‘‘(II) is employed for wages 
equivalent to an annual salary of not 
more than $75,000; and 
‘‘(III) remains employed with an 
intent to continue such employment. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—A payment made to an 
individual under this paragraph shall be paid in 
a lump sum amount of— 
‘‘(i) $1,200 in the case of an indi-
vidual who on average is working at least 
30 hours or more per week during the 
qualifying period; or 
‘‘(ii) $600 in the case of an individual 
who on average is working at least 20 
hours or more per week, but less than 30 
hours, during the qualifying period. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFYING PERIOD.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘qualifying period’ 
means, with respect to an individual, a period— 
‘‘(i) beginning on the date the indi-
vidual commenced employment as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) extending at least 4 consecutive 
weeks from such date. 
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‘‘(D) DURATION.—No lump sum payment 
may be made to any individual under this para-
graph with respect to a qualifying period begin-
ning on or after July 1, 2021. 
‘‘(E) EMPLOYER
VERIFICATION.—Before 
making a lump sum payment to an individual 
pursuant to this paragraph, a State agency 
shall require verification from the individual’s 
employer— 
‘‘(i) of the individual’s employment 
status; 
‘‘(ii) of the wages paid to the indi-
vidual during the qualifying period; and 
‘‘(iii) of the hours worked by the indi-
vidual during the qualifying period. 
‘‘(F) LIMITATION.—A State may not pro-
vide more than one payment under this para-
graph to an individual. 
‘‘(G) SPECIAL
RULE.—Payments made 
pursuant to an agreement under this paragraph 
shall not be considered to violate the withdrawal 
requirements of section 303(a)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(5)) or section 
3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2104 of 
such Act is amended— 
(1) in subsections (d) and (f), by inserting ‘‘, 
payments under subsection (b)(4),’’ after ‘‘Federal 
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the purposes of the preceding provisions of 
this section, as such provisions apply with respect to 
payments under subsection (b)(4), shall be applied 
with respect to unemployment benefits described in 
subsection (i)(2) to the same extent and in the same 
manner as if those benefits were regular compensa-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 3. ACCELERATED FUNDING INCREASE FOR REEM-
PLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY AS-
SESSMENTS. 
Section 314(g)(1)(D) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645(g)(1)(D)) is amended by— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$133,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$433,000,000’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$258,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$433,000,000’’. 
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES. 
(a) CARES ACT.— 
(1) PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 2102 of the Cares Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES.— 
Pandemic unemployment assistance under this section 
shall be treated as unemployment compensation for the 
purposes of section 306 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 506).’’. 
(2) PANDEMIC
EMERGENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION.—Section 2107 of the Cares Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h) ELIGIBILITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES.— 
Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under 
this section shall be treated as unemployment compensa-
tion for the purposes of section 306 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 506).’’. 
(b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 306(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘individuals referred to reem-
ployment services as described in section 303(j)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘claimants for unemployment com-
pensation, including claimants referred to reemploy-
ment services as described in section 303(j),’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such individuals’’ and inserting 
‘‘such claimants’’. 
SEC. 5. REINSTATING FEDERAL WORK SEARCH REQUIRE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102(b) of the Families 
First Coronavirus Relief Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘work search,’’ after ‘‘with respect 
to’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made under 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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