,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,reed1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide ,federal reimbursement of       
qualified ,state paid leave programs1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,state ,paid ,leave for ,america ,now   
7,,plan7 ,act4  #b4 ,federal            
reimbursement of qualified ,state paid  
leave programs  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are appropriated to the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury such sums as necessary to 
make payments to ,states to reimburse   
eligible ,state expenditures in         
accordance with this section4  7b7      
,eligible ,state expenditure ,for       
purposes of this section1 the term      
eligible ,state expenditure means any   
expenditure by a ,state-- 7#a7 made     

during the period beginning on ,january 
#bg1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ca1
 #bjba1 with respect to any qualified   
paid leave program2 and  7#b7 consisting
 of any of the following3 7,a7 ,the     
payment of benefits by the ,state under 
such program4  7,b7 ,subject to         
subsection 7d71 the reimbursement of    
benefits paid by a private employer or  
insurer-- 7i7 required to maintain such 
program under the law of the ,state2 or 
7ii7 offering such a program on the     
basis of reimbursement of tax relief    
provided by the ,state4  7,c7 ,the      
administrative costs to the ,state of   
operating a qualified paid leave program
 maintained by the ,state or issuing    
reimbursements described in subparagraph
 7,b74  7c7 ,qualified paid leave       
program  7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes 
of this section1 the term qualified paid
 leave program means any program        
maintained by a ,state1 or by a private 
employer or insurer required to maintain
 such program under the law of the      

,state1 that provides paid leave        
benefits described in paragraph 7#b71   
but only to the extent that such        
benefits are paid for circumstances     
related to ,,covid-#ai 7as determined   
pursuant to paragraph 7#c774  7#b7      
,applicable paid leave benefits  7,a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b71 a paid leave benefit 
described in this paragraph is a benefit
 which provides full or partial wage    
replacement to employees on the basis of
 specifically defined qualifying events 
defined under the law or program policy 
of a ,state and which ends either when  
the qualifying event is no longer       
applicable or a set period of benefits  
is exhausted4  7,b7 ,exceptions ,a paid 
leave benefit described in this         
paragraph does not include-- 7i7 any    
form of accrued paid leave or any form  
of paid leave for which accrued paid    
leave is required to be substituted2    
7ii7 any form of compensation paid in   
remedy for a workplace injury1 illness1 

or death or in exchange for forfeiting  
any right of action against the employer
 for a workplace injury1 illness1 or    
death2 or  7iii7 any paid leave with    
respect to which any taxpayer is        
eligible for a credit under division ,g 
of the ,families ,first ,coronavirus    
,response ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg74 
7#c7 ,circumstances related to          
,,covid-#ai ,for purposes of this       
section1 a benefit is paid for          
circumstances related to ,,covid-#ai if1
 in order to be eligible for such       
benefit1 the recipient must be an       
individual who 7as determined by the    
qualified paid leave program under the  
law of the ,state7-- 7,a7 has a current 
or presumptive diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai 
from a health care provider2  7,b7 is   
under quarantine 7including self-imposed
 quarantine or self-isolation7 at the   
instruction of a health care provider1  
employer1 or a local1 ,state1 or        
,federal official-- 7i7 in order to     
prevent the spread of ,,covid-#ai2 or   

7ii7 due to underlying health conditions
 that put the individual at high risk if
 they contract ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 is    
engaged in caregiving for an individual 
who has a current or presumptive        
diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai from a health  
care provider or is under quarantine as 
described in subparagraph 7,b72 or  7,d7
 meets such other circumstances related 
to ,,covid-#ai as the law of the ,state 
or the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services and the    
,secretary of ,labor7 may provide4  7d7 
,restriction on certain reimbursements  
,a ,state may not treat an expenditure  
described in subsection 7b77#b7 with    
respect to a qualified paid leave       
program as an eligible ,state           
expenditure-- 7#a7 with respect to      
benefits paid by the ,state under such  
program as described in subparagraph    
7,a7 of such subsection1 if the ,state1 
during the period described in          
subsection 7b77#a7 or during the        

