; or (B) at the option of the State, by payments which are made separately from, but on the same weekly basis as, any compensation otherwise payable. (e) Nonreduction rule Any agreement under this section shall not apply (or shall cease to apply) with respect to a State upon a determination by the Secretary that the method governing computation of regular compensation under the State law of that State has been modified in a manner such that the maximum benefit entitlement and the average weekly benefit amount of regular compensation (or short-time compensation in the case of a State described in subsection (d)(1)(B) which will be payable during the period of the agreement (determined disregarding any Emergency COVID-19 Unemployment Compensation or Emergency COVID-19 Short-time Compensation) will be less than the maximum benefit entitlement and the average weekly benefit amount of regular compensation (or short-time compensation) which would otherwise have been payable during such period under the State law, as in effect on January 1, 2020. (f) Payments to States (1) In general (A) Full reimbursement There shall be paid to each State which has entered into an agreement under this section an amount equal to 100 percent of— (i) the total amount of Emergency COVID-19 Unemployment Compensation paid to individuals by the State pursuant to such agreement; (ii) the total amount of Emergency COVID-19 Short-Time Compensation paid to individuals. By the State pursuant to such agreement