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Calendar No. 278 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4691 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2010 
Received 
FEBRUARY 26, 2010 
Read the first time 
MARCH 1, 2010 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Temporary Extension 
Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PRO-
VISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 4007 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘February 28, 2010’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘April 5, 2010’’; 
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by 
striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 28, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 
5, 2010’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘July 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 4, 2010’’. 
(2) Section 2002(e) of the Assistance for Unemployed 
Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in 
Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 438), 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘February 
28, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘April 5, 2010’’; 
(B) in the heading for paragraph (2), by strik-
ing ‘‘FEBRUARY 28, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 5, 
2010’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘August 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘October 5, 2010’’. 
(3) Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed 
Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in 
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Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 444), 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘February 28, 2010’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘April 5, 2010’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘July 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 4, 2010’’. 
(4) Section 5 of the Unemployment Compensation 
Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–449; 26 U.S.C. 
3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 4, 2010’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘1009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1009(a)(1)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the amendments made by section 
2(a)(1) of the Temporary Extension Act of 
2010; and’’. 
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SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PREMIUM AS-
SISTANCE FOR COBRA BENEFITS. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY
PERIOD.—Sub-
section (a)(3)(A) of section 3001 of division B of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–5) is amended by striking ‘‘February 28, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2010’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO SECTION 3001 OF 
ARRA.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
COBRA
CON-
TINUATION
RESULTING
FROM
REDUCTIONS
IN 
HOURS.—Subsection (a) of section 3001 of division 
B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘or 
consists of a reduction of hours followed by 
such an involuntary termination of employment 
during such period (as described in paragraph 
(17)(C))’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) SPECIAL RULES IN CASE OF INDIVIDUALS 
LOSING COVERAGE BECAUSE OF A REDUCTION OF 
HOURS.— 
‘‘(A) NEW ELECTION PERIOD.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes 
of the COBRA continuation provisions, in 
the case of an individual described in sub-
paragraph (C) who did not make (or who 
made and discontinued) an election of 
COBRA continuation coverage on the basis 
of the reduction of hours of employment, 
the involuntary termination of employment 
of such individual on or after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph shall be 
treated as a qualifying event. 
‘‘(ii) COUNTING COBRA DURATION PE-
RIOD
FROM
PREVIOUS
QUALIFYING 
EVENT.—In any case of an individual re-
ferred to in clause (i), the period of such 
individual’s continuation coverage shall be 
determined as though the qualifying event 
were the reduction of hours of employ-
ment. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in 
this paragraph shall be construed as re-
quiring an individual referred to in clause 
(i) to make a payment for COBRA con-
tinuation coverage between the reduction 
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of hours and the involuntary termination 
of employment. 
‘‘(iv) 
PREEXISTING
CONDITIONS.— 
With respect to an individual referred to in 
clause (i) who elects COBRA continuation 
coverage pursuant to such clause, rules 
similar to the rules in paragraph (4)(C) 
shall apply. 
‘‘(B) NOTICES.—In the case of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (C), the ad-
ministrator of the group health plan (or other 
entity) involved shall provide, during the 60-day 
period beginning on the date of such individ-
ual’s involuntary termination of employment, an 
additional notification described in paragraph 
(7)(A), including information on the provisions 
of this paragraph. Rules similar to the rules of 
paragraph (7) shall apply with respect to such 
notification. 
‘‘(C) INDIVIDUALS
DESCRIBED.—Individ-
uals described in this subparagraph are individ-
uals who are assistance eligible individuals on 
the basis of a qualifying event consisting of a 
reduction of hours occurring during the period 
described in paragraph (3)(A) followed by an 
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involuntary termination of employment insofar 
as such involuntary termination of employment 
occurred on or after the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph.’’. 
(2) CODIFICATION OF CURRENT INTERPRETA-
TION.—Subsection (a)(16) of such section is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) such individual pays, the amount 
of such premium, after the application of 
paragraph (1)(A), by the latest of— 
‘‘(I) 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph, 
‘‘(II) 30 days after the date of 
provision of the notification required 
under subparagraph (D)(ii), or 
‘‘(III) the end of the period de-
scribed in section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(iii) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.’’; and 
(B) by striking subclause (I) of subpara-
graph (C)(i), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) such assistance eligible indi-
vidual experienced an involuntary ter-
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