S.Amdt. 1384

SA 1384. Mr. YOUNG 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:

Strike section 9032 and insert the following:

SEC. 9032. FUNDING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION, EQUITABLE ACCESS,
AND TIMELY PAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE WORKERS.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Labor
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $1,950,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to detect and prevent fraud, promote
equitable access, and ensure the timely payment of benefits
with respect to unemployment insurance programs, including
programs extended under this subtitle.
(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts made available under subsection
(a) may be used--
(1) for Federal administrative costs related to the
purposes described in subsection (a);
(2) for systemwide infrastructure investment and
development related to such purposes; and
(3) to make grants to States or territories administering
unemployment insurance programs described in subsection (a)
for such purposes, including the establishment of procedures
or the building of infrastructure to verify or validate
identity, implement Federal guidance regarding fraud
detection and prevention, and accelerate claims processing or
process claims backlogs due to the pandemic.
(c) Reservation of Funds for System Improvements.--Of the
amount appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
reserve $100,000,000 to assist States in the following
activities:
(1) Improving States' use of an automated electronic system
for transmission of requests for information relating to
unemployment compensation and the provision of such
information between the State unemployment agency and
employers or their agents;
(2) Using a system designated by the Secretary of Labor for
cross-matching claimants of unemployment compensation under
State law against any databases in the system to prevent and
detect fraud and improper payments.
(3)(A) Comparing information in the National Directory of
New Hires or other wage sources against information about
individuals claiming unemployment compensation to identify
any such individuals who may have become employed, in
accordance with any regulations or guidance that the
Secretary of Health and Human Services may issue.
(B) Taking timely action to verify whether the individuals
identified are employed.
(C) Taking appropriate action to suspend or modify
unemployment compensation payments if the individuals
identified are employed.
(D) Initiating recovery of any improper unemployment
compensation payments that have been made.
(d) Restrictions on Grants to States and Territories.--As a
condition of receiving a grant under subsection (b)(3), the
Secretary may require that a State or territory receiving
such a grant shall--
(1) use such program integrity tools as the Secretary may
specify; and
(2) as directed by the Secretary, conduct user
accessibility testing on any new system developed by the
Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
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