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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 682

To amend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 

2002 to provide for additional weeks of benefits to exhaustees; to modify 

the AIUR trigger used in determining eligibility for second-tier benefits; 

and to provide for an extension of the temporary extended unemployment 

program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2003

Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Ms. HART, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

WELDON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. TIAHRT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL

To amend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 to provide for additional weeks 

of benefits to exhaustees; to modify the AIUR trigger 

used in determining eligibility for second-tier benefits; 

and to provide for an extension of the temporary extended unemployment program.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Temporary Ex3 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS.—Notwith6 standing any other provision of this section, upon the ex7 haustion of all amounts that may be credited to an individ8 ual’s account under the preceding provisions of this sec9 tion, such account shall be increased by an amount equal 

10 to 6 times the individual’s average weekly benefit amount 

11 for the benefit year (as determined under subsection 

12 (b)(2)), but only if such exhaustion occurs before Decem13 ber 29, 2002.’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

15 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact16 ment of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com17 pensation Act of 2002, except that no amount shall be 

18 payable by virtue of such amendment for any week of un19 employment ending before the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act. 

21 SEC. 2. MODIFIED AIUR TRIGGER FOR SECOND-TIER BENE22 FITS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 203 of 

24 the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation 

25 Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol26 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(3) MODIFIED AIUR.—For purposes of any de2 termination under paragraph (2), rates of insured 

3 unemployment shall be determined in the same man4 ner as would (disregarding this paragraph) other5 wise apply, except that individuals exhausting their 

6 rights to regular compensation during the most re7 cent 3 calendar months for which data are available 

8 before the close of the period for which such rate is 

9 being determined shall be taken into account as if 

10 they were individuals filing claims for regular com11 pensation for each week during the period for which 

12 such rate is being determined.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 subsection (a) shall apply for purposes of making any de15 termination which is based on an exhaustion of rights oc16 curring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 3. PROGRAM EXTENSION. 

18 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 208 of the Temporary Ex19 tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

23 (b) or (c), an agreement entered into under this title shall 

24 apply to weeks of unemployment—
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1 ‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such 

2 agreement is entered into; and 

3 ‘‘(2) ending before December 28, 2003. 

4 ‘‘(b) TRANSITION RULE.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

6 and subsection (c), in the case of an individual who 

7 has amounts remaining in an account established 

8 under section 203 as of December 27, 2003, tem9 porary extended unemployment compensation shall 

10 continue to be payable to such individual from such 

11 amounts for any week beginning after such date for 

12 which the individual meets the eligibility require13 ments of this title. 

14 ‘‘(2) END OF SUPPLEMENTATION.—Subsection 

15 (c) and (d) of section 203 shall cease to be effective 

16 as of December 27, 2003. 

17 ‘‘(c) SUNSET PROVISION.—Notwithstanding any 

18 other provision of this title, no temporary extended unem19 ployment compensation shall be payable under this title 

20 for any week beginning after March 27, 2004.’’. 

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

22 subsection (a) shall take effect as of the date of the enact23 ment of this Act or May 31, 2003, whichever is earlier, 
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1 and shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after 

2 that date.

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