,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjba,mr4   
,ne:\se introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to support bo? work]s &   
recov]y by conv]t+ exp&$ ,f$]al         
unemploym5t paym5ts into sign+ bonuses4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,national ,sign+ ,bonus ,act ( #bjba4 
#b4 ,national sign+ bonuses  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #bajd7;b7 ( ! ,,c>es ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijbc7;b77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z      
p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+3  7#d7           
,back-to-"w bonuses  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any 
agreem5t "u ?is section may also provide
 t ! ,/ate ag5cy ( ! ,/ate may make up  
to #b lump-sum paym5ts 79 ?is p>agraph  
ref]r$ to z ! fir/ lump-sum paym5t & !  
second lump-sum paym5t7 to ea*          
individual :o-- 7i7 0 eligible = ,f$]al 
,p&emic ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 =-- 7,i7 any week beg9n+  

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,national    
,sign+ ,bonus ,act ( #bjba2 &  7,,ii7 at
 lea/ ! #h weeks imm$iately prec$+ !    
week "u subclause 7,i72  7ii7 is no     
long] eligible = ,f$]al ,p&emic         
,unemploym5t ,comp5sation "u p>agraph   
7#a7 7z det]m9$ by ! ,/ate71 z a result 
( e>n+s due to comm5c+ employm5t ) an   
employ] by :om ! individual has n be5   
employ$ dur+ ! prec$+ #f mon?s2 &  7iii7
 z v]ifi$ by ! individual's employ]     
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 has 
be5 employ$ by a non-gov]nm5tal employ] 
?r\gh\t-- 7aa7 9 ! case ( ! fir/        
lump-sum paym5t1 ! individual's fir/    
qualify+ p]iod2 &  7bb7 9 ! case ( !    
second lump-sum paym5t1 ! individual's  
second qualify+ p]iod2 &  7,,ii7 rema9s 
employ$ ) an int5t to cont9ue su*       
employm5t4  7,b7 ,am\nt  7i7 ,fir/      
lump-sum paym5t ,) respect to ! fir/    
qualify+ p]iod1 a paym5t made to an     
individual "u ?is p>agraph %all be paid 
9 a lump sum am\nt ( #a1bab4  7ii7      
,second lump-sum paym5t ,) respect to ! 

second qualify+ p]iod1 a paym5t made to 
an individual "u ?is p>agraph %all be   
paid 9 a lump sum am\nt ( #a1bab4  7,c7 
,qualify+ p]iods  7i7 ,fir/ qualify+    
p]iod ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m 
fir/ qualify+ p]iod means1 ) respect to 
an individual1 a p]iod-- 7,i7 beg9n+ on 
! date ! individual comm5c$ employm5t z 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii72 &      
7,,ii7 ext5d+ at lea/ #d consecutive    
weeks f su* date4  7ii7 ,second qualify+
 p]iod ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m
 second qualify+ p]iod means1 ) respect 
to an individual1 a p]iod-- 7,i7 beg9n+ 
on ! date ! individual comm5c$ employm5t
 z describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 7) ! 
same employ] ) :om ! individual qualifi$
 = ! fir/ lump-sum paym5t "u ?is        
p>agraph72 &  7,,ii7 ext5d+ at lea/ #h  
consecutive weeks f su* date4  7,d7     
,duration ,a fir/ or second lump-sum    
paym5t may n be made to any individual  
"u ?is p>agraph ) respect to a fir/ or  
second qualify+ p]iod beg9n+ on or aft] 
,july #d1 #bjba4  7,e7 ,employ]         

v]ification requir$ = bo? lump-sum      
paym5ts ,be=e mak+ ! fir/ & second      
lump-sum paym5t to an individual        
pursuant to ?is p>agraph1 a ,/ate ag5cy 
%all require v]ification f !            
individual's employ]-- 7i7 ( !          
individual's employm5t /atus2  7ii7 ( ! 
wages paid to ! individual dur+ !       
applicable qualify+ p]iod2 &  7iii7 ( ! 
h\rs work$ by ! individual dur+ !       
applicable qualify+ p]iod4  7,f7        
,limitation ,a ,/ate may n provide m ?an
 "o fir/ lump-sum paym5t & "o second    
lump-sum paym5t "u ?is p>agraph to an   
individual4  7,g7 ,special rule ,paym5ts
 made pursuant to an agreem5t "u ?is    
p>agraph %all n be consid]$ to violate !
 )drawal requirem5ts ( section          
#cjc7;a77#e7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejc7;a77#e77 or section 
#ccjd7;a77#d7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts      
,section #bajd ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijbc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsections 7d7 & 7f71 by ins]t+ 1      

paym5ts "u subsection 7b77#d71 aft]     
,f$]al ,p&emic ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation
 ea* place x appe>s2 &  7#b7 9          
subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71  
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#c7 ! purposes ( ! prec$+ provisions 
( ?is section1 z su* provisions apply ) 
respect to paym5ts "u subsection        
7b77#d71 %all be appli$ ) respect to    
unemploym5t b5efits describ$ 9          
subsection 7i77#b7 to ! same ext5t & 9 !
 same mann] z if ^? b5efits 7 regul>    
comp5sation4  4