,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bahh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bf1 #bjba,mr4 ,brady 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hern1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,estes1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1 and ,mr4 ,smucker7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,rules1 and the ,budget1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide relief to workers impacted by ,,covid-#ai and support for reopening businesses1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,reopening ,america by ,supporting ,workers and ,businesses ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,time-limited back-to-work bonuses 7a7 ,in general ,section #bajd7;b7 of the ,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,back-to-work bonuses 7,a7 ,in general ,any agreement under this section may also provide that the ,state agency of the ,state may make a one-time lump sum payment to each individual who-- 7i7 was eligible for ,federal ,pandemic ,unemployment ,compensation under paragraph 7#a7 for any week beginning after the date of enactment of the ,reopening ,america by ,supporting ,workers and ,businesses ,act of #bjba2 7ii7 is no longer so eligible 7as determined by the ,state71 as a result of earnings due to commencing employment2 and 7iii7 as verified by the individual's employer pursuant to subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 has been employed by a non-governmental employer throughout the individual's qualifying period2 7,,ii7 is employed for wages equivalent to an annual salary of not more than #ge1jjj2 and 7,,iii7 remains employed with an intent to continue such employment4 7,b7 ,amount ,a payment made to an individual under this paragraph shall be paid in a lump sum amount of-- 7i7 #a1bjj in the case of an individual who on average is working at least #cj hours or more per week during the qualifying period2 or 7ii7 #fjj in the case of an individual who on average is working at least #bj hours or more per week1 but less than #cj hours1 during the qualifying period4 7,c7 ,qualifying period ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term qualifying period means1 with respect to an individual1 a period-- 7i7 beginning on the date the individual commenced employment as described in subparagraph 7,a77ii72 and 7ii7 extending at least #d consecutive weeks from such date4 7,d7 ,duration ,no lump sum payment may be made to any individual under this paragraph with respect to a qualifying period beginning on or after ,july #a1 #bjba4 7,e7 ,employer verification ,before making a lump sum payment to an individual pursuant to this paragraph1 a ,state agency shall require verification from the individual's employer-- 7i7 of the individual's employment status2 7ii7 of the wages paid to the individual during the qualifying period2 and 7iii7 of the hours worked by the individual during the qualifying period4 7,f7 ,limitation ,a ,state may not provide more than one payment under this paragraph to an individual4 7,g7 ,special rule ,payments made pursuant to an agreement under this paragraph shall not be considered to violate the withdrawal requirements of section #cjc7;a77#e7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejc7;a77#e77 or section #ccjd7;a77#d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #bajd of such ,act is amended-- 7#a7 in subsections 7d7 and 7f71 by inserting 1 payments under subsection 7b77#d71 after ,federal ,pandemic ,unemployment ,compensation each place it appears2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 the purposes of the preceding provisions of this section1 as such provisions apply with respect to payments under subsection 7b77#d71 shall be applied with respect to unemployment benefits described in subsection 7i77#b7 to the same extent and in the same manner as if those benefits were regular compensation4 4 #c4 ,accelerated funding increase for reemployment services and eligibility assessments ,section #cad7;g77#a77;,d7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fde7;g77#a77;,d77 is amended by-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking #acc1jjj1jjj and inserting #dcc1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking #beh1jjj1jjj and inserting #dcc1jjj1jjj4 #d4 ,eligibility for reemployment services 7a7 ,,cares ,act 7#a7 ,pandemic ,unemployment ,assistance ,section #bajb of the ,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,eligibility for reemployment services ,pandemic unemployment assistance under this section shall be treated as unemployment compensation for the purposes of section #cjf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejf74 4 7#b7 ,pandemic ,emergency ,unemployment ,compensation ,section #bajg of the ,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,eligibility for reemployment services ,pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under this section shall be treated as unemployment compensation for the purposes of section #cjf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejf74 4 7b7 ,social ,security ,act ,section #cjf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejf7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section #cjc7;j7 and inserting claimants for unemployment compensation1 including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section #cjc7;j712 and 7#b7 by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants4 #e4 ,reinstating federal work search requirement 7a7 ,in general ,section #dajb7;b7 of the ,families ,first ,coronavirus ,relief ,act 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended by striking work search1 after with respect to4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made under subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the date that is #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4