[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2111 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2111

  To extend and to provide for an alternative trigger for second-tier 
benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
                                 2002.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2003

    Mr. Wu introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend and to provide for an alternative trigger for second-tier 
benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
                                 2002.

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

SECTION 1. PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    Section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 
of 2002 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``June 1'' and inserting 
        ``September 28''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``May 31'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``September 27''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``August 30'' and 
                inserting ``December 27''.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE TRIGGER FOR SECOND-TIER BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 203 of the Temporary 
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(3) Alternative trigger.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
                if the average rate of total unemployment in a State 
                during fiscal year 2002 (seasonally adjusted) exceeds 
                the average rate of total unemployment in all States 
                during such fiscal year (seasonally adjusted), such 
                State shall be considered to be in an extended benefit 
                period beginning on December 29, 2002. Any such 
                extended benefit period shall be treated as continuing 
                for so long as the agreement (entered into by such 
                State under this title) remains in effect.
                    ``(B) Determinations.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, determinations of average rates of total 
                unemployment (and of any seasonal adjustment) shall be 
                made by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph shall terminate or otherwise affect any 
                extended benefit period which might otherwise be 
                determined to exist under paragraph (2).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 203(c) of such 
Act is amended by striking ``(2))'' and inserting ``(2) or (3))''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section--
            (1) shall take effect as of December 29, 2002; and
            (2) shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment 
        beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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