Sec. 2. Time-limited back-to-work bonuses
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Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(b) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: Any agreement under this section may also provide that the State agency of the State may make a one-time lump sum payment to each individual who— was eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under paragraph
(1)for any week beginning after the date of enactment of the Back to Work Bonus Act ; is no longer so eligible (as determined by the State), as a result of earnings due to commencing employment; and as verified by the individual’s employer pursuant to subparagraph (E)— has been employed by a non-governmental employer throughout the individual’s qualifying period; is employed for wages equivalent to an annual salary of not more than $75,000; and remains employed with an intent to continue such employment. A payment made to an individual under this paragraph shall be paid in a lump sum amount of— $1,200 in the case of an individual who on average is working at least 30 hours or more per week during the qualifying period; or $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. For purposes of this paragraph, the term qualifying period means, with respect to an individual, a period— beginning on the date the individual commenced employment as described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and extending at least 4 consecutive weeks from such date. No lump sum payment may be made to any individual under this paragraph with respect to a qualifying period beginning on or after July 1, 2021. Before making a lump sum payment to an individual pursuant to this paragraph, a State agency shall require verification from the individual’s employer— of the individual’s employment status; of the wages paid to the individual during the qualifying period; and of the hours worked by the individual during the qualifying period. A State may not provide more than one payment under this paragraph to an individual. 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. . Section 2104 of such Act is amended— in subsections
(d)and (f), by inserting , payments under subsection (b)(4), after Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation each place it appears; and in subsection (g)— in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: 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 compensation. .
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