I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6556 
To provide for the further temporary extension of the emergency 
unemployment compensation program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2010 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
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 provide for the further temporary extension of the emer-
gency unemployment compensation program, 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 ‘‘Emergency Unemploy-
ment Compensation Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN-
SURANCE PROVISIONS. 
(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 ‘‘November 30, 2010’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 3, 2012’’; 
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by 
striking ‘‘NOVEMBER 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘JANU-
ARY 3, 2012’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘April 30, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘June 9, 2012’’. 
(2) Section 2005 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. 444), 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘December 1, 2010’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘January 4, 2012’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘May 1, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘June 11, 2012’’. 
(3) Section 5 of the Unemployment Compensation 
Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–449; 26 U.S.C. 
3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘April 30, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 10, 2012’’. 
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(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 (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) the amendments made by sections 
501(a)(1) and 503 of the Emergency Unem-
ployment Compensation Expansion Act; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–205). 
SEC. 
3. 
TEMPORARY 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
INDICATORS 
UNDER THE EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM. 
(a) INDICATOR.—Section 203(d) of the Federal-State 
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended, in the flush matter fol-
lowing paragraph (2), by inserting after the first sentence 
the following sentence: ‘‘Effective with respect to com-
pensation for weeks of unemployment beginning after the 
date of enactment of the Emergency Unemployment Com-
pensation Expansion Act (or, if later, the date established 
pursuant to State law), and ending on or before December 
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31, 2011, the State may by law provide that the deter-
mination of whether there has been a state ‘on’ or ‘off’ 
indicator beginning or ending any extended benefit period 
shall be made under this subsection as if the word ‘two’ 
were ‘three’ in subparagraph (1)(A).’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE TRIGGER.—Section 203(f) of the 
Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 
of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Effective with respect to compensation for weeks 
of unemployment beginning after the date of enactment 
of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expan-
sion Act (or, if later, the date established pursuant to 
State law), and ending on or before December 31, 2011, 
the State may by law provide that the determination of 
whether there has been a state ‘on’ or ‘off’ indicator begin-
ning or ending any extended benefit period shall be made 
under this subsection as if the word ‘either’ were ‘any’, 
the word ‘both’ were ‘all’, and the figure ‘2’ were ‘3’ in 
clause (1)(A)(ii).’’. 
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SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL FIRST-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4002(b)(1) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘80’’ and 
inserting ‘‘131’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘20’’ and 
inserting ‘‘34’’. 
(b) COORDINATION RULE.—Section 4002(f) of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110– 
252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) RULE RELATING TO ADDITIONAL WEEKS 
OF FIRST-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION.—If a State determines that implemen-
tation of the increased entitlement to first-tier emer-
gency unemployment compensation by reason of the 
amendments made by section 503(a) of the Emer-
gency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act 
would unduly delay the prompt payment of emer-
gency unemployment compensation under this title, 
such State may elect to pay second-tier emergency 
unemployment compensation prior to the payment of 
such increased first-tier emergency unemployment 
compensation until such time as such State deter-
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SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO REPEAL OF 
CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY OFFSET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 822(2)(A) of the Claims 
Resolution Act of 2010 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the provi-
sions of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. 
SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENE-
FITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOY-
MENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Rail-
road Unemployment Insurance Act, as added by section 
2006 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–5) and as amended by section 9 
of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance 
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–92), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2011’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under either the first or 
second sentence of clause (iv) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available 
to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 
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benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason 
of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 
cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 
2(c)(2)(D), as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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