I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5285 
To amend the CARES Act to extend certain unemployment compensation 
provisions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Ms. BUSH, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
JACOBS of California, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
OMAR, Mr. JONES, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. BASS, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. 
CARSON, Mr. NADLER, Ms. MENG, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to extend certain unemployment 
compensation provisions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extend Unemployment 
Assistance Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(c) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’; 
and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
(b) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF WEEKS.—Section 
2102(c)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘79 weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘100 
weeks’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘79-week period’’ and inserting 
‘‘100-week period’’. 
(c) HOLD HARMLESS
FOR PROPER ADMINISTRA-
TION.—In the case of an individual who is eligible to re-
ceive pandemic unemployment assistance under section 
2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) as of the most 
recent week ending on or before September 6 and on the 
date of enactment of this Act becomes eligible for pan-
demic emergency unemployment compensation under sec-
tion 2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) by reason 
of the amendments made by this Act, any payment of pan-
demic unemployment assistance under such section 2102 
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made after the date of enactment of this Act to such indi-
vidual during an appropriate period of time, as determined 
by the Secretary of Labor, that should have been made 
under such section 2107 shall not be considered to be an 
overpayment of assistance under such section 2102, except 
that an individual may not receive payment for assistance 
under section 2102 and a payment for assistance under 
section 2107 for the same week of unemployment. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RE-
LIEF FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 
2022’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENT RATE.—Section 
903(i)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
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(b) AMOUNT.—Section 2104(b)(3)(A)(ii) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE 
FIRST WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR 
UNEMPLOYMENT FOR STATES WITH NO WAIT-
ING WEEK. 
Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9024(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING 
FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 9015 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021 is amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(g)(2) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
(b) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF WEEKS.—Section 
2107(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘53’’ and inserting ‘‘74’’. 
(c) COORDINATION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN-
EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WITH EXTENDED COM-
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PENSATION.—Section 2107(a)(5)(B) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 9025(a)(5)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or for the 
week that includes the date of enactment of the Extend 
Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021 (without regard to 
the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 7 of such Act)’’ after ‘‘such Act)’’. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE
FOR EXTENDED COMPENSA-
TION.—Section 2107(a)(8) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
9025(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT- 
TIME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN STATES 
WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT- 
TIME 
COMPENSATION 
AGREEMENTS 
FOR 
STATES WITHOUT PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9027(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
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SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
STATES WITH ADVANCES. 
Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EX-
TENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4105 of the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 6, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public 
Law 116–127). 
SEC. 12. ADDITIONAL ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER THE 
RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(5)(A) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’; 
and 
(2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
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(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under subparagraph (B) of 
section 2(a)(5) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)) shall be available to cover the 
cost of recovery benefits provided under such section 
2(a)(5) by reason of the amendments made by subsection 
(a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided 
under such section 2(a)(5) as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 13. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER 
THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Rail-
road 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act 
(45 
U.S.C. 
352(c)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘330 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘435 days’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘33 consecutive 14-day 
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘44 consecutive 14- 
day periods’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘20 consecutive 14-day 
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘31 consecutive 14- 
day periods’’; 
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(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘265 days of unemploy-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘370 days of unemploy-
ment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘27 consecutive 14-day pe-
riods’’ and inserting ‘‘37 consecutive 14-day pe-
riods’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘20 consecutive 14-day pe-
riods’’ and inserting ‘‘31 consecutive 14-day pe-
riods’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘September 6, 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under the first, second, or 
third sentence of clause (v) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available 
to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 
benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason 
of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 
cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 
2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 14. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PE-
RIOD FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112(a) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2022’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under section 2112(c) of 
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be available to 
cover the cost of additional benefits payable due to section 
2112(a) of such Act by reason of the amendments made 
by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such bene-
fits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 15. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Railroad Retirement Board, for additional hiring and 
overtime bonuses as needed to administer the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act. 
SEC. 16. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
Each Federal payment made to a State as a result 
of the amendments made by this Act, and any additional 
benefits paid as a result of such amendments, shall be ex-
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empt from any sequestration order issued under the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except where otherwise provided, the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply as if included in the enact-
ment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), except 
that no amount shall be payable by virtue of such amend-
ments with respect to any week of unemployment ending 
on or before September 6, 2021. 
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