,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bh1 #bjbc,mr4    
,m>%all 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1   
,mr4 ,braun1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 & 
,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to ext5d ! /atute ( limitations = fraud
 by individuals "u ! ,,covid-#ai        
unemploym5t programs4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,p&emic       
,unemploym5t ,fraud ,rec\pm5t ,act4  #b4
 ,ext5sion ( ! /atute ( limitations =   
fraud by individuals "u ! ,,covid-#ai   
unemploym5t programs  7a7 ,p&emic       
unemploym5t assi/ance ,section #bajb ( !
 ,,c>es ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijba7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7d71 by /rik+ 
p>agraph 7#d72  7#b7 by r$esignat+      
subsection 7h7 z subsection 7i72 &  7#c7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7g7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7h7 ,fraud & ov]paym5ts
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if an individual kn[+ly
 has made1 or caus$ to be made by ano!r1

 a false /atem5t or repres5tation ( a   
mat]ial fact1 or kn[+ly has fail$1 or   
caus$ ano!r to fail1 to disclose a      
mat]ial fact1 & z a result ( su* false  
/atem5t or repres5tation or ( su*       
nondisclosure su* individual has receiv$
 an am\nt ( p&emic unemploym5t assi/ance
 "u ?is section to :i* su* individual 0 
n entitl$1 su* individual %all be       
ineligible = fur!r p&emic unemploym5t   
assi/ance "u ?is section 9 accordance ) 
! provisions ( ! applicable ,/ate       
unemploym5t comp5sation law relat+ to   
fraud 9 connection ) a claim =          
unemploym5t comp5sation4  7#b7 ,repaym5t
 ,9 ! case ( individuals :o h receiv$   
am\nts ( p&emic unemploym5t assi/ance "u
 ?is section to :i* !y 7 n entitl$1 !   
,/ate %all require su* individuals to   
repay ! am\nts ( su* p&emic unemploym5t 
assi/ance to ! ,/ate ag5cy1 except t !  
,/ate ag5cy may waive su* repaym5t if x 
det]m9es t-- 7,a7 ! paym5t ( su* p&emic 
unemploym5t assi/ance 0 )\t fault on !  
"p ( any su* individual2 &  7,b7 su*    

repaym5t w\ld be contr>y to equity &    
good consci5ce4  7#c7 ,recov]y by ,/ate 
ag5cy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,/ate ag5cy %all
 recov] ! am\nt to be repaid1 or any "p 
!re(1 by d$uctions f any unemploym5t    
comp5sation payable to su* individual "u
 any ,/ate or ,f$]al unemploym5t        
comp5sation law adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate     
ag5cy or "u any o!r ,/ate or ,f$]al law 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate ag5cy :i* provides =
 ! paym5t ( any assi/ance or all[ance ) 
respect to any week ( unemploym5t1 dur+ 
! #aj-ye> p]iod aft] ! date su*         
individuals receiv$ ! paym5t ( ! p&emic 
unemploym5t assi/ance to :i* !y 7 n     
entitl$1 9 accordance ) ! same proc$ures
 z apply to ! recov]y ( ov]paym5ts (    
regul> unemploym5t b5efits paid by !    
,/ate4  7,b7 ,opportunity = he>+ ,no    
repaym5t %all be requir$1 & no d$uction 
%all be made1 until a det]m9ation has   
be5 made1 notice !re( & an opportunity =
 a fair he>+ has be5 giv5 to !          
individual1 & ! det]m9ation has become  
f9al4  7#d7 ,review ,any det]m9ation by 

a ,/ate ag5cy "u ?is section %all be    
subject to review 9 ! same mann] & to ! 
same ext5t z det]m9ations "u ! ,/ate    
unemploym5t comp5sation law1 & only 9 t 
mann] & to t ext5t4  7#e7 ,/atute (     
,limitations ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 any crim9al *>ge or civil        
en=cem5t action alleg+ t an individual  
engag$ 9 fraud ) respect to ! paym5t (  
any unemploym5t comp5sation claim fund$ 
9 :ole or 9 "p by p&emic unemploym5t    
assi/ance "u ?is section %all be fil$ n 
lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !  
conduct t con/itutes ! fraud 0 committ$4
  4  7b7 ,f$]al ,p&emic ,unemploym5t    
,comp5sation & ,mix$ ,e>n] ,unemploym5t 
comp5sation ,section #bajd7;f7 ( !      
,,c>es ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijbc7;f77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by  
/rik+ #c-ye> & ins]t+ #aj-ye>2 &  7#b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#e7 ,/atute ( ,limitations ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 any crim9al *>ge  
or civil en=cem5t action alleg+ t an    
individual engag$ 9 fraud ) respect to !

