I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4684 
To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
2002, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2004 
Mr. ENGLISH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment 
Compensation Act of 2002, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Neighbors in Need Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
Sec. 101. Program extension for States experiencing high unemployment.
TITLE II—FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEM 
REFORMS 
Sec. 201. Increase and decrease in earnings credited to State accounts when 
States meet or fail to meet funding goals. 
Sec. 202. Interest-free advances to State accounts in Unemployment Trust 
Fund restricted to States which meet funding goals. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986 
Sec. 301. 2-year suspension of tax on unemployment compensation. 
Sec. 302. State collection of Federal unemployment tax. 
Sec. 303. Required distribution of State-specific information packets. 
TITLE 
I—TEMPORARY 
EX-
TENDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
SEC. 101. PROGRAM EXTENSION FOR STATES EXPERI-
ENCING HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Temporary Extended Unem-
ployment Compensation Act of 2002 (26 U.S.C. 3304 
note) is amended by inserting after section 208 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 208a. Program extension for States experiencing 
high unemployment 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this title, an agreement under section 202(a) 
shall be considered to provide that, in the case of a State 
described in subsection (b), the State agency of such State 
will make payments of temporary extended unemployment 
compensation— 
‘‘(1) to individuals described in subsection 
(d)(1); and
‘‘(2) for any week of unemployment which be-
gins in the individual’s period of eligibility (as de-
fined in subsection (e)). 
‘‘(b) STATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A State 
described in this subsection is any State that, during the 
week in which occurs the date of the enactment of this 
Act— 
‘‘(1) is in an extended benefit period (as de-
scribed in section 203 of the Federal-State Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970); or 
‘‘(2) would be in such a period (as so defined) 
if section 203(d) of such Act were applied— 
‘‘(A) by disregarding subparagraph (A) of 
paragraph (1) thereof and any reference to such 
subparagraph; and 
‘‘(B) by substituting ‘3’ for ‘5’ each place 
it appears. 
‘‘(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the preceding provisions of this 
title shall apply in the case of any individual qualifying 
for temporary extended unemployment compensation ben-
efits by virtue of this section. 
‘‘(d) AMOUNT
IN ACCOUNT.—In determining the 
amount to be established in an account under section 
203(a) for purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) section 203(b)(1) shall be applied— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who first 
satisfies the exhaustion requirements of this 
title (as set forth in section 202(b)(1)–(3)) dur-
ing a week beginning after December 31, 2003, 
and before the first day of the week in which 
occurs the date of the enactment of this section, 
by substituting ‘331⁄3’ for ‘50’ in section 
203(b)(1)(A) and ‘8’ for ‘13’ in section 
203(b)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who first 
satisfies such requirements during a week be-
ginning on or after the first day of the week in 
which occurs the date of the enactment of this 
section and before the close of the 12th week 
following the week in which occurs the date of 
the enactment of this section, by applying sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of section 203(b)(1) in 
accordance with their terms; and 
‘‘(2) section 203(c) shall be disregarded. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—An individual’s pe-
riod of eligibility consists of any week which begins on or 
after the first day of the week in which occurs the date 
of the enactment of this section and which (except as pro-
vided in subsection (f)) begins before the close of the 12th
week following the week in which occurs the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(f) TRANSITION.—In the case of an individual who 
is receiving benefits under this section for any week begin-
ning before the close of the 12th week following the week 
in which occurs the date of the enactment of this section, 
temporary extended unemployment compensation shall 
continue to be payable to such individual for any week 
thereafter for which the individual meets the eligibility re-
quirements of this title. No compensation shall be payable 
by virtue of the preceding sentence for any week beginning 
after the 25th week following the week in which occurs 
the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 208(a) of the Temporary Extended Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act of 2002 is amended in the matter 
before paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsection (b),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b) or section 208a,’’. 
(2) The table of contents of Public Law 107–147 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
208 the following: 
‘‘208a. Program extension for States experiencing high unemployment.’’.