[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 23 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 23

     To provide for a 5-month extension of the Temporary Extended 
 Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a transition period for 
  individuals receiving compensation when the program under such Act 
                                 ends.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 7, 2003

 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Nickles, Ms. Cantwell, 
  Mr. Specter, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
   Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) 
 introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 
                       the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for a 5-month extension of the Temporary Extended 
 Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a transition period for 
  individuals receiving compensation when the program under such Act 
                                 ends.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
              COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002.

    (a) In General.--Section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment 
Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended 
to read as follows:

``SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an agreement 
entered into under this title shall apply to weeks of unemployment--
            ``(1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is 
        entered into; and
            ``(2) ending before June 1, 2003.
    ``(b) Transition for Amount Remaining in Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in 
        the case of an individual who has amounts remaining in an 
        account established under section 203 as of May 31, 2003, 
        temporary extended unemployment compensation shall continue to 
        be payable to such individual from such amounts for any week 
        beginning after such date for which the individual meets the 
        eligibility requirements of this title.
            ``(2) No augmentation after may 31, 2003.--If the account 
        of an individual is exhausted after May 31, 2003, then section 
        203(c) shall not apply and such account shall not be augmented 
        under such section, regardless of whether such individual's 
        State is in an extended benefit period (as determined under 
        paragraph (2) of such section).
            ``(3) Limitation.--No compensation shall be payable by 
        reason of paragraph (1) for any week beginning after August 30, 
        2003.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 
21).
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