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Jump-Start the American Economy Act

H.R. 7013 · 116th Congress · May 26, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title II of division A of the CARES Act to provide reemployment support benefits to recently unemployed individuals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Jump-Start the American Economy Act”.

2. Reemployment support benefits

(a)
In general— Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) Reemployment support benefits

“(A) In general—Any agreement under this section may also provide that the State agency of the State may, except as provided in subparagraph (B), make weekly payments of reemployment support benefits in the amount of $600 to each individual who—

“(i) was eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under paragraph (1) for any week prior to the date of enactment of this Act; and

“(ii) is no longer so eligible as a result of obtaining reemployment.

“(B) Disqualification—An individual described in subparagraph (A) shall be ineligible for reemployment support benefits under this paragraph if, upon obtaining reemployment, the individual has weekly wages that exceed the total amount of unemployment assistance the individual received for the previous week under this subtitle and as determined under State law.

“(C) Duration—Payments to an individual under this paragraph shall begin with the 1st week for which the individual is not eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and shall end with the earlier of—

“(i) the 6th week following such week; or

“(ii) the last week with respect to which the agreement applies.”

(b)
Conforming amendments— Section 2104 of such Act is amended—
(1)
by inserting “or payments under subsection (b)(2)” after “Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation” each place it appears in subsection (d) or (f) of such section; and
(2)
in subsection (g), by inserting “, as such provisions apply with respect to Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation,” after “the preceding provisions of this section”.