,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,horsford introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide for emergency       
transfers for unemployment compensation 
administration1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,emergency ,unemployment        
,insurance ,stabilization and ,access   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,emergency transfers
 for unemployment compensation          
administration  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #ijc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aajc7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7h7          
,emergency ,transfers in ,fiscal ,year  
#bjbj for ,administration  7#a7 7,a7 ,in
 addition to any other amounts1 the     
,secretary of ,labor shall provide for  
the making of emergency administration  
grants in fiscal year #bjbj to the      
accounts of the ,states in the          

,unemployment ,trust ,fund1 by transfer 
from amounts reserved for that purpose  
in the ,federal unemployment account1 in
 accordance with succeeding provisions  
of this subsection4  7,b7 ,the amount of
 an emergency administration grant with 
respect to a ,state shall1 as determined
 by the ,secretary of ,labor1 be equal  
to the amount obtained by multiplying   
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj by the same ratio as     
would apply under subsection            
7a77#b77;,b7 for purposes of determining
 such ,state's share of any excess      
amount 7as described in subsection      
7a77#a77 that would have been subject to
 transfer to ,state accounts1 as of     
,october #a1 #bjai1 under the provisions
 of subsection 7a74  7,c7 ,of the       
emergency administration grant          
determined under subparagraph 7,b7 with 
respect to a ,state-- 7i7 not later than
 #cj days after the date of enactment of
 this subsection1 #ej percent shall be  
transferred to the account of such      
,state upon a certification by the      

,secretary of ,labor to the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury that the ,state meets  
the requirements of paragraph 7#b72 and 
7ii7 only with respect to a ,state in   
which the number of unemployment        
compensation claims has increased by at 
least #aj percent over the previous     
calendar year1 the remainder shall be   
transferred to the account of such      
,state upon a certification by the      
,secretary of ,labor to the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury that the ,state meets  
the requirements of paragraph 7#c74     
7#b7 ,the requirements of this paragraph
 with respect to a ,state are the       
following3 7,a7 ,the ,state requires    
employers to provide notification of the
 availability of unemployment           
compensation to employees at the time of
 separation from employment4 ,such      
notification may be based on model      
language issued by the ,secretary of    
,labor4  7,b7 ,the ,state ensures that  
applications for unemployment           
compensation1 and assistance with the   

application process1 are accessible in  
at least two of the following3          
,in-person1 by phone1 or online4  7,c7  
,the ,state notifies applicants when an 
application is received and is being    
processed1 and in any case in which an  
application is unable to be processed1  
provides information about steps the    
applicant can take to ensure the        
successful processing of the            
application4  7#c7 ,the requirements of 
this paragraph with respect to a ,state 
are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,state has 
expressed its commitment to maintain and
 strengthen access to the unemployment  
compensation system1 including through  
initial and continued claims4  7,b7 ,the
 ,state has demonstrated steps it has   
taken or will take to ease eligibility  
requirements and access to unemployment 
compensation for claimants1 including   
waiving work search requirements and the
 waiting week1 and directly or          
indirectly relieving benefit charges for
 claimants and employers directly       

impacted by ,,covid-#ai due to an       
illness in the workplace or direction   
from a public health official to isolate
 or quarantine workers4  7#d7 ,any      
amount transferred to the account of a  
,state under this subsection may be used
 by such ,state only for the            
administration of its unemployment      
compensation law1 including by taking   
such steps as may be necessary to ensure
 adequate resources in periods of high  
demand4  7#e7 ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 each ,state receiving emergency   
administration grant funding under      
paragraph 7#a77;,c77i7 shall submit to  
the ,secretary of ,labor1 the ,committee
 on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of   
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,finance of the ,senate1 a report that  
includes-- 7,a7 an analysis of the      
recipiency rate for unemployment        
compensation in the ,state as such rate 
has changed over time2  7,b7 a          
description of steps the ,state intends 

to take to increase such recipiency     
rate4  7#f7 7,a7 ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury shall transfer from the
 general fund of the ,treasury 7from    
funds not otherwise appropriated7 to the
 employment security administration     
account 7as established by section #ija 
of the ,social ,security ,act7 such sums
 as the ,secretary of ,labor estimates  
to be necessary for purposes of making  
the transfers described in paragraph    
7#a77;,c74  7,b7 ,there are appropriated
 from the general fund of the ,treasury1
 without fiscal year limitation1 the    
sums referred to in the preceding       
sentence and such sums shall not be     
required to be repaid4  4  7b7          
,emergency flexibility ,notwithstanding 
any other law1 if a ,state modifies its 
unemployment compensation law and       
policies 7including with respect to work
 search1 waiting week1 good cause1 and  
employer experience rating7 on an       
emergency temporary basis as needed to  

respond to the spread of ,,covid-#ai1   
such modifications shall be disregarded 
for the purposes of applying section    
#cjc of the ,social ,security ,act and  
section #ccjd of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf to such ,state law4  7c7 
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,labor  
may prescribe any regulations1 operating
 instructions1 or other guidance        
necessary to carry out the amendment    
made by subsection 7a74  #c4 ,temporary 
assistance for ,states with advances    
,section #abjb7;b77#aj77;,a7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbb7;b77#aj77;,a77 is amended by      
striking beginning on the date of       
enactment of this paragraph and ending  
on ,december #ca1 #bjaj and inserting   
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,emergency ,unemployment ,insurance 
,stabilization and ,access ,act of #bjbj
 and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbj4    
#d4 ,technical assistance and guidance  
for short-time compensation programs    
,the ,secretary of ,labor shall assist  

,states in establishing1 implementing1  
and improving the employer awareness of 
short-time compensation programs 7as    
defined in section #ccjf7v7 of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7 to   
help avert layoffs1 including by        
providing technical assistance and      
guidance4  #e4 ,full federal funding of 
extended unemployment compensation for a
 limited period  7a7 ,in general ,in the
 case of sharable extended compensation 
and sharable regular compensation paid  
for weeks of unemployment beginning     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section and before ,december #ca1 #bjbj 
7and only with respect to ,states that  
receive emergency administration grant  
funding under clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of   
section #ijc7;h77#a77;,c7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aajb7;h77#a77;,c7771 section           
#bjd7;a77#a7 of the ,federal-,state     
,extended ,unemployment ,compensation   
,act of #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7
 shall be applied by substituting #ajj  

percent of for one-half of4  7b7        
,temporary federal matching for the     
first week of extended benefits for     
states with no waiting week ,with       
respect to weeks of unemployment        
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act and ending on or 
before ,december #ca1 #bjbj1            
subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#bjd7;a77#b7 of the ,federal-,state     
,extended ,unemployment ,compensation   
,act of #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7
 shall not apply4  7c7 ,definitions ,for
 purposes of this section-- 7#a7 the    
terms sharable extended compensation and
 sharable regular compensation have the 
respective meanings given such terms    
under section #bjd of the               
,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment 
,compensation ,act of #aigj2 and  7#b7  
the term week has the meaning given such
 term under section #bje of the         
,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment 
,compensation ,act of #aigj4  7d7       
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,labor  

may prescribe any operating instructions
 or regulations necessary to carry out  
this section4