Sec. 4. Improvements to grants for short-time compensation programs
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Section 2110 of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 )) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or enter into an agreement under section 2109 to provide after enact ; and in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: A State administering a short-time compensation program that does not meet the definition of a short-time compensation program as defined in subsection (i)(2) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this section until such time as the State provides for payments under a short-time compensation program that meets such definition. ; in subsection (b), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: Subject to subparagraph (C), the maximum amount available for making grants under subsections
(1)and
(2)to a State that administers a short-time compensation program shall be equal to the amount obtained by multiplying $150,000,000 (less the amount used by the Secretary under subsection (e)) by the same ratio as would apply under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 903 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103 ) for purposes of determining such State’s share of any excess amount (as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) that would have been subject to transfer to State accounts, as of October 1, 2019, under the provisions of subsection
(a)of such section. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (3), by inserting or agreement after the State law ; and in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting (other than pursuant to an agreement under section 2109) after short-time compensation program ; in subsection (g), by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $200,000,000 ; and in subsection (i)(2), by inserting before the period at the end , except that paragraphs (2), (3), and
(7)of such section 3306(v) shall be applied under this section in the same manner as such paragraphs are applied under section 2108 pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii)of paragraph (5)(A) of such section . Section 2110 of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 )) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (4); by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: The Secretary shall award grants to States that are eligible and submit plans for a grant under paragraph
(1)for such States that streamline the short-time compensation program guidelines of the State, such as— allowing an employer to provide an eligibility certification on behalf of the employees of the employer on a weekly basis; allowing an employer to rehire an employee or bring back an employee from furlough at reduced hours, pursuant to the modifications described in section 2108(a)(5)(A) and section 2109(b)(1); relaxing any State limitation on short-time compensation hour reduction to match the maximum percentage permitted under section 3306(v)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, pursuant to the modifications described in section 2108(a)(5)(A) and section 2109(b)(1); or accepting employer applications submitted using the Federal short-time compensation common application established under this Act. ; and in paragraph (4)(A), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking and
(2)and inserting , (2), and
(3); in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), as amended by subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following: Subject to subparagraph (C), the maximum amount available for making grants under subsection (a)(3) to a State shall be equal to the amount obtained by multiplying $50,000,000 (less the amount used by the Secretary under subsection (e)) by the same ratio as would apply under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 903 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103 ) for purposes of determining such State’s share of any excess amount (as described in subsection (a)(1) of such section) that would have been subject to transfer to State accounts, as of October 1, 2019, under the provisions of subsection
(a)of such section. In no case may the total of all grants made under this section to a State administering a short-time compensation program pursuant to an agreement under section 2109 exceed $1,000,000. ; and by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Of the maximum incentive payment determined under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a State— one-third shall be available for a grant under subsection (a)(1); and two-thirds shall be available for a grant under subsection (a)(2). Of the maximum incentive payment determined under paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a State, 100 percent shall be available for a grant under subsection (a)(3). ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking or
(2)and inserting , (2), or
(3); in paragraph (2), by striking or
(2)(or both) and inserting , (2), or
(3)(or each paragraph) ; and in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking or
(2)and inserting , (2), or
(3); in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , the streamlining of guidelines for such programs, after administration of such programs ; and in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or
(2)and inserting , (2), or
(3).
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