S.Amdt. 1333

SA 1333. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 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; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

After section 9022, insert the following:

SEC. 9023. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS STUDY.

(a) Study.--The Inspector General of the Department of
Labor shall conduct a study to determine the extent to which
aliens not lawfully present in the United States were able to
access Federal unemployment compensation benefits under the
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127)
and the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136).
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the
Department of Labor shall submit to Congress a report
containing the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a), together with recommendations for such
legislation and administrative action as the Inspector
General determines appropriate, including recommendations for
preventing further unemployment compensation fraud by aliens
not lawfully present in the United States.

SEC. 9024. FUNDING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FRAUD
PREVENTION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Inspector General of the Department of
Labor for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2022, to conduct oversight activities
(supported with funds appropriated to the Secretary of Labor
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19,
domestically or internationally) and investigate and refer
for prosecution aliens not lawfully present in the United
States who improperly received Federal unemployment
compensation.
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