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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4263

To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 27, 1996

Mr. MURTHA 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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Unemploy5 ment Compensation Amendments of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.

7 (a) GENERAL RULE.—
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1 (1) Section 102(f)(1)(B) of the Emergency Un2 employment Compensation Act of 1991 is amended

3 by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘the

4 last day of the 6–month period beginning on the

5 date of the enactment of the Emergency Unemploy6 ment Compensation Amendments of 1996’’.

7 (2) Section 106(a)(2) of such Act is amended

8 by striking ‘‘February 5, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘the

9 date specified in section 102(f)(1)(B)’’.

10 (b) MODIFICATION OF FINAL PHASEOUT.—Para11 graph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘the date specified in paragraph (1)(B)’’, and

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

15 ‘‘the last day of the second month beginning after

16 the date specified in paragraph (1)(B)’’.

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

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

19 5, 1994’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the date

20 specified in section 102(f)(1)(B)’’.

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

22 this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin23 ning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

24 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF RAILROAD WORKERS.

25 (a) GENERAL RULE.—
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1 (1) Subsection (a) of section 501 of such Act is

2 amended by striking ‘‘February 1994’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘the last day of the 6–month period beginning on

4 the date of the enactment of the Emergency Unem5 ployment Compensation Amendments of 1996’’.

6 (2) Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of the

7 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of

8 1991 is amended by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’

9 and inserting ‘‘the last day of the 6–month period

10 referred to in subsection (a)’’.

11 (3) Paragraph (2) of section 501(b) of such Act

12 is amended by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and in13 serting ‘‘the last day of the 6–month period referred

14 to in subsection (a)’’.

15 (4) Paragraph (2) of section 501(d) of such Act

16 is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(2) PHASE-OUT.—Effective on and after June

18 14, 1992, paragraph (1) of this section shall be ap19 plied by substituting ‘100’ for ‘130’ each place it ap20 pears, and by substituting ‘10’ for ‘13’ each place it

21 appears.’’.

22 (b) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—Subsection (e) of

23 section 501 of such Act is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘the last day of the 6–month period referred to

3 in subsection (a)’’, and

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

5 ‘‘the end of the second month beginning after such

6 last day’’.

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

8 this section shall apply to days of unemployment on or

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 4. 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 3 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, 1996 (Public Law 104–

24 134) are authorized to be used to make payments to the
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1 States to carry out the purposes of the amendments made

2 by section 3 of this Act.

3 SEC. 5. 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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