,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cdhb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ab1 #bjbj,mr4 ,booker introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to provide full ,federal funding for regular unemployment compensation for the first week of otherwise compensable unemployment in areas4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,emergency ,u4,i4 ,solutions ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,temporary coverage of regular unemployment compensation for the first week of otherwise compensable unemployment in areas covered by an emergency declaration with full ,federal funding 7a7 ,federal-,state agreements ,any ,state which desires to do so may enter into and participate in an agreement under this section with the ,secretary of ,labor 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary74 ,any ,state which is a party to an agreement under this title may1 upon providing #cj days' written notice to the ,secretary1 terminate such agreement4 7b7 ,provisions of agreement 7#a7 ,in general ,any agreement under subsection 7a7 shall provide that the ,state agency of the ,state will make payments of regular compensation to an individual for the first week of otherwise compensable unemployment with respect to employment in an area for which there is an emergency declaration for such week4 7#b7 ,emergency declaration ,in this section1 the term emergency declaration means1 with respect to an area1 any of the following3 7,a7 ,a major disaster declared for the area by the ,president under section #dja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74 7,b7 ,an emergency declared for the area by the ,president under section #eja of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia74 7,c7 ,a public health emergency declared for the area by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74 7c7 ,payments to ,states 7#a7 ,full reimbursement ,there shall be paid to each ,state which has entered into an agreement under this section an amount equal to #ajj percent of-- 7,a7 the total amount of regular compensation paid to individuals by the ,state pursuant to such agreement2 and 7,b7 any additional administrative expenses incurred by the ,state by reason of such agreement 7as determined by the ,secretary74 7#b7 ,terms of payments ,sums payable to any ,state by reason of such ,state's having an agreement under this section shall be payable1 either in advance or by way of reimbursement 7as determined by the ,secretary71 in such amounts as the ,secretary estimates the ,state will be entitled to receive under this section for each calendar month1 reduced or increased1 as the case may be1 by any amount by which the ,secretary finds that his estimates for any prior calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the ,state4 ,such estimates may be made on the basis of such statistical1 sampling1 or other method as may be agreed upon by the ,secretary and the ,state agency of the ,state involved4 7d7 ,funding 7#a7 ,compensation 7,a7 ,in general ,funds in the ,federal unemployment account 7as established by section #ije7;g77 of the ,unemployment ,trust ,fund 7as established by section #ijd7;a77 shall be used to make payments under subsection 7c77#a77;,a74 7,b7 ,transfer of funds ,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 ,federal unemployment account such sums as the ,secretary of ,labor estimates to be necessary to make payments described in subparagraph 7,a74 ,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 7#b7 ,administrative expenses 7,a7 ,in general ,funds in the employment security administration account 7as established by section #ija7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aaje7;a77 of the ,unemployment ,trust ,fund 7as established by section #ijd7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aajd7;a77 shall be used to make payments to ,states and ,indian ,tribes pursuant to subsection 7c77#a77;,b74 7,b7 ,transfer of funds ,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 such sums as the ,secretary of ,labor estimates to be necessary to make payments described in subparagraph 7,a74 ,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 7#c7 ,certifications ,the ,secretary shall from time to time certify to the ,secretary of the ,treasury for payment to each ,state the sums payable to such ,state under this section4 7e7 ,applicability ,an agreement entered into under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment with respect to a ,state-- 7#a7 beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into2 and 7#b7 ending on or before the earlier of-- 7,a7 ,january #a1 #bjbb2 or 7,b7 the date the ,state law is in compliance with the requirement under section #ccjd7;a77#bb7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7f7 ,fraud and overpayments ,the provisions of section #djje of the ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb2 #abb ,stat4 #bcef7 shall apply with respect to compensation paid under an agreement under this section to the same extent and in the same manner as in the case of emergency unemployment compensation under title ,,iv of such ,act4 7g7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section1 the terms regular compensation1 ,state1 ,state agency1 ,state law1 and week have the respective meanings given such terms under section #bje of the ,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment ,compensation ,act of #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note74 #c4 ,permanent ,state plan requirement to provide payment of regular unemployment compensation for the first week of otherwise compensable unemployment 7a7 ,disallowing waiting weeks 7#a7 ,in general ,section #ccjd7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7relating to approval of ,state unemployment compensation laws7 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#ah71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#ai7 as paragraph 7#bj72 and 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ah7 the following new paragraph3 7#ai7 compensation is paid to an individual for their first week of otherwise compensable unemployment without a waiting week2 and 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after ,january #a1 #bjbb 7or earlier if established by ,state law 7but in no case earlier than the date of enactment of this ,act774 7b7 ,conforming amendment to the extended benefit program ,section #bjd7;a7 of the ,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment ,compensation ,act of #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking paid for and inserting subject to paragraph 7#d71 paid for2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 shall not apply-- 7,a7 in the case of a ,state that pays regular compensation to an individual for the first week of otherwise compensable unemployment under an agreement under section #b of the ,emergency ,u4,i4 ,solutions ,act of #bjbj2 or 7,b7 to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the earlier of-- 7i7 ,january #a1 #bjbb2 or 7ii7 with respect to a ,state1 the date the ,state law is in compliance with section #ccjd7;a77#ai7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 4