To reduce unemployment compensation provisions.

SA 1092. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Young,
Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Romney, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Tillis, and
Mrs. Capito) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters,
Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319,
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5;
as follows:
Strike parts 1 and 2 of subtitle A of title IX and insert
the following:

PART 1--EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 9011. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Section 2102(c) of the CARES Act (15
U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting
``paragraph (2)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``March 14, 2021''
and inserting ``July 18, 2021''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph
(4) as paragraph (3).
(b) Increase in Number of Weeks.--Section 2102(c)(2) of
such Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``50 weeks'' and inserting ``74 weeks'';
and
(2) by striking ``50-week period'' and inserting ``74-week
period''.
(c) Hold Harmless for Proper Administration.--In the case
of an individual who is eligible to receive pandemic
unemployment assistance under section 2102 of the CARES Act
(15 U.S.C. 9021) as of the day before the date of enactment
of this Act and on the date of enactment of this Act becomes
eligible for pandemic emergency unemployment compensation
under section 2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) by
reason of the amendments made by section 9016(b) of this
title, any payment of pandemic unemployment assistance under
such section 2102 made after the date of enactment of this
Act to such individual during an appropriate period of time,
as determined by the Secretary of Labor, that should have
been made under such section 2107 shall not be considered to
be an overpayment of assistance under such section 2102,
except that an individual may not receive payment for
assistance under section 2102 and a payment for assistance
under section 2107 for the same week of unemployment.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) shall apply as if included in the enactment of the
CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), except that no amount shall
be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to any
week of unemployment commencing before the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9012. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by striking
``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
(b) Increase in Reimbursement Rate.--Section 903(i)(1)(B)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and except as
otherwise provided in this subparagraph'' after ``as
determined by the Secretary of Labor''; and
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
``With respect to the amounts of such compensation paid for
weeks of unemployment beginning after March 31, 2021, and
ending on or before July 18, 2021, the preceding sentence
shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for `one-
half'.''.

SEC. 9013. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.

(a) In General.--Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15
U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021''
and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
(b) Amount.--Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act (15 U.S.C.
9023(b)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) For weeks of unemployment ending after March 14,
2021, and ending on or before July 18, 2021, $300.''.

SEC. 9014. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE FIRST
WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT FOR
STATES WITH NO WAITING WEEK.

(a) In General.--Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15
U.S.C. 9024(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021''
and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
(b) Full Reimbursement.--Paragraph (3) of section 2105(c)
of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(c)) is repealed and such section
shall be applied to weeks of unemployment to which an
agreement under section 2105 of such Act applies as if such
paragraph had not been enacted.

SEC. 9015. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING FLEXIBILITY.

If a State modifies its unemployment compensation law and
policies, subject to the succeeding sentence, with respect to
personnel standards on a merit basis on an emergency
temporary basis as needed to respond to the spread of COVID-
19, such modifications shall be disregarded for the purposes
of applying section 303 of the Social Security Act and
section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to such
State law. Such modifications shall only apply through July
18, 2021, and shall be limited to engaging of temporary
staff, rehiring of retirees or former employees on a non-
competitive basis, and other temporary actions to quickly
process applications and claims.

SEC. 9016. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.

(a) In General.--Section 2107(g) of the CARES Act (15
U.S.C. 9025(g)) is amended to read as follows:
``(g) Applicability.--An agreement entered into under this
section shall apply to weeks of unemployment--
``(1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is
entered into; and
``(2) ending on or before July 18, 2021.''.
(b) Increase in Number of Weeks.--Section 2107(b)(2) of
such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``24''
and inserting ``48''.
(c) Coordination of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment
Compensation With Extended Compensation.--Section
2107(a)(5)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(a)(5)(B)) is
amended by inserting ``or for the week that includes the date
of enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (without
regard to the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of
section 9016 of such Act)'' after ``2020)''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act
(Public Law 116-136), except that no amount shall be payable
by virtue of such amendments with respect to any week of
unemployment commencing before the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 9017. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME
COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN STATES WITH PROGRAMS
IN LAW.

Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9026(b)(2))
is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting
``July 18, 2021''.

SEC. 9018. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS FOR STATES WITHOUT
PROGRAMS IN LAW.

Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9027(d)(2))
is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting
``July 18, 2021''.

PART 2--EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 9021. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH
ADVANCES.

Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ``March 14,
2021'' and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.

SEC. 9022. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
(26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``March 14,

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2021'' each place it appears and inserting ``July 18, 2021''.
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