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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6419 
To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the 
further extension of emergency unemployment benefits, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. 
MATSUI, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. STARK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. NADLER of New York, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. OLVER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to 
provide for the further extension of emergency unemploy-
ment benefits, 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 ‘‘Emergency Unemploy-
ment Compensation Continuation 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 ‘‘November 30, 2010’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘February 28, 2011’’; 
(B) in the heading for paragraph (2) of sub-
section (b), by striking ‘‘NOVEMBER 30, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FEBRUARY 28, 2011’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘April 30, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 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), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘December 1, 2010’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2011’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘May 1, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘August 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 ‘‘April 30, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘July 31, 2011’’. 
(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— 
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(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) the amendments made by section 
2(a)(1) of the Emergency Unemployment Com-
pensation Continuation Act; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–205; 124 Stat. 2236). 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF INDICATORS. 
(a) INDICATORS BASED ON RATE OF INSURED UN-
EMPLOYMENT.—Section 203(d) of the Federal-State Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by inserting before the last 
sentence the following: ‘‘Effective with respect to com-
pensation for weeks of unemployment beginning after the 
date of enactment of the Emergency Unemployment Com-
pensation Continuation Act (or, if later, the date estab-
lished pursuant to State law), and ending on or before 
March 1, 2011, the State may by law provide that the 
determination of whether there has been a State ‘on’ or 
‘off’ indicator beginning or ending any extended benefit 
period shall be made under this subsection as if paragraph 
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(1)(A) had been amended by striking ‘the preceding two 
calendar years’ and inserting ‘the preceding three calendar 
years’; except that, notwithstanding any such provision of 
State law, any week for which there would otherwise be 
a State ‘on’ indicator shall continue to be such a week 
and shall not be determined to be a week for which there 
is a State ‘off’ indicator.’’. 
(b) INDICATORS BASED ON RATE OF TOTAL UNEM-
PLOYMENT.—Section 203(f) of the Federal-State Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) Effective with respect to compensation for weeks 
of unemployment beginning after the date of enactment 
of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continu-
ation Act (or, if later, the date established pursuant to 
State law), and ending on or before March 1, 2011, the 
State may by law provide that the determination of wheth-
er there has been a State ‘on’ or ‘off’ indicator beginning 
or ending any extended benefit period shall be made under 
this subsection as if paragraph (1)(A)(ii) had been amend-
ed— 
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‘‘(A) by striking ‘either (or both)’ and inserting 
‘either (or all)’; and 
‘‘(B) by striking ‘the preceding 2 calendar 
years’ and inserting ‘the preceding 3 calendar years’. 
Notwithstanding any provision of a State law described 
in this paragraph, any week for which there would other-
wise be a State ‘on’ indicator shall continue to be such 
a week and shall not be determined to be a week for which 
there is a State ‘off’ indicator.’’. 
Æ 
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