Sec. 2. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
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Section 2104(e) 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 to read as follows: An agreement entered into under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment— beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and ending on or before the applicable end date described in paragraph (2). The applicable end date described in this paragraph with respect to a State is the date that is 13 weeks after the first date (after the date the State entered into an agreement under this section) that the State is not in an extended benefit period described in subparagraph (B).
For purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be considered to be in an extended benefit period, as of any given day, if such a period would then be in effect for such State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 6.0 for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof. .
Section 2104(b) 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 paragraph (1)(B), by inserting (or, for weeks of unemployment beginning after July 31, 2020, and ending on or before the applicable end date described in subsection (e)(2) the amount described in paragraph (3)) after $600 ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The amount described in this paragraph is, with respect to a State, the following amount:
In the case of weeks beginning in a first tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(i), $100. In the case of weeks beginning in a second tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(ii), $200. In the case of weeks beginning in a third tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(iii), $300. In the case of weeks beginning in a fourth tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(iv), $400. In the case of weeks beginning in a third tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(v), $500.
In the case of weeks beginning in a fourth tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(vi), $600. For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), a first tier high unemployment period described in this clause is, with respect to a State, any period during which an extended benefit period would be in effect for the State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 6.0 percent but less than 7.0 percent for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a second tier high unemployment period described in this clause is, with respect to a State, any period during which an extended benefit period would be in effect for the State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 7.0 percent but less than 8.0 percent for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), a third tier high unemployment period described in this clause is, with respect to a State, any period during which an extended benefit period would be in effect for the State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 8.0 percent but less than 9.0 percent for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iv), a fourth tier high unemployment period described in this clause is, with respect to a State, any period during which an extended benefit period would be in effect for the State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 9.0 percent but less than 10.0 percent for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(v), a fifth tier high unemployment period described in this clause is, with respect to a State, any period during which an extended benefit period would be in effect for the State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 10.0 percent but less than 11.0 percent for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
For purposes of subparagraph (A)(vi), a sixth tier high unemployment period described in this clause is, with respect to a State, any period during which an extended benefit period would be in effect for the State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) if— section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such application); and such section 203(f)— were applied by substituting 11.0 percent for 6.5 in paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and did not include the requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) thereof.
Once a State is in a high unemployment period tier described in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or
(vi)of subparagraph (B), the State may not move to a lower high unemployment period tier (resulting in a lower dollar amount under subparagraph (A)) before the State has been in the existing high unemployment period tier for a period of at least 13 consecutive weeks. For purposes of determining the amount of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation during the 13-week period described in subsection (e)(2)(A) with respect to a State, the State shall be deemed to be in a first tier high unemployment period described in subparagraph (B)(i) during such period. .
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