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15 U.S.C. § 9026 — Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in States with programs in law
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**(a) Payments to States**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (3), there shall be paid to a State an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of short-time compensation paid under a short-time compensation program (as defined in [section 3306(v) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3306/v&num=0&edition=prelim)) under the provisions of the State law.
(2) **Terms of payments** — Payments made to a State under paragraph (1) shall be payable by way of reimbursement in such amounts as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this section for each calendar month, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the Secretary finds that the Secretary’s estimates for any prior calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the State involved.
(3) **Limitations on payments**
(A) *General payment limitations* — No payments shall be made to a State under this section for short-time compensation paid to an individual by the State during a benefit year in excess of 26 times the amount of regular compensation (including dependents’ allowances) under the State law payable to such individual for a week of total unemployment.
(B) *Employer limitations* — No payments shall be made to a State under this section for benefits paid to an individual by the State under a short-time compensation program if such individual is employed by the participating employer on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent basis.
**(b) Applicability** Payments to a State under subsection (a) shall be availab
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**(a) Payments to States**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (3), there shall be paid to a State an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of short-time compensation paid under a short-time compensation program (as defined in [section 3306(v) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3306/v&num=0&edition=prelim)) under the provisions of the State law.
(2) **Terms of payments** — Payments made to a State under paragraph (1) shall be payable by way of reimbursement in such amounts as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this section for each calendar month, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the Secretary finds that the Secretary’s estimates for any prior calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made on the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency of the State involved.
(3) **Limitations on payments**
(A) *General payment limitations* — No payments shall be made to a State under this section for short-time compensation paid to an individual by the State during a benefit year in excess of 26 times the amount of regular compensation (including dependents’ allowances) under the State law payable to such individual for a week of total unemployment.
(B) *Employer limitations* — No payments shall be made to a State under this section for benefits paid to an individual by the State under a short-time compensation program if such individual is employed by the participating employer on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent basis.
**(b) Applicability** Payments to a State under subsection (a) shall be available for weeks of unemployment—
(1) beginning on or after March 27, 2020; and
(2) ending on or before September 6, 2021.
**(c) New programs** Subject to subsection (b)(2), if at any point after March 27, 2020, the State enacts a State law providing for the payment of short-time compensation under a short-time compensation program that meets the definition of such a program under [section 3306(v) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3306/v&num=0&edition=prelim), the State shall be eligible for payments under this section after the effective date of such enactment.
**(d) Funding and certifications**
(1) **Funding** — There are appropriated, out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for purposes of carrying out this section.
(2) **Certifications** — The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State the sums payable to such State under this section.
**(e) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.
(2) **State; State agency; State law** — The terms “State”, “State agency”, and “State law” have the meanings given those terms in section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 ([26 U.S.C. 3304](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3304&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
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**(a) Requirements** The Secretary of Labor shall approve any State law submitted to him, within 30 days of such submission, which he finds provides that—
(1) all compensation is to be paid through public employment offices or such other agencies as the Secretary of Labor may approve;
(2) no compensation shall be payable with respect to any day of unemployment occurring within 2 years after the first day of the first period with respect to which contributions are required;
(3) all money received in the unemployment fund shall (except for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such fund and except for refunds paid in accordance with the provisions of section 3305(b)) immediately upon such receipt be paid over to the Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the Unemployment Trust Fund established by section 904 of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 1104](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1104&num=0&edition=prelim));
(4) all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation, exclusive of expenses of administration, and for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such fund and refunds paid in accordance with the provisions of section 3305(b); except that—
(A) an amount equal to the amount of employee payments into the unemployment fund of a State may be used in the payment of cash benefits to individuals with respect to their disability, exclusive of expenses of administration;
(B) the amounts specified by section 903 (c)(2) or 903(d)(4) of the Social Security Act may, subject to the conditions prescribed in such section, be used for expenses incurred by the State for administration of its unemployment compensation law and public employment offices;
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**(a) Employer** For purposes of this chapter—
(1) **In general** — The term “employer” means, with respect to any calendar year, any person who—
(A) during any calendar quarter in the calendar year or the preceding calendar year paid wages of $1,500 or more, or
(B) on each of some 20 days during the calendar year or during the preceding calendar year, each day being in a different calendar week, employed at least one individual in employment for some portion of the day.
For purposes of this paragraph, there shall not be taken into account any wages paid to, or employment of, an employee performing domestic services referred to in paragraph (3).