 paym5t ( any unemploym5t comp5sation   
claim fund$ 9 :ole or 9 "p by ,f$]al    
,p&emic ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation or    
,mix$ ,e>n] ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation "u
 ?is section %all be fil$ n lat] ?an #aj
 ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! conduct t    
con/itutes ! fraud 0 committ$4  4  7c7  
,p&emic em]g5cy unemploym5t comp5sation 
,section #bajg7;e7 ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #ijbe7;e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by /rik+ #c-ye> &   
ins]t+ #aj-ye>2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 ,/atute ( 
,limitations ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 any crim9al *>ge or civil        
en=cem5t action alleg+ t an individual  
engag$ 9 fraud ) respect to ! paym5t (  
any unemploym5t comp5sation claim fund$ 
9 :ole or 9 "p by p&emic em]g5cy        
unemploym5t comp5sation "u ?is section  
%all be fil$ n lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] ! 
date on :i* ! conduct t con/itutes !    
fraud 0 committ$4  4  7d7 ,lo/ wages    
assi/ance  7#a7 ,fraud & ov]paym5ts ,if 
an individual kn[+ly has made1 or caus$ 

to be made by ano!r1 a false /atem5t or 
repres5tation ( a mat]ial fact1 or      
kn[+ly has fail$1 or caus$ ano!r to     
fail1 to disclose a mat]ial fact1 & z a 
result ( su* false /atem5t or           
repres5tation or ( su* nondisclosure su*
 individual has receiv$ an am\nt ( lo/  
wages assi/ance to :i* su* individual 0 
n entitl$1 su* individual %all be       
ineligible = fur!r lo/ wages assi/ance 9
 accordance ) ! provisions ( !          
applicable ,/ate unemploym5t comp5sation
 law relat+ to fraud 9 connection ) a   
claim = unemploym5t comp5sation4  7#b7  
,repaym5t ,9 ! case ( individuals :o h  
receiv$ am\nts ( lo/ wages assi/ance to 
:i* !y 7 n entitl$1 ! ,/ate %all require
 su* individuals to repay ! am\nts ( su*
 lo/ wages assi/ance to ! ,/ate ag5cy1  
except t ! ,/ate ag5cy may waive su*    
repaym5t if x det]m9es t-- 7,a7 ! paym5t
 ( su* lo/ wages assi/ance 0 )\t fault  
on ! "p ( any su* individual2 &  7,b7   
su* repaym5t w\ld be contr>y to equity &
 good consci5ce4  7#c7 ,recov]y by ,/ate

 ag5cy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,/ate ag5cy    
%all recov] ! am\nt to be repaid1 or any
 "p !re(1 by d$uctions f any unemploym5t
 comp5sation payable to su* individual  
"u any ,/ate or ,f$]al unemploym5t      
comp5sation law adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate     
ag5cy or "u any o!r ,/ate or ,f$]al law 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate ag5cy :i* provides =
 ! paym5t ( any assi/ance or all[ance ) 
respect to any week ( unemploym5t1 dur+ 
! #aj-ye> p]iod aft] ! date su*         
individuals receiv$ ! paym5t ( ! lo/    
wages assi/ance to :i* !y 7 n entitl$1 9
 accordance ) ! same proc$ures z apply  
to ! recov]y ( ov]paym5ts ( regul>      
unemploym5t b5efits paid by ! ,/ate4    
7,b7 ,opportunity = he>+ ,no repaym5t   
%all be requir$1 & no d$uction %all be  
made1 until a det]m9ation has be5 made1 
notice !re( & an opportunity = a fair   
he>+ has be5 giv5 to ! individual1 & !  
det]m9ation has become f9al4  7#d7      
,review ,any det]m9ation by a ,/ate     
ag5cy ) respect to paym5ts ( lo/ wages  
assi/ance %all be subject to review 9 ! 

same mann] & to ! same ext5t z          
det]m9ations "u ! ,/ate unemploym5t     
comp5sation law1 & only 9 t mann] & to t
 ext5t4  7#e7 ,/atute ( ,limitations    
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 any   
crim9al *>ge or civil en=cem5t action   
alleg+ t an individual engag$ 9 fraud ) 
respect to ! paym5t ( any unemploym5t   
comp5sation claim fund$ 9 :ole or 9 "p  
by lo/ wages assi/ance %all be fil$ n   
lat] ?an #aj ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !  
conduct t con/itutes ! fraud 0 committ$4
  7#f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3   
7,a7 ,lo/ wages assi/ance ,9 ?is        
subsection1 ! t]m lo/ wages assi/ance   
means f9ancial assi/ance provid$ by !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy       
pursuant to ! memor&um ( ! ,presid5t    
entitl$ ,memor&um on ,au?oriz+ ! ,o!r   
,ne$s ,assi/ance ,program = ,major      
,disa/] ,decl>ations ,relat$ to         
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai & dat$      
,augu/ #h1 #bjbj4  7,b7 ,/ate ag5cy1    
,/ate law1 & week ,! t]ms ,/ate ag5cy1  
,/ate law1 & week h ! mean+ giv5 su*    

t]ms 9 section #bje ( ! ,f$]al-,/ate    
,ext5d$ ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation ,act (
 #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note74