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Calendar No. 470

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2250

To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 

2002, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2004

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. VOINOVICH, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced 

the following bill; which was read the first time 

MARCH 30, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL

To extend 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) and shall apply with respect to payments for weeks 
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1 of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enact2 ment this Act. 

3 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC–X TRIG4 GER. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(c)(2)(B) of the Tem6 porary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 

7 2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended to 

8 read as follows: 

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

10 for such State under such Act if—

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

12 applied as if it had been amended by strik13 ing ‘5’ each place it appears and inserting 

14 ‘4’; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) with respect to weeks of unem16 ployment beginning after December 27, 

17 2003—

18 ‘‘(I) paragraph (1)(A) of such 

19 section 203(d) did not apply; and 

20 ‘‘(II) clause (ii) of section 

21 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did not 

22 apply.’’. 

23 (b) APPLICATION.—Section 203(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the 

24 Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 

25 2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116 Stat. 30), as added by 
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1 subsection (a), shall apply with respect to payments for 

2 weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of 

3 enactment this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLI5 CATION OF LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FED6 ERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT 

7 COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970. 

8 For purposes of conforming with the provisions of the 

9 Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 

10 of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), a State may, during the 

11 period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

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

13 subsection (d)(1)(A) of section 203 of such Act or sub14 section (f)(1)(A)(ii) of such section, or both. 

Calendar No. 470

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2250

A BILL

Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes. 

To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment 

MARCH 30, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar