs (B) 

16 and (C), an individual shall be considered to be 

17 actively seeking work if the individual— 

18 ‘‘(i) engages in an active search for 

19 employment that is appropriate in light of 

20 the employment available in the labor mar21 ket and the individual’s skills and capabili22 ties, including a number of employer con23 tacts that is consistent with the standards 

24 developed by the Secretary of Labor and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) maintains a record of such work 

2 search, including employers contacted, 

3 method of contact, and date contacted; 

4 ‘‘(iii) when requested, provides such 

5 record to the State agency; and 

6 ‘‘(iv) is registered for employment 

7 services in such a manner and to such ex8 tent as prescribed by the Secretary of 

9 Labor. 

10 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR SELF-EMPLOY11 MENT.—In the case of an individual with a 

12 work history that includes self-employment, the 

13 individual may be considered actively seeking 

14 work if the individual— 

15 ‘‘(i) is engaged in activities (which 

16 may include State-approved entrepre17 neurial training, business counseling, and 

18 technical assistance) relating to resuming 

19 self-employment that meet requirements 

20 established by the Secretary of Labor; 

21 ‘‘(ii) maintains a record of such activi22 ties; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) when requested, provides such 

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1 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.—A jobseeker allowance 

2 shall not be denied to an otherwise eligible indi3 vidual for any week during which the individual 

4 is not actively seeking work because the indi5 vidual— 

6 ‘‘(i) is attending a training course 

7 with the approval of the State agency and 

8 the Secretary of Labor; 

9 ‘‘(ii) has been temporarily laid off 

10 with a reasonable expectation the indi11 vidual will return to work soon; 

12 ‘‘(iii) has a specified start date for 

13 new employment; 

14 ‘‘(iv) is appearing for jury duty before 

15 any court under a lawfully issued sum16 mons; or 

17 ‘‘(v) has a compelling reason (as de18 fined in section 3304(g)) or is a survivor 

19 or victim of sexual harassment, other har20 assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 

21 sexual assault, or stalking (as determined 

22 pursuant to section 3304(h)). 

23 ‘‘(6) MAY NOT REFUSE OFFER OF SUITABLE

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graphs (B) and (C), an individual shall not be 

3 eligible for a jobseeker allowance if the indi4 vidual refuses an offer of suitable work. 

5 ‘‘(B) NONSUITABLE WORK.—Work shall 

6 not be considered suitable work for an indi7 vidual if the work— 

8 ‘‘(i) poses an unreasonable risk to the 

9 individual’s health, safety, or morals; 

10 ‘‘(ii) is not within the individual’s ex11 perience, training, or physical capability to 

12 perform; 

13 ‘‘(iii) is outside of the locality of the 

14 individual’s residence or is an unreasonable 

15 distance from such residence; or 

16 ‘‘(iv) meets other criteria established 

17 by the Secretary of Labor. 

18 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.—A jobseeker allowance 

19 shall not be denied to an otherwise eligible indi20 vidual for any week for refusing an offer of 

21 suitable work if— 

22 ‘‘(i) the position offered is vacant due 

23 directly to a strike, lockout, or other labor 

24 dispute; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the wages, hours, or other condi2 tions of the work offered are substantially 

3 less favorable to the individual than those 

4 prevailing for similar work in the locality; 

5 ‘‘(iii) the position pays wages less 

6 than the higher of— 

7 ‘‘(I) the minimum wage provided 

8 by section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 

9 Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 

10 206(a)(1)), without regard to any ex11 emption; and 

12 ‘‘(II) any applicable State or 

13 local minimum wage; 

14 ‘‘(iv) if as a condition of being em15 ployed the individual would be required to 

16 join a company union or to resign from or 

17 refrain from joining any bona fide labor 

18 organization; 

19 ‘‘(v) the position was not offered to 

20 such individual in writing; or 

21 ‘‘(vi) the work meets other criteria es22 tablished by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) AMOUNT.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the suc2 ceeding provisions of this subsection, the weekly 

3 amount of a jobseeker allowance shall be an 

4 amount equal to— 

5 ‘‘(i) for 2025, $250; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) for 2026 or a subsequent year, 

7 the dollar amount specified in this sub8 paragraph for the preceding year increased 

9 by the percentage change in the Consumer 

10 Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 

11 the 12-month period ending with June of 

12 such preceding year. 

13 ‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount deter14 mined under subparagraph (A)(ii) is not a mul15 tiple of $1, such amount shall be rounded to the 

16 nearest multiple of $1. 

17 ‘‘(2) REDUCED AMOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS EX18 CLUSIVELY SEEKING PART-TIME WORK.—In the case 

19 of an eligible individual who is available to work for 

20 less than 20 hours per week, the amount of the job21 seeker allowance for such individual for a week shall 

22 be equal to 50 percent of the jobseeker allowance 

23 that would otherwise apply under paragraph (1) for 

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1 ‘‘(3) REDUCED AMOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS RE2 CEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—In the case of 

3 an eligible individual who is receiving unemployment 

4 compensation under any State of Federal law for a 

5 week, the amount of the jobseeker allowance for 

6 such individual for such week (determined after ap7 plication of paragraph (2)) shall be reduced by the 

8 amount of such regular compensation or extended 

9 compensation for such week. 

10 ‘‘(4) INCREASED AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN INDI11 VIDUALS IN STATES WITH ELEVATED UNEMPLOY12 MENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For weeks beginning 

14 in an elevated unemployment period, in the case 

15 of an eligible individual that meets the prior in16 come threshold described in subparagraph (C), 

17 the amount of the jobseeker allowance for such 

18 individual for the week (determined after the 

19 application of paragraphs (2) and (3)) shall be 

20 increased by an amount equal to— 

21 ‘‘(i) the lesser of— 

22 ‘‘(I) an amount equal to 1.4 per23 cent of the amount of the individual’s 

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1 diately preceding tax year, if the indi2 vidual has not filed a return of tax for 

3 the most recently completed tax year); 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(II) two-thirds of the State’s av6 erage weekly wage (as determined by 

7 the Secretary of Labor); reduced by 

8 ‘‘(ii) the amount of the jobseeker al9 lowance for such individual for such week 

10 (determined after application of para11 graphs (2) and (3)); reduced by 

12 ‘‘(iii) the amount of any reduction of 

13 the jobseeker allowance for such individual 

14 for such week pursuant to paragraph (3). 

15 ‘‘(B) ELEVATED UNEMPLOYMENT PE16 RIOD.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 

17 term ‘elevated unemployment period’ means any 

18 period during which an extended benefit period 

19 would be in effect under subsection (f) or (g) of 

20 section 203 of the Federal-State Extended Un21 employment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 

22 U.S.C. 3304 note) if such subsection was ap23 plied by substituting ‘7.5 percent’ for ‘5.5 per24 cent’. 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

2 subparagraph (A), an eligible individual 

3 meets the prior income threshold described 

4 in this subparagraph for a week if— 

5 ‘‘(I) the individual’s earned in6 come for the most recently completed 

7 tax year was equal to or greater than 

8 $10,000; and 

9 ‘‘(II) the individual provides such 

10 documentation of prior earned income 

11 as the Secretary determines appro12 priate, such as, but not limited to, tax 

13 returns, Form W–2s, Form 1099s, 

14 and pay stubs. 

15 ‘‘(ii) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case 

17 of any taxable year beginning in a cal18 endar year after 2025, the dollar 

19 amount in clause (i)(I) shall be in20 creased by an amount equal to— 

21 ‘‘(aa) such dollar amount; 

22 multiplied by 

23 ‘‘(bb) the cost-of-living ad24 justment determined under sec25 tion 1(f)(3) for the calendar year 


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1 in which the taxable year begins, 

2 determined by substituting ‘cal3 endar year 2020’ for ‘calendar 

4 year 2016’ in subparagraph 

5 (A)(ii) thereof. 

6 ‘‘(II) ROUNDING.—Any increase 

7 determined under subclause (I) shall 

8 be rounded to the nearest multiple of 

9 $100 in the case of an adjustment of 

10 the amount in subsection (a)(1). 

11 ‘‘(D) EARNED INCOME.—In this para12 graph, the term ‘earned income’ has the mean13 ing given that term in section 32(c)(2) of the 

14 Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

15 ‘‘(5) EARNINGS DISREGARD.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara17 graph (B), an individual may earn up to 100 

18 percent of the amount of the individual’s weekly 

19 jobseeker allowance without losing eligibility for 

20 the weekly jobseeker allowance. 

21 ‘‘(B) REDUCTION.—In the case of an indi22 vidual who is not receiving regular compensa23 tion or extended compensation under any State 

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1 amount of the individual’s weekly jobseeker al2 lowance (determined after application of para3 graphs (2), (3), and (4)) for the week, the 

4 amount of the individual’s weekly jobseeker al5 lowance (as so determined) for the week shall 

6 be reduced by 75 cents for each dollar earned 

above 1 7 ⁄4 of the amount of the individual’s 

8 weekly jobseeker allowance (as so determined). 

