[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3691 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3691

     To extend to 2010 the program for economic recovery payments 
 established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2009

  Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida (for herself, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. 
  Reichert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
       Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
   Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To extend to 2010 the program for economic recovery payments 
 established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

    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 ``Seniors and Veterans Economic 
Stimulus Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS TO 2010.

    (a) In General.--Section 2201 of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``in each of calendar years 2009 
                and 2010'' after ``the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
                disburse''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made 
                for calendar year 2009), or the 3-month period 
                beginning with December 2009 (for purposes of payments 
                made for calendar year 2010)'' after ``the month that 
                includes the date of the enactment of this Act'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii), by inserting ``(for 
        purposes of payments made under this paragraph for calendar 
        year 2009), or the 3-month period beginning with December 2009 
        (for purposes of payments made for calendar year 2010)'' after 
        ``the month that includes the date of the enactment of this 
        Act'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``in 1 year'' after ``No double 
                payments'' in the heading; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``An individual who is entitled to, or 
                eligible for, a benefit or cash payment described in 
                paragraph (1) in both of the 3-month periods described 
                in paragraph (1)(A) shall be paid a payment under this 
                section in each of calendar years 2009 and 2010.'';
            (4) in subsection (a)(4)(A), by inserting ``applicable'' 
        before ``3-month period'';
            (5) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by inserting ``applicable'' 
        before ``3 month period'';
            (6) in subsection (a)(5)(B), by inserting ``for purposes of 
        payments made for calendar year 2009, or after December 31, 
        2011, for purposes of payments made for calendar year 2010,'' 
        after ``December 31, 2010,''; and
            (7) in subsection (e), by striking ``2011'' and inserting 
        ``2012''.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Effective on November 30, 2009, of the 
        unobligated balance of the discretionary appropriations made 
        available by division A of the American Recovery and 
        Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), there is rescinded 
        the amount determined by the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget to be required to offset the increase in 
        spending resulting from the amendments made by subsection (a).
            (2) Application.--The rescission made by paragraph (1) 
        shall be applied proportionately--
                    (A) to each discretionary account; and
                    (B) within each such account, to each program, 
                project, and activity (with programs, projects, and 
                activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or 
                accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year 
                covering such account, or for accounts not included in 
                appropriation Act, as delineated in the most recently 
                submitted President's budget).
            (3) OMB report.--Within 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall submit to the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate a report specifying the reductions made to each account, 
        program, project, and activity pursuant to this subsection.
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