Sec. 3. Conditions in general
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An employer receiving a grant under the Program may not purchase an equity interest of the employer on a national securities exchange. An employer receiving a grant under the Program may not use grant funds awarded under the Program to make any distribution of funds, including stock dividends, to shareholders or bondholders of the employer. An employer receiving a grant under the Program may not award an executive bonus to an employee of the employer during the period beginning on the date on which the employer receives an initial grant under the Program and ending on the date on which the Secretary terminates the Program.
If an employer receiving a grant under the Program employs a chief executive officer, during the period beginning on the date on which the employer receives an initial grant under the Program and ending on the date on which the Secretary terminates the Program, the employer may not provide to the chief executive officer— annual wages in excess of the amount that is— for an employer that is not a new employer, 50 times the median of the wages provided by the employer to employees of the employer in 2019; or for a new employer, 50 times the annual median of wages provided by the employer to employees of the employer (calculated by determining the median amount of monthly wages paid during the months for which the new employer has been in existence and multiplying the amount by 12); and in the case of termination of employment with the employer, severance pay or other benefits relating to the termination in excess of twice the amount of— for an employer that is not a new employer, wages provided by the employer to the chief executive officer in 2019; or for a new employer, the projected annual median of wages provided by the employer to the chief executive officer (calculated by determining the median amount of monthly wages paid during the months for which the new employer has been in existence and multiplying the amount by 12).