[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3986 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3986


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2002

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To extend the period of availability of unemployment assistance under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in 
  the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Notwithstanding section 410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)), in the case of 
any individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under 
section 410(a) of that Act as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001, the President shall make such assistance available 
for 39 weeks after the major disaster is declared.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.