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Calendar No. 427

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2006

To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation 

Act of 2002, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 20, 2004

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, Mrs. CLINTON, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. 

CANTWELL, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BINGAMAN, 

Mr. DODD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. 

HARKIN, Mr. REED, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DAYTON, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. 

BYRD) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

JANUARY 21, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL

To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, 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 Amendments of 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEM2 PLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the Temporary Ex4 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public 

5 Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 30), as amended by Public Law 

6 108–1 (117 Stat. 3) and the Unemployment Compensa7 tion Amendments of 2003 (Public Law 108–26; 117 Stat. 

8 751), is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘December 

10 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘December 

12 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (b)(2)—

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DECEM15 BER 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2004’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004’’; and 

19 (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘March 31, 

20 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2004’’. 

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

22 this section shall take effect as if included in the enact23 ment of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com24 pensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 

25 21). 
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1 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC–X TRIG2 GER. 

3 Section 203(c)(2)(B) of the Temporary Extended 

4 Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 

5 107–147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(B) such a period would then be in effect 

7 for such State under such Act if—

8 ‘‘(i) section 203(d) of such Act were 

9 applied as if it had been amended by strik10 ing ‘5’ each place it appears and inserting 

11 ‘4’; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) with respect to weeks of unem13 ployment beginning on or after the date of 

14 enactment of this clause—

15 ‘‘(I) paragraph (1)(A) of such 

16 section 203(d) did not apply; and 

17 ‘‘(II) clause (ii) of section 

18 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did not 

19 apply.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLI21 CATION OF LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FED22 ERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT 

23 COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970. 

24 For purposes of conforming with the provisions of the 

25 Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 

26 of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), a State may, during the 
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1 period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

2 ending on June 30, 2004, waive the application of either 

3 subsection (d)(1)(A) of section 203 of such Act or sub4 section (f)(1)(A)(ii) of such section, or both. 

Calendar No. 427

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2006

A BILL

To extend and expand the Temporary Extended 

Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes. 

JANUARY 21, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar