118 S3896 IS: Hawaii Wildfire Disaster Unemployment Assistance Continuity Act U.S. Senate 2024-03-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3896IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 8, 2024Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA BILLTo provide enhanced disaster unemployement assistance to victims of the Hawaii wildfires of 2023, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hawaii Wildfire Disaster Unemployment Assistance Continuity Act.

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Disaster unemployment assistance

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under section 410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) as a result of a disaster declaration made for the wildfires in Hawaii on August 8, 2023, the President shall make such assistance available for 39 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration.