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15 U.S.C. § 9034 — Funding for fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment to eligible workers

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15 U.S.C. § 9034 — 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, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to detect and prevent fraud, promote equitable access, and ensure the timely payment of benefits with respect to unemployment compensation programs, including programs extended under subtitle A of title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. **(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 compensation programs described in subsection (a) (including territories administering the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program under [section 9021 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9021&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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) 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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15 U.S.C. § 9021 — Pandemic unemployment assistance

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **COVID–19** — The term “COVID–19” means the 2019 Novel Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. (2) **COVID–19 public health emergency** — The term “COVID–19 public health emergency” means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 27, 2020, with respect to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. (3) **Covered individual** — The term “covered individual”— (A) means an individual who— (i) is not eligible for regular compensation or extended benefits under State or Federal law or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under [section 9025 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9025&num=0&edition=prelim), including an individual who has exhausted all rights to regular unemployment or extended benefits under State or Federal law or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under [section 9025 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9025&num=0&edition=prelim); (ii) provides self-certification that the individual— (I) is otherwise able to work and available for work within the meaning of applicable State law, except the individual is unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work because— (aa) the individual has been diagnosed with COVID–19 or is experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 and seeking a medical diagnosis; (bb) a member of the individual’s household has been diagnosed with COVID–19; (cc) the individual is providing care for a family member or a member of the individual’s household who has been diagnosed with COVID–19; (dd) a child or other person in the household for which the individual has primary caregiving responsi

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15 U.S.C. § 9034 — Funding for fraud prevention, equitable

Page 2518 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 9034 during which such agreement is in effect, claim- ants of unemployment compensation refuse to return to work or to accept an offer of suitable work without good cause. Such method shall in- clude the following: (1) A reporting method for employers, such as through a phone line, email, or online por- tal, to notify the State agency when an indi- vidual refuses an offer of employment. (2) A plain-language notice provided to such claimants about State return to work laws, rights to refuse to return to work or to refuse suitable work, including what constitutes suitable work, and a claimant’s right to refuse work that poses a risk to the claimant’s health or safety, and information on con- testing the denial of a claim that has been de- nied due to a report by an employer that the claimant refused to return to work or refused suitable work. (Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2117, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 251(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1961.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§ 2101 et seq.) of title II of div. A of Pub. L. 116–136, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 313, known as the Relief for Workers Af- fected by Coronavirus Act. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9001 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 251(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1961, provided that: ‘‘The requirements im- posed by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020].’’ § 9034. Funding for fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment to eligi

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