I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4550 
To extend the emergency unemployment compensation program, and to 
stimulate the economy and create opportunities for new job creation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2014 
Mr. FITZPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, Small 
Business, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Natural Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the emergency unemployment compensation pro-
gram, and to stimulate the economy and create opportu-
nities for new job creation. 
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 
‘‘Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act 
of 2014’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
Sec. 101. Extension of emergency unemployment compensation program. 
Sec. 102. Temporary extension of extended benefit provisions. 
Sec. 103. Extension of funding for reemployment services and reemployment 
and eligibility assessment activities. 
Sec. 104. Additional extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Un-
employment Insurance Act. 
Sec. 105. Flexibility for unemployment program agreements. 
Sec. 106. Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires and billion-
aires. 
Sec. 107. GAO study on the use of work suitability requirements in unemploy-
ment insurance programs. 
Sec. 108. Funding stabilization. 
Sec. 109. Prepayment of certain PBGC premiums. 
Sec. 110. Extension of customs user fees. 
Sec. 111. Emergency services, government, and certain nonprofit volunteers. 
TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOB CREATION 
Sec. 201. Treatment of employment assistance voucher programs. 
Sec. 202. Disadvantaged business enterprises. 
Sec. 203. America Star Program. 
Sec. 204. Fostering innovation. 
Sec. 205. Partnership To Build America. 
Sec. 206. Keystone XL pipeline. 
TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
COM-
PENSATION 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 4007(a)(2) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2014’’. 
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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 (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(K) the amendment made by section 
101(a) of the Emergency Unemployment Com-
pensation Extension Act of 2014;’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–240). 
SEC. 102. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED BENEFIT 
PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2014’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘June 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 2014’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF MATCHING FOR STATES WITH 
NO WAITING WEEK.—Section 5 of the Unemployment 
Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘June 
30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 2014’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION OF INDICATORS 
UNDER THE EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM.—Section 
203 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2014’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2014’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–240). 
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR REEMPLOYMENT 
SERVICES AND REEMPLOYMENT AND ELIGI-
BILITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
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