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‘‘(vi) QUALIFIED
BORROWER.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘qualified borrower’ means a borrower 
which is a State or political subdivision 
thereof or an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
SEC. 1503. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE 
MINIMUM TAX LIMITATIONS ON TAX-EXEMPT 
BONDS. 
(a) INTEREST ON PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS ISSUED 
DURING 2009 AND 2010 NOT TREATED AS TAX PREF-
ERENCE ITEM.—Subparagraph (C) of section 57(a)(5) is 
amended by adding at the end a new clause: 
‘‘(vi) EXCEPTION FOR BONDS ISSUED 
IN 2009 AND 2010.—For purposes of clause 
(i), the term ‘private activity bond’ shall 
not include any bond issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, a 
refunding bond (whether a current or ad-
vance refunding) shall be treated as issued 
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on the date of the issuance of the refunded 
bond (or in the case of a series of 
refundings, the original bond).’’. 
(b) NO
ADJUSTMENT
TO
ADJUSTED
CURRENT 
EARNINGS
FOR
INTEREST
ON
TAX-EXEMPT
BONDS 
ISSUED DURING 2009 AND 2010.—Subparagraph (B) of 
section 56(g)(4) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) TAX
EXEMPT
INTEREST
ON 
BONDS ISSUED IN 2009 AND 2010.—Clause 
(i) shall not apply in the case of any inter-
est on a bond issued after December 31, 
2008, and before January 1, 2011. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, a re-
funding bond (whether a current or ad-
vance refunding) shall be treated as issued 
on the date of the issuance of the refunded 
bond (or in the case of a series of 
refundings, the original bond).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
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SEC. 1504. MODIFICATION TO HIGH SPEED INTERCITY RAIL 
FACILITY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 142(i) 
is amended by striking ‘‘operate at speeds in excess of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘be capable of attaining a maximum speed 
in excess of’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
PART II—DELAY IN APPLICATION OF WITH-
HOLDING TAX ON GOVERNMENT CONTRAC-
TORS 
SEC. 1511. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF WITHHOLDING TAX 
ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. 
Subsection (b) of section 511 of the Tax Increase 
Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2011’’. 
PART III—TAX CREDIT BONDS FOR SCHOOLS 
SEC. 1521. QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 54F. QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BOND.— 
For purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘qualified school 
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construction bond’ means any bond issued as part of an 
issue if— 
‘‘(1) 100 percent of the available project pro-
ceeds of such issue are to be used for the construc-
tion, rehabilitation, or repair of a public school facil-
ity or for the acquisition of land on which such a fa-
cility is to be constructed with part of the proceeds 
of such issue, 
‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a State or local gov-
ernment within the jurisdiction of which such school 
is located, and 
‘‘(3) the issuer designates such bond for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.—The maximum aggregate face amount of 
bonds issued during any calendar year which may be des-
ignated under subsection (a) by any issuer shall not exceed 
the limitation amount allocated under subsection (d) for 
such calendar year to such issuer. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS 
DESIGNATED.—There is a national qualified school con-
struction bond limitation for each calendar year. Such lim-
itation is— 
‘‘(1) $5,000,000,000 for 2009, 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000,000 for 2010, and 
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‘‘(3) except as provided in subsection (e), zero 
after 2010. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ALLOCATED AMONG STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The limitation applicable 
under subsection (c) for any calendar year shall be 
allocated by the Secretary among the States in pro-
portion to the respective numbers of children in each 
State who have attained age 5 but not age 18 for 
the most recent fiscal year ending before such cal-
endar year. The limitation amount allocated to a 
State under the preceding sentence shall be allocated 
by the State to issuers within such State. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
adjust the allocations under this subsection for 
any calendar year for each State to the extent 
necessary to ensure that the amount allocated 
to such State under this subsection for such 
year is not less than an amount equal to such 
State’s adjusted minimum percentage of the 
amount to be allocated under paragraph (1) for 
the calendar year. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM
PERCENTAGE.—A State’s 
minimum percentage for any calendar year is 
equal to the product of— 
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‘‘(i) the quotient of— 
‘‘(I) the amount the State is eli-
gible to receive under section 1124(d) 
of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6333(d)) for the most recent fiscal 
year ending before such calendar year, 
divided by 
‘‘(II) the amount all States are 
eligible to receive under section 1124 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6333) for such 
fiscal year, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) 100. 
‘‘(3) 
ALLOCATIONS
TO
CERTAIN
POSSES-
SIONS.—The amount to be allocated under para-
graph (1) to any possession of the United States 
other than Puerto Rico shall be the amount which 
would have been allocated if all allocations under 
paragraph (1) were made on the basis of respective 
populations of individuals below the poverty line (as 
defined by the Office of Management and Budget). 
