,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cebc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the temporary
 funding of the expansion of eligibility
 of unemployment compensation to respond
 to the ,,covid-#ai public health       
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,coronavirus ,unemployment          
,insurance ,expansion ,act4  #b4        
,temporary funding of the expansion of  
eligibility of unemployment compensation
  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 ,any agreement 
under subsection 7a7 shall provide that 
the ,state agency of the ,state will    
make payments of regular compensation in
 cases where-- 7#a7 an individual's     
employer temporarily ceases operations  
due to the ,,covid-#ai emergency2  7#b7 
an individual is quarantined with the   
expectation of returning to work and is 
not receiving pay due to the ,,covid-#ai
 emergency2 and  7#c7 an individual must
 stop receiving pay in order to care for
 family members or dependents due to the
 ,,covid-#ai emergency4  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 by reason of  
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;a777 of the ,unemployment ,trust 
,fund 7as established by section        
#ijd7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aajd7;a777 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-- 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 the date of
 the termination of the national        
emergency declared by the ,president    
under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 with      
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai72 or  7,b7 ,december 
#ca1 #bjbj4  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 ,emergency  
flexibility for unemployment laws       
,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