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handle is hein.crs/govdbmz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Gongesssoa Research Service COVID-19: Supplementing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation vs. Lost Wages Assistance) August 31, 2020 Among other temporary Unemployment Insurance (UI) provisions authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136; enacted March 27, 2020), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPIUC) provided an additional, federally financed $600 weekly benefit that augmented all UI benefits from March 29, 2020, until July 25, 2020, for most states (July 26, 2020, for New York). The FPUC authority is now expired. On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum authorizing other needs assistance (ONA) under Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (StaffordAct; P.L. 93-288, as amended; 42 U.S.C. §5174(e)(2)) for lost wages. As described in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidance, this Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program provides grants to states to supplement the weekly benefits of certain eligible UI claimants in participating states, subject to a cost sharing requirement. LWA grants may be paid in the amount of $300 a week in entirely federal funds; or, if a state chooses to contribute an additional $100 a week in state funds, the total is $400 a week. LWA grants are available for weeks of unemployment ending between August 1, 2020, and December 27, 2020, but the program could terminate earlier if Congress enacts supplemental COVD-1 9-related unemployment compensation (e.g., reestablishes the FPUC authority) or certain conditions are met related to the balance of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). This Insight discusses the now-expired FPUC benefit and currently authorized LWA grants to states, including key differences in authorization and administration, benefit amount, eligibility, and funding. For a preliminary legal analysis of LWA, see CRS Legal Sidebar LSB 10532, President Trump's Executive Actions on Student Loans, Wage Assistance, Payroll Taxes, and Evictions: Initial Takeaways. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11492 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and C om m ittees of C onqress ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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