[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6867 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6867
To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2008
Mr. McDermott (for himself and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation Extension
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FIRST-TIER BENEFITS.
Section 4002(b)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (26
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``50'' and inserting
``80''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``13'' and inserting
``20''.
SEC. 3. SECOND-TIER BENEFITS.
Section 4002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (26
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Special Rule.--
``(1) In general.--If, at the time that the amount
established in an individual's account under subsection (b)(1)
is exhausted or at any time thereafter, such individual's State
is in an extended benefit period (as determined under paragraph
(2)), such account shall be augmented by an amount equal to the
lesser of--
``(A) 50 percent of the total amount of regular
compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable
to the individual during the individual's benefit year
under the State law, or
``(B) 13 times the individual's average weekly
benefit amount (as determined under subsection (b)(2))
for the benefit year.
``(2) Extended benefit period.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), a State shall be considered to be in an extended benefit
period, as of any given time, if--
``(A) such a period is then in effect for such
State under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment
Compensation Act of 1970;
``(B) such a period would then be in effect for
such State under such Act if section 203(d) of such
Act--
``(i) were applied by substituting `4' for
`5' each place it appears; and
``(ii) did not include the requirement
under paragraph (1)(A) thereof; or
``(C) such a period would then be in effect for
such State under such Act if--
``(i) section 203(f) of such Act were
applied to such State (regardless of whether
the State by law had provided for such
application); and
``(ii) such section 203(f)--
``(I) were applied by substituting
`6.0' for `6.5' in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
thereof; and
``(II) did not include the
requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
thereof.
``(3) Limitation.--The account of an individual may be
augmented not more than once under this subsection.''.
SEC. 4. PHASEOUT PROVISIONS.
Section 4007(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (26
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2),'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3),''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) No augmentation after march 31, 2009.--If the amount
established in an individual's account under subsection (b)(1)
is exhausted after March 31, 2009, then section 4002(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) Termination.--No compensation under this title shall
be payable for any week beginning after November 27, 2009.''.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply as if included in the
enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008.
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