(2) **Agricultural labor** — In the case of agricultural labor, the term “employer” means, with respect to any calendar year, any person who—
(A) during any calendar quarter in the calendar year or the preceding calendar year paid wages of $20,000 or more for agricultural labor, or
(B) on each of some 20 days during the calendar year or during the preceding calendar year, each day being in a different calendar week, employed at least 10 individuals in employment in agricultural labor for some portion of the day.
(3) **Domestic service** — In the case of domestic service in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority, the term “employer” means, with respect to any calendar year, any person who during any calendar quarter in the calendar year or the preceding calendar year paid wages in cash of $1,000 or more for such service.
(4) **Special rule** — A person treated as an employer under paragraph (3) shall not be treated as an employer with respect to wages paid for any service other than domestic service referred to in paragraph (3) unless such person is treated as an
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**(a) Federal-State agreements**
(1) **In general** — Any State which desires to do so may enter into, and participate in, an agreement under this section with the Secretary provided that such State’s law does not provide for the payment of short-time compensation under a short-time compensation program (as defined in [section 3306(v) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3306/v&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) **Ability to terminate** — Any State which is a party to an agreement under this section may, upon providing 30 days’ written notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement.
**(b) Provisions of Federal-State agreement**
(1) **In general** — Any agreement under this section shall provide that the State agency of the State will make payments of short-time compensation under a plan approved by the State. Such plan shall provide that payments are made in accordance with the requirements under [section 3306(v) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section3306/v&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Limitations on plans**
(A) *General payment limitations* — A short-time compensation plan approved by a State shall not permit the payment of short-time compensation to an individual by the State during a benefit year in excess of 26 times the amount of regular compensation (including dependents’ allowances) under the State law payable to such individual for a week of total unemployment.
(B) *Employer limitations* — A short-time compensation plan approved by a State shall not provide payments to an individual if such individual is employed by the participating employer on a seasonal, temporary, or intermittent basis.
(3) **Employer payment of costs** — Any short-time compensation
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 9026
referred to in subsec. (a)(5)(B), are the amendments
made by subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 9016 of Pub. L.
117–2, which amended this section.
Sections 203(c) and 205 of the Federal-State Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, referred to in
subsecs. (a)(8) and (f), respectively, are sections 203(c)
and 205 of Pub. L. 91–373, which are set out in a note
under section 3304 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec.
(d)(2)(A), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title
III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III
(§ 501 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health
and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (a)(5)(B). Pub. L. 117–2, § 9016(c), inserted
‘‘or for the week that includes March 11, 2021 (without
regard to the amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b) of section 9016 of American Rescue Plan Act of
2021)’’ after ‘‘2020)’’.
Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 117–2, § 9016(d), substituted
‘‘September 6, 2021’’ for ‘‘April 12, 2021’’ in introductory
provisions.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 117–2, § 9016(b), substituted ‘‘53
times’’ for ‘‘24 times’’.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–2, § 9016(a), amended subsec.
(g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) related
to applicability, transition rule, and termination date.
2020—Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 116–260, § 261(b)(2),
struck out ‘‘and’’ at end of cl. (i), substituted ‘‘section
9023(b)(1)(B) of this title; and’’ for ‘‘section 9023 of this
title;’’ in cl. (ii), and added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 116–260, § 206(c)(2)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘rules’’ for ‘‘rule’’ in heading, designated ex-
is
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TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
§ 3304
‘‘(3) such organization made such an election before
the earlier of—
‘‘(A) the date 18 months after such election was
first available to it under the State law, or
‘‘(B) January 1, 1984,
then [former] section 3303(f) of such Code shall be ap-
plied with respect to such organization as if it did not
contain the requirement that the election be made be-
fore April 1, 1972, and by substituting ‘January 1, 1982’
for ‘January 1, 1969’.’’
§ 3304. Approval of State laws
(a) Requirements
The Secretary of Labor shall approve any
State law submitted to him, within 30 days of
such submission, which he finds provides that—
(1) all compensation is to be paid through
public employment offices or such other agen-
cies as the Secretary of Labor may approve;
(2) no compensation shall be payable with
respect to any day of unemployment occurring
within 2 years after the first day of the first
period with respect to which contributions are
required;
(3) all money received in the unemployment
fund shall (except for refunds of sums erro-
neously paid into such fund and except for re-
funds paid in accordance with the provisions
of section 3305(b)) immediately upon such re-
ceipt be paid over to the Secretary of the
Treasury to the credit of the Unemployment
Trust Fund established by section 904 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1104);
(4) all money withdrawn from the unemploy-
ment fund of the State shall be used solely in
the payment of unemployment compensation,
exclusive of expenses of administration, and
for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such
fund and refunds paid in accordance with the
provisions of section 3305(b); except that—
(A) an amount equal to the amount of em-
ployee payments into the unempl
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