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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4437
To clarify the eligibility of high school students to receive Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 4, 2020
Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To clarify the eligibility of high school students to receive
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and for other
purposes.
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 ‘‘High School Student
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Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(a) of the Relief for
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Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub-
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title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public
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Law 116–136)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking
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‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
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paragraph (C); and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(B) includes an individual who meets the
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criteria described in subparagraph (A) and is a
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student attending, doing distance learning
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through, or on vacation from, a secondary
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school (as defined in section 8101 of the Ele-
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mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
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(20 U.S.C. 7801)), regardless of whether the
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individual is able to accept employment during
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school hours; and’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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subsection (a) shall be effective as if enacted on the date
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of enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).
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