#f-month period immediately following   
such period1 restricts eligibility or   
reduces program benefits 7including with
 respect to duration of leave1 wage     
replacement rate1 or maximum benefits or
 coverage7 related to such program2 and 
7#b7 with respect to benefits paid by a 
private employer or insurer as described
 in subparagraph 7,b7 of such           
subsection1 unless the private employer 
or insurer receiving reimbursement under
 such subsection provides assurances to 
the satisfaction of the ,state that--   
7,a7 the private employer or insurer has
 in effect procedures-- 7i7 to determine
 whether a benefit is paid for          
circumstances related to ,,covid-#ai    
that comply with the standard           
established in subsection 7c77#c72 and  
7ii7 to report such determinations to   
the ,state2 and  7,b7 7i7 during the    
period described in subsection 7b77#a7  
and during the #f-month period beginning
 on the date on which the entity        
receives such reimbursement from the    

,state1 the private employer or insurer 
will not-- 7,i7 raise any premium 7if   
applicable7 with respect to any plan for
 which the private employer or insurer  
submitted expenditures to the ,state for
 reimbursement1 unless the premium      
increase is directly and proportionally 
tied to expanded or increased paid leave
 program benefits mandated by law or to 
increased utilization unrelated to      
circumstances related to ,,covid-#ai 7as
 determined pursuant to subsection      
7c77#c772 or  7,,ii7 reduce any benefit 
7including with respect to duration of  
leave1 wage replacement rate1 or maximum
 benefits or coverage7 with respect to  
any such plan2 and  7ii7 in any case in 
which the private employer or insurer   
violates clause 7i71 the private        
employer or insurer agrees to repay the 
,state any such reimbursement received4 
,in any case in which a private employer
 or insurer repays any amount to a      
,state pursuant to paragraph            
7#b77;,b77ii71 the ,state shall repay to

 the ,secretary of the ,treasury such   
portion of payments received by the     
,state under subsection 7a7 as pertain  
to such amount4  7e7 ,timing and        
procedure for payments  7#a7            
,certifications by ,states  7,a7        
,initial estimate ,not later than       
,september #cj1 #bjbj1 each ,state      
seeking a payment under this section    
shall certify to the ,secretary of the  
,treasury an initial estimate of the    
total amount of eligible ,state         
expenditures the ,state expects to make 
with respect to calendar years #bjbj and
 #bjba4  7,b7 ,final report ,not later  
than ,july #a1 #bjbc1 each such ,state  
shall certify a final report of the     
total amount of eligible ,state         
expenditures made with respect to such  
calendar years4 ,such report shall also 
include-- 7i7 the number of benefit     
claims that qualified for reimbursement1
 by eligibility category and type of    
leave2  7ii7 the average duration of    
benefit receipt with respect to each    

such eligibility category and type of   
leave2 and  7iii7 any demographic       
information about recipients1           
disaggregated by eligibility category   
and type of leave1 which is collected by
 the ,state or private employer or      
insurer during the application process4 
,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbc1   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall   
submit a report to ,congress providing  
aggregate data summarizing such final   
report4 ,such final report shall not    
include any individually identifiable   
information or any information which is 
protected by ,state or ,federal privacy 
law1 and nothing in this subparagraph   
shall be construed to require a ,state  
or private employer or insurer to       
collect any information from applicants 
beyond the extent information described 
in clause 7iii7 is collected during the 
application process4  7#b7 ,timing of   
payments ,the ,secretary of the         
,treasury shall make payments under this
 section on a quarterly basis during    

calendar years #bjbj and #bjba beginning
 on ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 based on an   
amount equal to #ge percent of the      
initial estimates received pursuant to  
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7#c7              
,reconciliation ,not later than         
,september #cj1 #bjbc1 the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury shall reconcile with each
 ,state amounts paid pursuant to        
paragraph 7#b7 with the final report    
submitted by the ,state pursuant to     
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 and shall pay      
additional amounts to the ,state or     
collect overpayments as necessary based 
on the amount specified in such final   
report4  7f7 ,definition of ,state ,for 
purposes of this section1 the term      
,state means any of the #ej ,states or  
the ,district of ,columbia4  #c4 ,study 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller       
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct a study to examine the potential
 impact on the economy had a national   
paid leave program been in effect during
 and after the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4    

7b7 ,report ,not later than ,december   
#ca1 #bjbb1 the ,comptroller ,general   
shall submit a report to ,congress on   
the results of the study under          
subsection 7a74