,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjba,mrs4 ,h9son introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 ,gov]nm5t   
,acc\ntability ,(fice1 & ,small ,bus9ess
 ,adm9i/ration to conduct a jo9t /udy on
 p&emic unemploym5t programs1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,back ,to ,"w ,act4  #b4   
,/udy ( p&emic unemploym5t programs  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! cov]$ ag5cy heads %all     
conduct a jo9t /udy on p&emic           
unemploym5t programs1 includ+ an        
analysis ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! impact (  
su* programs on-- 7,a7 individuals1     
includ+ recipi5ts' engagem5t 9 "w1      
p>ticipation 9 "w se>*1 receipt ( &     
am\nt ( e>n+s1 receipt ( & am\nt ( o!r  
gov]nm5t b5efits1 duration (            
unemploym5t1 & :e!r ! recipi5t's total  
income c\nt+ all b5efits exce$s 8 or h] 
prior e>n+s f "w2  7,b7 bus9esses1 ) a  

focus on small bus9esses1 includ+       
effects on sales1 pr(its1 tax paym5ts1  
h\rs ( op]ation1 employm5t1 & closures  
attributable to /aff+ %ortages relat$ to
 ! availability ( b5efits2 &  7,c7 !    
economy1 includ+ key labor m>ket metrics
 su* z ! numb] ( employ$ & unemploy$    
individuals1 job op5+s1 total e>n+s f   
"w1 ! labor =ce p>ticipation rate1 ,/ate
 & national unemploym5t rates1 engagem5t
 ( individuals 9 full or "p "t          
employm5t1 av]age durations (           
unemploym5t1 & ! numb] ( long-t]m       
unemploy$4  7#b7 ,! demographics ( !    
recipi5ts ( b5efits "u su* programs1    
includ+ ) respect to key *>act]i/ics (  
recipi5ts1 includ+ age1 g5d]1 race &    
e?nicity1 prior "w exp]i5ce1 educational
 atta9m5t1 :e!r ! individual resides 9  
an urban or rural community1 :e!r t     
community is consid]$ disadvantag$1 :e!r
 ! individual 0 engag$ 9 employm5t      
imm$iately prior to fir/ receiv+        
b5efits1 ! nature ( su* prior employm5t 
7su* z :e!r employ$1 self employ$1 or   

indep5d5t contractor71 :e!r ! individual
 engag$ 9 p>tial "w :ile collect+       
b5efits1 :e!r su* p>tial "w 0 :ile a    
p>ticipant 9 a %ort-"t comp5sation or   
ano!r program1 & ! reason = leav+       
b5efits su* z due to b5efit exhau/ion1  
return to "w1 or ano!r reason4  7#c7 ,) 
respect to ,p&emic ,unemploym5t         
,assi/ance--  7,a7 ! numb] ( individuals
 :o appli$ = su* ,assi/ance aft] apply+ 
= regul> unemploym5t comp5sation2  7,b7 
! numb] ( individuals apply+ = &        
ultimately receiv+ b5efits1 z comp>$ )  
simil> data "u ! ,/ate ,unemploym5t     
,comp5sation program1 & :e!r ! program's
 all[ance ( self-c]tification (         
eligibility 0 a significant factor      
contribut+ to any su* diff]5ces2 &  7,c7
 ! degree to :i* ! backdat+ ( claims    
result$ 9 ! ov]/atem5t ( ! app>5t numb] 
( ,p&emic ,unemploym5t ,assi/ance       
recipi5ts1 especially dur+ ! program's  
e>ly mon?s4  7b7 ,e>ly t]m9ation (      
p&emic unemploym5t program p>ticipation 
,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy requir$ "u          

subsection 7a71 ! cov]$ ag5cy heads %all
 comp>e ,/ates t t]m9at$ agreem5ts to   
p>ticipate 9 p&emic unemploym5t programs
 prior to ,septemb] #f1 #bjba1 ) ,/ates 
t ma9ta9$ su* agreem5ts until ,septemb] 
#f1 #bjba4  7c7 ,report to ,congress ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! cov]$ ag5cy heads %all   
provide to ,congress a report on !      
results ( ! /udy requir$ "u subsection  
7a74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3   
7#a7 ,cov]$ ag5cy heads ,! t]m cov]$    
ag5cy heads means ! ,commission] ( !    
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,p&emic            
,unemploym5t ,assi/ance ,! t]m ,p&emic  
,unemploym5t ,assi/ance means assi/ance 
"u section #bajb ( ! ,coronavirus ,aid1 
,relief1 & ,economic ,security ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ijba74  7#c7 ,p&emic        
unemploym5t programs ,! t]m p&emic      
unemploym5t programs means-- 7,a7 ,f$]al
 ,p&emic ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation "u   

section #bajd ( ! ,coronavirus ,aid1    
,relief1 & ,economic ,security ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ijbc72  7,b7 ,p&emic        
,em]g5cy ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation "u   
section #bajg ( su* ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ijbe72 &  7,c7 ,p&emic ,unemploym5t    
,assi/ance4