[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1777 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         March 2, 2006.

    Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1777) entitled ``An Act to 
provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina'', do pass with the 
following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an 
individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under section 
410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) as a result of a disaster 
declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after 
August 29, 2005, the President shall make such assistance available for 
39 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1777

_______________________________________________________________________

                               AMENDMENT