[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 228 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 228

    To provide for additional benefits under the Temporary Extended 
                 Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for additional 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.

     Paragraph (2) of section 208 of the Temporary Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended 
by striking ``January'' and inserting ``April''.

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 (or such earlier 
                date as the Secretary may specify). 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))''.
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