I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6867 
To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for additional emergency unemployment 
compensation. 
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 ‘‘Unemployment Com-
pensation Extension Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FIRST-TIER BENEFITS. 
Section 4002(b)(1) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 
inserting ‘‘80’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘13’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20’’. 
SEC. 3. SECOND-TIER BENEFITS. 
Section 4002 of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, at the time that the 
amount established in an individual’s account under 
subsection (b)(1) is exhausted or at any time there-
after, such individual’s State is in an extended ben-
efit period (as determined under paragraph (2)), 
such account shall be augmented by an amount 
equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the total amount of 
regular compensation (including dependents’ al-
lowances) payable to the individual during the 
individual’s benefit year under the State law, or 
‘‘(B) 13 times the individual’s average 
weekly benefit amount (as determined under 
subsection (b)(2)) for the benefit year. 
‘‘(2) EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), a State shall be considered 
to be in an extended benefit period, as of any given 
time, if— 
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‘‘(A) such a period is then in effect for 
such State under the Federal-State Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970; 
‘‘(B) such a period would then be in effect 
for such State under such Act if section 203(d) 
of such Act— 
‘‘(i) were applied by substituting ‘4’ 
for ‘5’ each place it appears; and 
‘‘(ii) did not include the requirement 
under paragraph (1)(A) thereof; or 
‘‘(C) such a period would then be in effect 
for such State under such Act if— 
‘‘(i) section 203(f) of such Act were 
applied to such State (regardless of wheth-
er the State by law had provided for such 
application); and 
‘‘(ii) such section 203(f)— 
‘‘(I) were applied by substituting 
‘6.0’ for ‘6.5’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i) 
thereof; and 
‘‘(II) did not include the require-
ment 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(A)(ii) 
thereof. 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The account of an indi-
vidual may be augmented not more than once under 
this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 4. PHASEOUT PROVISIONS. 
Section 4007(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3),’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) NO
AUGMENTATION
AFTER
MARCH 31, 
2009.—If the amount established in an individual’s 
account under subsection (b)(1) is exhausted after 
March 31, 2009, then section 4002(c) shall not 
apply and such account shall not be augmented 
under such section, regardless of whether such indi-
vidual’s State is in an extended benefit period (as 
determined under paragraph (2) of such section). 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—No compensation under 
this title shall be payable for any week beginning 
after November 27, 2009.’’. 
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SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply as if 
included in the enactment of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2008. 
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