I 
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 Com-
pensation 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 ex-
tended unemployment program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Temporary Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, upon the ex-
haustion of all amounts that may be credited to an individ-
ual’s account under the preceding provisions of this sec-
tion, such account shall be increased by an amount equal 
to 6 times the individual’s average weekly benefit amount 
for the benefit year (as determined under subsection 
(b)(2)), but only if such exhaustion occurs before Decem-
ber 29, 2002.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation Act of 2002, except that no amount shall be 
payable by virtue of such amendment for any week of un-
employment ending before the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 2. MODIFIED AIUR TRIGGER FOR SECOND-TIER BENE-
FITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 203 of 
the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) MODIFIED AIUR.—For purposes of any de-
termination under paragraph (2), rates of insured 
unemployment shall be determined in the same man-
ner as would (disregarding this paragraph) other-
wise apply, except that individuals exhausting their 
rights to regular compensation during the most re-
cent 3 calendar months for which data are available 
before the close of the period for which such rate is 
being determined shall be taken into account as if 
they were individuals filing claims for regular com-
pensation for each week during the period for which 
such rate is being determined.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply for purposes of making any de-
termination which is based on an exhaustion of rights oc-
curring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM EXTENSION. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 208 of the Temporary Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) or (c), an agreement entered into under this title shall 
apply to weeks of unemployment—