[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6034-S6035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 NOTICES OF INTENT TO SUSPEND THE RULES

  Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts. Mr. President, I submit the following 
notice in writing: In accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to 
move to suspend rule XXII, paragraph 2, for the purpose of proposing 
and considering the following amendment:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation 
     Extension Act of 2010''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
     note) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``June 2, 2010'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``November 30, 2010'';
       (B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking 
     ``june 2, 2010'' and inserting ``november 30, 2010''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``November 6, 2010'' 
     and inserting ``April 30, 2011''.
       (2) Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers 
     and Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111-5 
     (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 444), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``June 2, 2010'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``December 1, 2010''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``November 6, 2010'' and 
     inserting ``May 1, 2011''.
       (3) Section 5 of the Unemployment Compensation Extension 
     Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
     amended by striking ``November 6, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``April 30, 2011''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the 
     Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010; and''.
       (c) Conditions for Receiving Emergency Unemployment 
     Compensation.--Section 4001(d)(2) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
     note) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
     by inserting before ``shall apply'' the following: 
     ``(including terms and conditions relating to availability 
     for work, active search for work, and refusal to accept 
     work)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-157).

     SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
                   WITH REGULAR COMPENSATION.

       (a) Certain Individuals Not Ineligible by Reason of New 
     Entitlement to Regular Benefits.--Section 4002 of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 
     U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Coordination of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 
     With Regular Compensation.--
       ``(1) If--
       ``(A) an individual has been determined to be entitled to 
     emergency unemployment compensation with respect to a benefit 
     year,
       ``(B) that benefit year has expired,

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       ``(C) that individual has remaining entitlement to 
     emergency unemployment compensation with respect to that 
     benefit year, and
       ``(D) that individual would qualify for a new benefit year 
     in which the weekly benefit amount of regular compensation is 
     at least either $100 or 25 percent less than the individual's 
     weekly benefit amount in the benefit year referred to in 
     subparagraph (A),

     then the State shall determine eligibility for compensation 
     as provided in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) For individuals described in paragraph (1), the State 
     shall determine whether the individual is to be paid 
     emergency unemployment compensation or regular compensation 
     for a week of unemployment using one of the following 
     methods:
       ``(A) The State shall, if permitted by State law, establish 
     a new benefit year, but defer the payment of regular 
     compensation with respect to that new benefit year until 
     exhaustion of all emergency unemployment compensation payable 
     with respect to the benefit year referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A);
       ``(B) The State shall, if permitted by State law, defer the 
     establishment of a new benefit year (which uses all the wages 
     and employment which would have been used to establish a 
     benefit year but for the application of this paragraph), 
     until exhaustion of all emergency unemployment compensation 
     payable with respect to the benefit year referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A);
       ``(C) The State shall pay, if permitted by State law--
       ``(i) regular compensation equal to the weekly benefit 
     amount established under the new benefit year, and
       ``(ii) emergency unemployment compensation equal to the 
     difference between that weekly benefit amount and the weekly 
     benefit amount for the expired benefit year; or
       ``(D) The State shall determine rights to emergency 
     unemployment compensation without regard to any rights to 
     regular compensation if the individual elects to not file a 
     claim for regular compensation under the new benefit year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals whose benefit years, as described 
     in section 4002(g)(1)(B) the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by 
     this section, expire after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4. USE OF STIMULUS FUNDS TO OFFSET SPENDING.

       The unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made 
     available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
     2009 (Public Law 111-5) (other than under title X of division 
     A of such Act) is rescinded in order to offset the net 
     increase in spending resulting from the provisions of, and 
     amendments made by, this Act. The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall report to each congressional 
     committee the amounts so rescinded within the jurisdiction of 
     such committee.

     SEC. 5. SUNSET OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN BENEFITS UNDER THE 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 101(a) of title I of division A of Public Law 111-5 
     (123 Stat. 120) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period, ``, 
     if the value of such benefits and block grants would thereby 
     be greater than in the absence of this subsection''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Termination.--The authority provided by this 
     subsection shall terminate after May 31, 2014.''.

     SEC. 6. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS.

