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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2572

To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 1, 1995

Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. BOUCHER, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr.

EVANS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KLINK, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr.

STUPAK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Budget, 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

A BILL

To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation

program.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.

4 (a) GENERAL RULE.—Sections 102(f)(1) and

5 106(a)(2) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation

6 Act of 1991 are each amended by striking ‘‘February 5,

7 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 1995’’ and section
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1 102(b)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking clause

2 (vi).

3 (b) MODIFICATION OF FINAL PHASEOUT.—Para4 graph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘December 1, 1995’’, and

7 (2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 1994’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘June 1, 1996’’.

9 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of

10 section 101 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘February

11 5, 1994’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December

12 1, 1995’’.

13 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

14 this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin15 ning after December 1, 1995.

16 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RAILROAD WORKERS.

17 (a) GENERAL RULE.—

18 (1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 501(b) of

19 the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of

20 1991 are each amended by striking ‘‘February 5,

21 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 1995’’.

22 (2) Subsection (a) of section 501 of such Act is

23 amended by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘December 1, 1995’’.
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1 (b) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—Subsection (e) of

2 section 501 of such Act is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘December 1, 1995’’, and

5 (2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 1994’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘June 1, 1996’’.

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

8 this section shall apply to days of unemployment after De9 cember 1, 1995.

10 SEC. 3. FINANCING PROVISIONS.

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap12 propriated for nonrepayable advances to the account for

13 ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other

14 Funds’’ in Department of Labor Appropriations Acts (for

15 transfer to the ‘‘extended unemployment compensation ac16 count’’ established by section 905 of the Social Security

17 Act) such sums as may be necessary to make payments

18 to the States to carry out the purposes of the amendments

19 made by section 2 of this Act.

20 (b) USE OF ADVANCE ACCOUNT FUNDS.—The funds

21 appropriated to the account for ‘‘Advances to the Unem22 ployment Trust Fund and Other Funds’’ in the Depart23 ment of Labor Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1993

24 (Public Law 102–394) are authorized to be used to make
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1 payments to the States to carry out the purposes of the

2 amendments made by section 2 of this Act.

3 SEC. 4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

4 Pursuant to sections 251(b)(2)(D)(i) and 252(e) of

5 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

6 of 1985, the Congress hereby designates all direct spend7 ing amounts provided by this Act (for all fiscal years) and

8 all appropriations authorized by this Act (for all fiscal

9 years) as emergency requirements within the meaning of

10 part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

11 Control Act of 1985.

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