,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
certain unemployment assistance for     
individuals impacted by quarantine order
 for a national or ,state public health 
emergency1 including a virus threat or  
other health pandemic4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,unemployment ,assistance for           
,individuals ,impacted by ,quarantine   
,order for a ,national or ,state ,public
 ,health ,emergency ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,unemployment assistance ,the ,president
 may treat a national or ,state public  
health emergency1 including a virus     
threat or other health pandemic1 as a   
major disaster for purposes of providing
 unemployment assistance under section  
#daj of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford       
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        

,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagg74 
,for the duration of such a public      
health emergency1 the ,president may    
provide any assistance available under  
such section1 and may provide additional
 unemployment assistance that meets the 
following requirements3 7#a7 ,for       
individuals occupying a part-time or    
full-time position of employment who do 
not receive paid sick leave and who are 
under quarantine orders1 or have minor  
children under quarantine orders1 issued
 by a ,federal1 ,state1 or local public 
health authority1 compensation for      
absence from such employment for the    
duration of such quarantine orders4     
7#b7 ,compensation provided under this  
section shall be based on the number of 
regular hours that the individual would 
have worked if such individual were not 
under quarantine orders1 or was not     
accompanying a minor child under        
quarantine orders4  7#c7 ,proof of pay  
for the period within #fj days of an    
order described in paragraph 7#b7 and   

proof of employment during the duration 
of the order shall serve as evidence of 
the compensation level to be determined 
under such paragraph4  7#d7 ,assistance 
may be provided under this section to   
individuals described in paragraph 7#a7 
who are eligible for paid sick leave but
 denied such benefit in the case of a   
quarantine order4  7#e7 ,assistance may 
be provided under this section to an    
individual who occupies a part-time or  
full-time position of employment and is 
paid an hourly rate if such individual  
is the primary caregiver to a medically 
at-risk person under a quarantine order 
or other medical declaration issued by a
 ,federal1 ,state1 or local public      
health authority due to the public      
health emergency4  7#f7 ,benefit levels 
provided as assistance under this       
section shall additionally meet the     
following3 7,a7 ,benefit ,levels shall  
be calculated based upon ,state         
,unemployment ,insurance 7hereinafter   
referred to as ,,ui7 benefits where the 

individual primarily worked 7which may  
differ from the location where a        
quarantine or recuperation from an      
illness may take place74  7,b7 ,at a    
minimum1 individuals with employment    
that require that such individual       
physically be at a location that is not 
accessible due to a quarantine or       
medical order due to a public health    
emergency will receive assistance under 
this section that is at least half of   
the average ,,ui benefit for that ,state
 and cannot receive more than the       
maximum ,,ui benefit available in that  
,state4  7,c7 ,the maximum ,,ui weekly  
benefit amount shall be determined under
 the provisions of the laws of the      
,state in which the work occurs4  7,d7  
,the ,,ui benefit amount shall be       
calculated to replace around #ej percent
 of wages up to a maximum benefit amount
 and shall not exceed #ff percent of the
 average weekly wage1 based upon each   
,state's practice4  7,e7 ,the minimum   
weekly assistance provided under this   

section shall be half of the average    
weekly ,,ui benefit for the ,state in   
which the work occurs4  7,f7 ,the terms 
of payment of ,,ui benefits shall be    
determined by the health declaration1   
doctors orders1 or public health        
mandate4  7,g7 ,the benefit shall cease 
upon the end of the public health       
emergency1 as determined by the         
,president1 or upon recovery or other   
mitigation of the conditions of this    
section4  7#g7 ,the ,president shall    
consider the following factors1 with    
respect to the individual requesting    
assistance for qualification under this 
section3 7,a7 ,the address of employment
 is within the geographic area under    
quarantine4  7,b7 ,the home address is a
 location where quarantine is declared4 
7,c7 ,the primary means of reaching work
 are not available due to quarantine4   
7,d7 ,the person is under medical care  
which prohibits them working or         
traveling to work4  7,e7 ,illness or    
suspected illness that is the target of 

the national health emergency4  7,f7    
,primary caregiver for someone deemed to
 be at particularly high risk who are   
under quarantine or medical directive   
regarding mobility or activity outside  
of their home4  7,g7 ,have a child      
infant through #ah with a place of      
education that is under quarantine4