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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4001
To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve emergency
unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 18, 2020
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr.
WYDEN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CASEY, Mr.
PERDUE, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve
emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities
and nonprofit organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Nonprofits
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from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020’’.
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•S 4001 IS
SEC. 2. IMPROVING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF
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FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NON-
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PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Se-
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curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘during’’
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and inserting ‘‘with respect to’’;
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(2)
in
subparagraph
(B),
by
striking
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‘‘3309(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘3309(a)’’; and
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(3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting
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the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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funds transferred to the account of a State under subpara-
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graph (A) shall be used exclusively to reduce the amounts
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required to be paid in lieu of contributions into the State
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unemployment fund pursuant to such section by govern-
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mental entities and other organizations described in sec-
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tion 3309(a) of such Code.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
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the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take
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effect as if included in the enactment of section
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2103 of the Relief for Workers Affected by
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Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II
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of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
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136)).
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•S 4001 IS
(2) APPLICATION TO WEEKS PRIOR TO ENACT-
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MENT.—For weeks of unemployment that occurred
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on or after March 13, 2020, and prior to the date
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of enactment of this section, States may—
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(A) issue reimbursements in accordance
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with section 903(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security
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Act, as in effect prior to the date of enactment
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of this section; or
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(B) reduce the amounts required to be
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paid
in
accordance
with
such
section
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903(i)(1)(C), as amended by subsection (a).
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