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Calendar No. 259 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1797 

To provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2013 

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. COONS) 

introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To provide for the extension of certain unemployment 

benefits, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Unemploy5 ment Compensation Extension Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM2 PENSATION PROGRAM. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 4007(a)(2) of the Supple4 mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 

5 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 

6 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2015’’. 

7 (b) FUNDING.—Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supple8 mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 

9 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; and 

14 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(K) the amendments made by section 

17 2(a) of the Emergency Unemployment Com18 pensation Extension Act of 2013;’’. 

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

20 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact21 ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 

22 Law 112–240). 

23 SEC. 3. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED BENEFIT 

24 PROVISIONS. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2005 of the Assistance for 

26 Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as 


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1 contained in Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ each 

4 place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

5 2014’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘June 30, 

7 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2015’’. 

8 (b) EXTENSION OF MATCHING FOR STATES WITH

9 NO WAITING WEEK.—Section 5 of the Unemployment 

10 Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

11 449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘June 

12 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2015’’. 

13 (c) EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION OF INDICATORS

14 UNDER THE EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM.—Section 

15 203 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com16 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 

19 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘December 

21 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

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

23 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact24 ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 

25 Law 112–240). 


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1 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR REEMPLOYMENT 

2 SERVICES AND REEMPLOYMENT AND ELIGI3 BILITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4004(c)(2)(A) of the Sup5 plemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 

6 252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘through fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘through fiscal 

8 year 2015’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact11 ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 

12 Law 112–240). 

13 SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENE14 FITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOY15 MENT INSURANCE ACT. 

16 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Rail17 road Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 

18 352(c)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2013’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘June 30, 2014’’; and 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and in22 serting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

23 (b) CLARIFICATION ON AUTHORITY TO USE

24 FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under either the first or 

25 second sentence of clause (iv) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the 

26 Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available 


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1 to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 

2 benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason 

3 of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 

4 cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 

5 2(c)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of en6 actment of this Act. 

7 (c) FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION.—Out of any 

8 funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 

9 are appropriated to the Railroad Retirement Board 

10 $250,000 for administrative expenses associated with the 

11 payment of additional extended unemployment benefits 

12 provided under section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unem13 ployment Insurance Act by reason of the amendments 

14 made by subsection (a), to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 SEC. 6. SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM17 PENSATION AGREEMENTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of the en19 actment of this Act, subsection (g) of section 4001 of the 

20 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110- 

21 252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) shall not apply with respect 

22 to a State whose agreement under title IV of such Act 

23 was terminated in 2013. 

24 (b) PERMITTING A SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENT.— 

25 Nothing in such title IV shall preclude a State described 


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1 in subsection (a) from entering into a subsequent agree2 ment under such title on or after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act if the State, taking into account the ap4 plication of subsection (a), would otherwise meet the re5 quirements for an agreement under such title. 


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Calendar No. 259 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1797 

A BILL 

To provide for the extension of certain 

unemployment benefits, and for other purposes. 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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