       (a) Statutory Paygo.--The budgetary effects of this Act, 
     for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 
     Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest 
     statement titled `Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation' for 
     this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional 
     Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget 
     Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted 
     prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on 
     this conference report or amendment between the Houses.
       (b) Emergency Designations.--This Act--
       (1) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 
     (Public Law 111-139; 2 U.S.C. 933(g));
       (2) in the House of Representatives, is designated as an 
     emergency for purposes of pay-as-you-go principles; and
       (3) in the Senate, is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 
     (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 2010.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``To extend unemployment 
     insurance benefits, and for other purposes.''.

  Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 
In accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby 
give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule 
XXII for the purpose of proposing and considering the following 
amendment to amendment No. 4425 to the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 4213, including germaneness requirements:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.__. SENATE SPENDING DISCLOSURE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Senate shall post 
     prominently on the front page of the public website of the 
     Senate (http://www.senate.gov/) the following information:
       (1) The total amount of discretionary and direct spending 
     passed by the Senate that has not been paid for, including 
     emergency designated spending or spending otherwise exempted 
     from PAYGO requirements.
       (2) The total amount of net spending authorized in 
     legislation passed by the Senate, as scored by CBO.
       (3) The number of new government programs created in 
     legislation passed by the Senate.
       (4) The totals for paragraphs (1) through (3) as passed by 
     both Houses of Congress and signed into law by the President.
       (b) Display.--The information tallies required by 
     subsection (a) shall be itemized by bill and date, updated 
     weekly, and archived by calendar year.
       (c) Effective Date.--The PAYGO tally required by subsection 
     (a)(1) shall begin with the date of enactment of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the authorization 
     tally required by subsection (a)(2) shall apply to all 
     legislation passed beginning January 1, 2010.

  Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 
In accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby 
give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule 
XXII for the purpose of proposing and considering the following motion 
to recommit with instructions of H.R. 4213:

       The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn] moves to recommit 
     H.R. 4213 to the Committee on Finance with instructions to 
     report the same back to the Senate with changes to include:
       (A) a reduction in unnecessary government printing and 
     publishing costs to save $4.6 billion over ten years;
       (B) a requirement to sell off $15 billion worth of unused 
     and unneeded federal real property;
       (C) a requirement for the Internal Revenue Service to 
     collect any unpaid taxes from federal employees, which would 
     bring in $3 billion, including nearly $2.5 million owed by 
     employees of the U.S. Senate;
       (D) a prohibition on bogus bonuses for government 
     contractors whose projects are over budget, behind schedule, 
     or do not meet basic performance standards, saving more than 
     $8 billion over ten years;
       (E) a prohibition on nonessential travel by government 
     employees to save $10 billion over ten years; and
       (F) a requirement the Secretary of the Senate post on the 
     Senate's public website the total dollar amount of new 
     borrowing and spending and other violations of PAYGO approved 
     by the Senate since the PAYGO law was signed into law.

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 
In accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby 
give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule 
XXII for the purpose of proposing and considering the following Motion 
to Commit with instructions to the House message with respect to H.R. 
4213:

       Mr. DeMint moves to commit the House Message with respect 
     to H.R. 4213 to the Committee on the Judiciary with 
     instructions to report the same back forthwith with an 
     amendment as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  No funds made available in any provision of law 
     may be used to participate in any lawsuit that seeks to 
     invalidate those provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes 
     amended by Arizona Senate Bill 1070, 49th Leg., 2nd Reg. 
     Sess., Ch. 113 (Az. 6 2010) (as amended by Arizona House Bill 
     2162, 49th 7 Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess., Ch. 211 (Az. 2010)).

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 
In accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby 
give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule 
XXII for the purpose of proposing and considering the following Motion 
to Commit with instructions to the House message with respect to H.R. 
4213:

       Mr. DeMint moves to commit the House Message with respect 
     to H.R. 4213 to the Committee on Finance with instructions to 
     report the same back to the Senate with changes to include a 
     permanent repeal of the estate and generation-skipping 
     transfer taxes, and to include provisions which decrease 
     spending as appropriate to offset such permanent repeal.

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