Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020”.
Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020
A BILL
To provide relief to workers impacted by COVID–19 and support for reopening businesses, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Time-limited back-to-work bonuses
In general— Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended—
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Back-to-work bonuses
“(A) In general—Any agreement under this section may also provide that the State agency of the State may make not more than 2 weekly payments each in the amount of $600 to each individual who—
“(i) was eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under paragraph (1) for any week beginning after the date of enactment of the Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020; and
“(ii) is no longer so eligible (as determined by the State), as a result of earnings due to commencing employment, for the week immediately following such week.
“(B) Duration—Payments to an individual under this paragraph shall begin with the week described in subparagraph (A)(ii) and shall end with the earlier of—
“(i) the week following the week described in subparagraph (A)(ii); or
“(ii) the last week with respect to which such agreement applies.
“(C) Option to provide payments as a lump sum—At the option of the State, payments to an individual under this paragraph for weeks described in subparagraph (B) may be paid as a lump sum of $1,200.
“(D) Special rule—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.”
Conforming amendments— Section 2104 of such Act is amended—
by inserting “and payments under subsection (b)(2)” after “Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation” each place it appears in subsection (d) or (f) of such section; and
in subsection (g), by inserting “, as such provisions apply with respect to Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation,” after “the preceding provisions of this section”.
Sec. 3 Return to work reporting
Subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“2117. Return to work reporting
“Each State participating in an agreement under any of the preceding sections of this subtitle shall have in effect a procedure to address any circumstances in which, during any period during which such agreement is in effect, claimants of unemployment compensation refuse to return to work or to accept an offer of suitable work without good cause. Such procedures shall include the following:
“(1) A reporting mechanism for employers, such as through a phone line, email, or online portal, to notify the State agency when an individual refuses an offer of employment.
“(2) A plain-language notice provided to such claimants about State return to work laws, rights to refuse to return to work or to refuse suitable work, and information on contesting the denial of a claim that has been denied due to a report by an employer that the claimant refused to return to work or refused suitable work.”
Sec. 4 Technical corrections for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations
Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 2103 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “during the applicable period” and inserting “with respect to the applicable period”;
in subparagraph (B), by striking “section 3309(a)(1)” and inserting “section 3309(a)”; and
in subparagraph (C), by striking “shall be used exclusively” and all that follows through the end and inserting “shall be used exclusively to reduce the amounts required to be paid in lieu of contributions into the State unemployment fund pursuant to such section by governmental entities and other organizations described in section 3309(a) of such Code”.