I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5647 
To provide a temporary extension of unemployment insurance, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2010 
Mr. HELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appro-
priations, Education and Labor, the Budget, Oversight and Government 
Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide a temporary extension of unemployment 
insurance, 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 ‘‘Responsible COBRA, 
Unemployment, and Poverty Extension Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PRO-
VISIONS. 
(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 ‘‘June 2, 2010’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’; 
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by 
striking ‘‘JUNE 2, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘SEPTEMBER 
30, 2010’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘November 
6, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2011’’. 
(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 ‘‘June 2, 2010’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘November 6, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2011’’. 
(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 ‘‘November 6, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2011’’. 
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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 (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) the amendments made by section 
2(a)(1) of the Responsible COBRA, Unemploy-
ment, and Poverty Extension Act; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–157). 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PREMIUM AS-
SISTANCE FOR COBRA BENEFITS. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY
PERIOD.—Sub-
section (a)(3)(A) of section 3001 of division B of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–5), as amended by section 3(a) of the Tem-
porary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–144) and 
section 3(a) of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–157), is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
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(b) RULES RELATING TO 2010 EXTENSION.—Sub-
section (a) of section 3001 of division B of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 
5), as amended by section 3(b) of the Continuing Exten-
sion Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–157), is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) ADDITIONAL
RULES
RELATED
TO
2010 
EXTENSION.—In the case of an individual who, with 
regard to coverage described in paragraph (10)(B), 
experiences a qualifying event related to a termi-
nation of employment on or after June 1, 2010, and 
prior to the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
rules similar to those in paragraphs (4)(A) and 
(7)(C) shall apply with respect to all continuation 
coverage, including State continuation coverage pro-
grams.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions 
of section 3001 of division B of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF USE OF 2009 POVERTY GUIDELINES. 
Section 1012 of the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–118), as amended 
by section 6 of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 
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