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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2572
To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 1, 1995
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. BOUCHER, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KLINK, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr.
STUPAK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation
program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.
(a) 
GENERAL
RULE.—Sections 
102(f)(1) 
and
106(a)(2) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Act of 1991 are each amended by striking ‘‘February 5,
1994’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 1995’’ and section
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102(b)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking clause
(vi).
(b) MODIFICATION
OF FINAL PHASEOUT.—Para-
graph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 1, 1995’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘June 1, 1996’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of
section 101 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘February
5, 1994’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December
1, 1995’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin-
ning after December 1, 1995.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF RAILROAD WORKERS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—
(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 501(b) of
the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of
1991 are each amended by striking ‘‘February 5,
1994’’ and inserting ‘‘December 1, 1995’’.
(2) Subsection (a) of section 501 of such Act is
amended by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 1, 1995’’.
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(b) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—Subsection (e) of
section 501 of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 1, 1995’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘June 1, 1996’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to days of unemployment after De-
cember 1, 1995.
SEC. 3. FINANCING PROVISIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for nonrepayable advances to the account for
‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other
Funds’’ in Department of Labor Appropriations Acts (for
transfer to the ‘‘extended unemployment compensation ac-
count’’ established by section 905 of the Social Security
Act) such sums as may be necessary to make payments
to the States to carry out the purposes of the amendments
made by section 2 of this Act.
(b) USE OF ADVANCE ACCOUNT FUNDS.—The funds
appropriated to the account for ‘‘Advances to the Unem-
ployment Trust Fund and Other Funds’’ in the Depart-
ment of Labor Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1993
(Public Law 102–394) are authorized to be used to make
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payments to the States to carry out the purposes of the
amendments made by section 2 of this Act.
SEC. 4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to sections 251(b)(2)(D)(i) and 252(e) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, the Congress hereby designates all direct spend-
ing amounts provided by this Act (for all fiscal years) and
all appropriations authorized by this Act (for all fiscal
years) as emergency requirements within the meaning of
part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
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