[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5152 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5152

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2002

Mr. Quinn (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. King, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
  Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
Houghton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Owens, 
   Mr. Walsh, Mr. Israel, Mr. Grucci, and Mrs. Lowey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 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 52 weeks after the major disaster is declared.
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