9 ‘‘(c) JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE ACCOUNT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State shall establish, for 

11 each eligible individual who files an application for 

12 a jobseeker allowance, a jobseeker allowance ac13 count. 

14 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum 

15 amount of a jobseeker allowance payable to any indi16 vidual for whom a jobseeker allowance account is es17 tablished under paragraph (1) may not exceed the 

18 amount established in such account for such indi19 vidual. 

20 ‘‘(3) BASE-TIER JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE.—The 

21 amount established in an account under paragraph 

22 (1) shall be equal to 26 times the amount of the 

23 weekly jobseeker allowance (as determined under 

24 subsection (b), taking into account the application of 

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1 account the application of paragraphs (2), (3), and 

2 (5) of such subsection). Such amount shall be re3 ferred to in this section as the ‘base-tier jobseeker 

4 allowance’. 

5 ‘‘(4) FIRST-TIER JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE.— 

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

7 the amount added to an individual’s account 

8 under paragraph (3) is exhausted, or at any 

9 time during the individual’s benefit year, such 

10 individual’s State is in an extended benefit pe11 riod under section 203(d) of the Federal-State 

12 Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 

13 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), such account shall 

14 be augmented by an amount (in this section re15 ferred to as ‘first-tier jobseeker allowance’) 

16 equal to 13 times the amount of the weekly job17 seeker allowance (as determined under sub18 section (b), taking into account the application 

19 of paragraph (4) of such subsection but not 

20 taking into account the application of para21 graphs (2), (3), and (5) of such subsection). 

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

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1 ‘‘(5) SECOND-TIER ADDITIONAL JOBSEEKER

2 ALLOWANCE.— 

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 during the individual’s benefit year, such 

7 individual’s State is in a second-tier high unem8 ployment period under section 202(b)(3)(B)(i) 

9 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 

10 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

11 note), such account shall be augmented by an 

12 amount (in this section referred to as ‘second13 tier jobseeker allowance’) equal to 13 times the 

14 amount of the weekly jobseeker allowance (as 

15 determined under subsection (b) of this section, 

16 taking into account the application of para17 graph (4) of such subsection but not taking into 

18 account the application of paragraphs (2), (3), 

19 and (5) of such subsection). 

20 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The account of an in21 dividual may be augmented not more than once 

22 under this paragraph. 

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

2 the amount added to an individual’s account 

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

4 time during the individual’s benefit year, such 

5 individual’s State is in a third-tier high unem6 ployment period under section 202(b)(3)(B)(ii) 

7 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 

8 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

9 note), such account shall be augmented by an 

10 amount (in this section referred to as ‘third-tier 

11 jobseeker allowance’) equal to 13 times the 

12 amount of the weekly jobseeker allowance (as 

13 determined under subsection (b) of this section, 

14 taking into account the application of para15 graph (4) of such subsection but not taking into 

16 account the application of paragraphs (2), (3), 

17 and (5) of such subsection). 

18 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The account of an in19 dividual may be augmented not more than once 

20 under this paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(7) FOURTH-TIER ADDITIONAL JOBSEEKER

22 ALLOWANCE.— 

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

24 the amount added to an individual’s account 

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1 time during the individual’s benefit year, such 

2 individual’s State is in a fourth-tier high unem3 ployment period under section 202(b)(3)(B)(iii) 

4 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment 

5 Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

6 note), such account shall be augmented by an 

7 amount (in this section referred to as ‘fourth8 tier jobseeker allowance’) equal to 13 times the 

9 amount of the weekly jobseeker allowance (as 

10 determined under subsection (b) of this section, 

11 taking into account the application of para12 graph (4) of such subsection but not taking into 

13 account the application of paragraphs (2), (3), 

14 and (5) of such subsection). 

15 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The account of an in16 dividual may be augmented not more than once 

17 under this paragraph. 

18 ‘‘(d) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

20 ‘‘(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall 

21 be paid to each State an amount equal to 100 

22 percent of— 

23 ‘‘(i) the total amount of jobseeker al24 lowances paid to individuals by the State 

25 pursuant to this section; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) any additional administrative ex2 penses incurred by the State by reason of 

3 making such payments (as determined by 

4 the Secretary of Labor). 

