State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

B2: The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, Title IX, Subtitle A, Section 9032, appropriated $2,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Labor for fiscal year 2021 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 ARP Act. ETA was provided $1,994,122,343 of these funds. The Fiscal Responsibility Act, P.L. 118-5, Division B, Title I, Section 24, rescinded $1,000,000,000 in unobligated balances in FY 2023.

B1: Carryover of recoveries of prior year unpaid obligations for DUA carried over into FY 2026. This amount will be transferred to FEMA.

B4: Actual and anticipated recoveries for DUA. This amount will be transferred to FEMA.

B3: Actual and anticipated recoveries for UI Integrity.

B5: Actual and anticipated reimbursements from FEMA of $40,000,000 for DUA Benefits and $10,000,000 for DUA Administration.

B6: This apportionment requests $94,300,000 for FY 2026 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) administrative funding. Use of these funds is authorized by section 2102(g) of Division A, Title II, Subtitle A of the Cares Act, P.L. 116-136, as amended by P.L. 116-260 and P.L. 117-2. The funding is requested to support states' ongoing administrative costs for the PUA program for both workload and non-workload generating activities. This apportionment requests $51,865,000 for FY 2026 Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) administrative funding. Use of these funds is authorized by section 2107(d) of Division A, Title II, Subtitle A of P.L. 116-136, as amended by P.L. 116-260 and P.L. 117-2. The funding is requested to support states' ongoing administrative costs for the PEUC program for both workload and non-workload generating activities. This apportionment reflects the requested amounts for PUA and PEUC administrative funding as reduced by the 5.7% mandatory sequester. Mandatory PUA and PEUC administrative funds are subject to sequestration in the UTF, and then the amount net of the sequester is transferred to SUIESO for allotment to the States.

A1: Amounts apportioned on this line are available for obligation consistent with the latest agreed-upon spend plan between the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for UI Integrity Funds provided by section 2118 of division A of P.L. 116-136 (15 U.S.C. 9034). Such spend plan submitted by DOL shall include specific information on current and anticipated grants and contracts and a detailed description of how such spend plan aligns with Administration priorities. Any revisions or additions to such spend plan shall be proposed to OMB in writing no later than five business days before the anticipated obligation of funds based on such revisions or additions. If OMB agrees to such revision or addition, OMB will notify DOL in writing, and the latest agreed-upon spend plan shall comprise such revision or addition. In the absence of an agreed-upon spend plan between DOL and OMB, DOL may obligate funds on this line only as necessary for Federal salary and payroll expenses or to make payments otherwise required by law. [Rationale: An agency spend plan or other documentation is necessary to better understand how the agency intends to obligate some or all of the apportioned funds.]

A2: As permissible by law, amounts apportioned on this line shall be spent in a manner consistent with the directives provided in the following: Executive Order 14151, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing" and Executive Order 14332, "Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking" [Rationale: Footnote specifies the purpose(s) for which the funds are available to be obligated.]