[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3986 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3986

To provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm 
                                  Lee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2012

  Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm 
                                  Lee.

    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 ``Irene and Lee Emergency Assistance 
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. 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 Irene or Tropical Storm Lee on or after 
August 22, 2011, the President shall make such assistance available for 
39 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration.
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