5 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums pay6 able to any State under this section shall be 

7 payable, either in advance or by way of reim8 bursement (as determined by the Secretary of 

9 Labor), in such amounts as the Secretary of 

10 Labor estimates the State will be entitled to re11 ceive under this section for each calendar 

12 month, reduced or increased, as the case may 

13 be, by any amount by which the Secretary of 

14 Labor finds that the Secretary’s estimates for 

15 any prior calendar month were greater or less 

16 than the amounts that should have been paid to 

17 the State. Such estimates may be made on the 

18 basis of such statistical, sampling, or other 

19 method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary 

20 of Labor and the State agency of the State in21 volved. 

22 ‘‘(2) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary of 

23 Labor shall from time to time certify to the Sec24 retary of the Treasury for payment to each State the 

25 sums payable to such State under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(3) DEPOSIT.—Sums payable to any State 

2 under this section shall be deposited in the account 

3 of such State in the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

4 Amounts deposited under preceding sentence may 

5 only be used by the State for the payment of job6 seeker allowances under this section. 

7 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—There are appropriated from 

8 the general fund of the Treasury, without fiscal year 

9 limitation, such sums as may be necessary for pur10 poses of this section. 

11 ‘‘(e) FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual knowingly 

13 has made, or caused to be made by another, a false 

14 statement or representation of a material fact, or 

15 knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to 

16 disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false 

17 statement or representation or of such nondisclosure 

18 such individual has received an amount of jobseeker 

19 allowances to which such individual was not entitled, 

20 such individual— 

21 ‘‘(A) shall be ineligible for further job22 seeker allowances in accordance with the provi23 sions of the applicable State unemployment 

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1 tion with a claim for unemployment compensa2 tion; and 

3 ‘‘(B) shall be subject to prosecution under 

4 section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 

5 ‘‘(2) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals 

6 who have received amounts of jobseeker allowances 

7 to which they were not entitled, the State shall re8 quire such individuals to repay the amounts of such 

9 jobseeker allowances to the State agency, except that 

10 the State agency shall waive such repayment if it de11 termines that— 

12 ‘‘(A) the payment of such jobseeker allow13 ance was not based on fraud on the part of any 

14 such individual; and 

15 ‘‘(B) such repayment would be contrary to 

16 equity and good conscience. 

17 ‘‘(3) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State agency may 

19 recover the amount to be repaid, or any part 

20 thereof, by deductions from any jobseeker al21 lowance payable to such individual or from any 

22 unemployment compensation payable to such 

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1 eral law administered by the State agency 

2 which provides for the payment of any assist3 ance or allowance with respect to any week of 

4 unemployment, during the 3-year period after 

5 the date such individual received the payment 

6 of the jobseeker allowance to which they were 

7 not entitled, in accordance with the same proce8 dures as apply to the recovery of overpayments 

9 of regular unemployment benefits paid by the 

10 State. 

11 ‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No 

12 repayment shall be required, and no deduction 

13 shall be made, until a determination has been 

14 made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a 

15 fair hearing has been given to the individual, 

16 and the determination has become final. 

17 ‘‘(4) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State 

18 agency under this section shall be subject to review 

19 in the same manner and to the same extent as deter20 minations under the State unemployment compensa21 tion law, and only in that manner and to that ex22 tent. 

23 ‘‘(5) DEPOSIT IN STATE UNEMPLOYMENT

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1 count of such State in the Unemployment Trust 

2 Fund. Amounts deposited under preceding sentence 

3 may only be used by the State for the payment of 

4 jobseeker allowances under this section. 

5 ‘‘(f) PAYMENT TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PURPOSES

6 OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PRO7 GRAMS.—A jobseeker allowance payment shall not be re8 garded as income and shall not be regarded as a resource 

9 for the month of receipt and the following 12 months, for 

10 purposes of determining the eligibility of the recipient (or 

11 the recipient’s spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, 

12 or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under 

13 any Federal program or under any State or local program 

14 financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. 

15 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 3 months after 

16 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of 

17 Labor shall issue regulations to carry out this section.’’. 

18 (b) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.— 

19 (1) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Sec20 tion 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

21 1986, as amended by section 215, is amended— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 

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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(I) amounts may be withdrawn for the 

3 payment of jobseeker allowances under section 

4 3304C;’’. 

5 (2) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 303(a)(5) 

6 of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 

7 215, is amended by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and 

8 inserting ‘‘: Provided further, That amounts may be 

9 withdrawn for the payment of jobseeker allowances 

10 under section 3304C; and’’. 

11 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec12 tions for chapter 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 

13 as amended by sections 215 and 218, is amended by in14 serting after the item relating to section 3304B the fol15 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3304C. Jobseeker allowance.’’. 

16 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin18 ning on or after the earlier of— 

19 (1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg20 ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 

21 amendments; or 

22 (2) January 1, 2025. 

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