,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cheg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #a1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to cap the benefits received under the ,federal ,pandemic ,unemployment ,compensation program at prior wages4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping ,americans ,return to ,work ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,cap on temporary increased unemployment compensation benefits at prior wages 7a7 ,pandemic unemployment assistance ,section #bajb7;d7 of the ,relief for ,workers ,affected by ,coronavirus ,act 7contained in subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the assistance and inserting ,subject to paragraph 7#d71 the assistance2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,in the case and inserting ,subject to paragraph 7#d71 in the case2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after ,june #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on or before the date specified in subsection 7c77#a77;,a77ii71 the total amount of the weekly assistance applicable to an individual under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 7including the increase under section #bajd7 may not exceed-- 7,a7 in the case of paragraph 7#a71 the amount of the individual's average weekly wages on which the individual's weekly benefit is based2 and 7,b7 in the case of paragraph 7#b71 the amount of the individual's average weekly wages for an appropriate period prior to the receipt of assistance under such section1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,labor4 4 7b7 ,federal pandemic unemployment compensation ,subsection 7b7 of section #bajd of the ,relief for ,workers ,affected by ,coronavirus ,act 7contained in subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,any agreement and inserting ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 any agreement2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,limitation ,for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after ,june #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on or before the date specified in subsection 7e77#b71 the sum of the weekly amount described in subparagraphs 7,a7 7regular compensation7 and 7,b7 7,federal pandemic unemployment compensation7 of paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an individual may not exceed the amount of the individual's average weekly wages on which the amount described in such subparagraph 7,a7 is based4 4 7c7 ,pandemic emergency unemployment compensation ,section #bajg7;b77#c7 of the ,relief for ,workers ,affected by ,coronavirus ,act 7contained in subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,the limitation under section #bajd7;b77#b7 shall apply for purposes of determining the weekly benefit amount under the preceding sentence44 7d7 ,short-,time compensation 7#a7 ,states with programs in law ,section #bajh7;a7 of the ,relief for ,workers ,affected by ,coronavirus ,act 7contained in subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,total payment may not exceed weekly wages 7,a7 ,in general ,for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after ,june #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on or before the date specified in subsection 7b77#b71 the sum of the amounts described in subparagraph 7,b7 with respect to an individual for a week may not exceed the amount of the individual's average weekly wages on which the amount described in subparagraph 7,b77ii7 is based4 7,b7 ,amounts ,the amounts described in this subparagraph are the following with respect to a week3 7i7 ,the amount of the wages the individual receives from the employer for the week for the reduced hours under the short-time compensation program4 7ii7 ,the amount of the regular compensation 7including dependents' allowances7 payable to such individual for the week under the short-time compensation program4 7iii7 ,the amount of ,federal ,pandemic ,unemployment ,compensation under section #bajd payable to such individual for the week under the short-time compensation program4 4 7#b7 ,agreements ,section #baji7;b77#b7 of the ,relief for ,workers ,affected by ,coronavirus ,act 7contained in subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7,c7 ,total payment may not exceed weekly wages 7i7 ,in general ,for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after ,june #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on or before the date specified in subsection 7d77#b71 the sum of the amounts described in clause 7ii7 with respect to an individual for a week may not exceed the amount of the individual's average weekly wages on which the amount described in clause 7ii77,,ii7 is based4 7ii7 ,amounts ,the amounts described in this clause are the following with respect to a week3 7,i7 ,the amount of the wages the individual receives from the employer for the week for the reduced hours under the short-time compensation plan under the agreement4 7,,ii7 ,the amount of the regular compensation 7including dependents' allowances7 payable to such individual for the week under such short-time compensation plan4 7,,iii7 ,the amount of ,federal ,pandemic ,unemployment ,compensation under section #bajd payable to such individual for the week under such short-time compensation plan4 4