Sec. 2. Preventing fraud in pandemic unemployment assistance
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Section 2102 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9021 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(3)(A)— in clause (ii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking provides self-certification and inserting provides, not later than 30 days after the date of application, such documentation as the State may require, demonstrating ; in subclause (I), in the matter preceding item (aa), by inserting in the employment or service described in clause
(iv)after unavailable to work ; and in subclause (II), by striking and at the end; by amending clause
(iii)to read as follows: provides, not later than 30 days after the date of application and prior to the authorization of pandemic unemployment assistance, such documentation as the State agency may require (in accordance with section 625.6(e) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, except with respect to the deadline for submission) to substantiate prior employment or self-employment or the planned commencement of employment and earnings, as applicable, except that the deadline for submission may be extended if the individual has shown good cause under applicable State law that justifies a delay in submitting such documentation; and provides documentation to the satisfaction of the State agency, or the entity verifying identify on behalf of the State agency, verifying the individual’s identity prior to authorizing benefits; and ; and by adding at the end the following: provides self-certification that the principal source of income and livelihood of the individual are dependent upon the individual’s employment for wages or the individual’s performance of service in self-employment; and . in subsection (f)(1), by inserting prior to authorizing benefits after validation ; and in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting at the end the following: : . Provided , That such expenses shall be claimed by States on a reimbursable basis and shall not be subject to restrictions imposed by the Department of Labor’s resource justification model. The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall apply to individuals who apply for pandemic unemployment assistance on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act In the case of a covered individual whose first application for pandemic unemployment assistance under section 2102 of the CARES Act is filed after the date of enactment of this Act, subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) of such section 2102 of the CARES Act shall be applied by substituting April 1, 2021 for January 27, 2020 . Subsection
(c)of section 2102 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9021 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, no application for pandemic unemployment assistance may be filed after the date that is 14 days after the date specified in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) unless the individual has shown good cause under the applicable State law for failing to file before such date. . Section 2102 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9021 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 60 days after the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall issue guidance to State workforce agencies outlining the latest industry practices with regard to cybersecurity, digital identity proofing services, standards for privacy, and procedures for verifying and validating the identity of individuals, pursuant to subsection (f)(1), and the availability of third-party income verification technology to prevent fraud in the pandemic unemployment assistance program. .
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