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To clarify the eligibility of high school students to receive Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Ms. SMITH

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introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
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A BILL
To clarify the eligibility of high school students to receive
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and for other
purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘High School Student

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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(a) of the Relief for

8 Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub9 title A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public
10 Law 116–136)) is amended —

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(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

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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 in-

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dividual 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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18 of enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).