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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3936 

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

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2014 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. LEVIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 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 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Emergency unemployment compensation 

2 benefits expired at the end of 2013. 

3 (2) 1.3 million unemployed workers and their 

4 families immediately lost access to benefits. Thou5 sands more unemployed workers are losing benefits 

6 each week. 

7 (3) Excluding title IV, which focuses on nutri8 tion, the Agricultural Act of 2014, which has passed 

9 the House, generates savings to offset the cost of 

10 this Act. If savings are not sufficient, Congress will 

11 direct offsets from other legislation to fully offset 

12 this Act. 

13 (4) Consistent with the statutory pay-as-you-go 

14 scorecard and the spirit of House rules that allow 

15 savings from one bill to be counted in evaluating 

16 language in another paired bill, the savings gen17 erated by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (not includ18 ing title IV) provide an offset for the benefits pro19 vided in this Act. 

20 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM21 PENSATION PROGRAM. 

22 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 4007(a)(2) of the Supple23 mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 

24 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 

25 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2014’’. 


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1 (b) FUNDING.—Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supple2 mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 

3 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 

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

5 the end; 

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

7 the end; and 

8 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(K) the amendments made by section 

11 2(a) of the Emergency Unemployment Com12 pensation Extension Act of 2014;’’. 

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

14 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact15 ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 

16 Law 112–240). 

17 SEC. 4. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED BENEFIT 

18 PROVISIONS. 

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

20 Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as 

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

22 is amended— 

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

24 place it appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2014’’; and 


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

2 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

3 (b) EXTENSION OF MATCHING FOR STATES WITH

4 NO WAITING WEEK.—Section 5 of the Unemployment 

5 Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

6 449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘June 

7 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

8 (c) EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION OF INDICATORS

9 UNDER THE EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM.—Section 

10 203 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com11 pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amend12 ed— 

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

14 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2014’’; and 

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

16 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2014’’. 

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

18 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact19 ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 

20 Law 112–240). 

21 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR REEMPLOYMENT 

22 SERVICES AND REEMPLOYMENT AND ELIGI23 BILITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4004(c)(2)(A) of the Sup25 plemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 


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1 252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘through fiscal year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘through the 

3 second quarter of 2015’’. 

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

5 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact6 ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 

7 Law 112–240). 

8 SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENE9 FITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOY10 MENT INSURANCE ACT. 

11 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Rail12 road Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 

13 352(c)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended— 

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

15 ‘‘December 31, 2013’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and in17 serting ‘‘June 30, 2014’’. 

18 (b) CLARIFICATION ON AUTHORITY TO USE

19 FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under either the first or 

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

21 Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available 

22 to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 

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

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

25 cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 


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1 2(c)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of en2 actment of this Act. 

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

4 funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 

5 are appropriated to the Railroad Retirement Board 

6 $62,500 for administrative expenses associated with the 

7 payment of additional extended unemployment benefits 

8 provided under section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unem9 ployment Insurance Act by reason of the amendments 

10 made by subsection (a), to remain available until ex11 pended. 

12 SEC. 7. FLEXIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 

13 AGREEMENTS. 

14 (a) FLEXIBILITY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 

16 4001 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 

17 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) shall 

18 not apply with respect to a State that has enacted 

19 a law before December 1, 2013, that, upon taking 

20 effect, would violate such subsection. 

21 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) is effec22 tive with respect to weeks of unemployment begin23 ning on or after December 29, 2013. 

24 (b) PERMITTING A SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENT.— 

25 Nothing in such title IV shall preclude a State whose 


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1 agreement under such title was terminated from entering 

2 into a subsequent agreement under such title on or after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act if the State, taking 

4 into account the application of subsection (a), would other5 wise meet the requirements for an agreement under such 

6 title. 

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