In making other allocations, the amount to be allo-
cated under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the 
aggregate amount allocated under this paragraph to 
possessions of the United States. 
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‘‘(4) ALLOCATIONS FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS.—In 
addition to the amounts otherwise allocated under 
this subsection, $200,000,000 for calendar year 
2009, and $200,000,000 for calendar year 2010, 
shall be allocated by the Secretary of the Interior for 
purposes of the construction, rehabilitation, and re-
pair of schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs. In the case of amounts allocated under the 
preceding sentence, Indian tribal governments (as 
defined in section 7701(a)(40)) shall be treated as 
qualified issuers for purposes of this subchapter. 
‘‘(e) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED LIMITATION.—If for 
any calendar year— 
‘‘(1) the amount allocated under subsection (d) 
to any State, exceeds 
‘‘(2) the amount of bonds issued during such 
year which are designated under subsection (a) pur-
suant to such allocation, 
the limitation amount under such subsection for such 
State for the following calendar year shall be increased 
by the amount of such excess. A similar rule shall apply 
to the amounts allocated under subsection (d)(4).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by 
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inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (D), and 
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) 
a 
qualified 
school 
construction 
bond,’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii), 
by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) in the case of a qualified school 
construction bond, a purpose specified in 
section 54F(a)(1).’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart I of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 54F. Qualified school construction bonds.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1522. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF QUALIFIED 
ZONE ACADEMY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 54E(c)(1) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘and $1,400,000,000 
for 2009 and 2010’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2008. 
PART IV—BUILD AMERICA BONDS 
SEC. 1531. BUILD AMERICA BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter A of chap-
ter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subpart: 
‘‘Subpart J—Build America Bonds 
‘‘Sec. 54AA. Build America bonds. 
‘‘SEC. 54AA. BUILD AMERICA BONDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a taxpayer holds a build 
America bond on one or more interest payment dates of 
the bond during any taxable year, there shall be allowed 
as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 
the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the credits 
determined under subsection (b) with respect to such 
dates. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF CREDIT.—The amount of the credit 
determined under this subsection with respect to any in-
terest payment date for a build America bond is 35 per-
cent of the amount of interest payable by the issuer with 
respect to such date (40 percent in the case of an issuer 
described in section 148(f)(4)(D) (determined without re-
gard to clauses (v), (vi), and (vii) thereof and by sub-
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stituting ‘$30,000,000’ for ‘$5,000,000’ each place it ap-
pears therein). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowed under 
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed 
the excess of— 
‘‘(A) the sum of the regular tax liability 
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax im-
posed by section 55, over 
‘‘(B) the sum of the credits allowable 
under this part (other than subpart C and this 
subpart). 
‘‘(2) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the 
credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the 
limitation imposed by paragraph (1) for such taxable 
year, such excess shall be carried to the succeeding 
taxable year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such taxable year (determined be-
fore the application of paragraph (1) for such suc-
ceeding taxable year). 
‘‘(d) BUILD AMERICA BOND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘build America bond’ means any obli-
gation (other than a private activity bond) if— 
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‘‘(A) the interest on such obligation would 
(but for this section) be excludable from gross 
income under section 103, 
‘‘(B) such obligation is issued before Janu-
ary 1, 2011, and 
‘‘(C) the issuer makes an irrevocable elec-
tion to have this section apply. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE RULES.—For purposes of ap-
plying paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of section 149(b), a 
build America bond shall not be treated as fed-
erally guaranteed by reason of the credit al-
lowed under subsection (a) or section 6431, 
‘‘(B) for purposes of section 148, the yield 
on a build America bond shall be determined 
without regard to the credit allowed under sub-
section (a), and 
‘‘(C) a bond shall not be treated as a build 
America bond if the issue price has more than 
a de minimis amount (determined under rules 
similar to the rules of section 1273(a)(3)) of 
premium over the stated principal amount of 
the bond. 
‘‘(e) INTEREST PAYMENT DATE.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘interest payment date’ means any 
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date on which the holder of record of the build America 
bond is entitled to a payment of interest under such bond. 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) INTEREST ON BUILD AMERICA BONDS IN-
CLUDIBLE IN GROSS INCOME FOR FEDERAL INCOME 
TAX PURPOSES.—For purposes of this title, interest 
on any build America bond shall be includible in 
gross income. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Rules 
similar to the rules of subsections (f), (g), (h), and 
(i) of section 54A shall apply for purposes of the 
credit allowed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED BONDS ISSUED 
BEFORE 2011.—In the case of a qualified bond issued be-
fore January 1, 2011— 
‘‘(1) ISSUER
ALLOWED
REFUNDABLE
CRED-
IT.—In lieu of any credit allowed under this section 
with respect to such bond, the issuer of such bond 
shall be allowed a credit as provided in section 6431. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED BOND.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘qualified bond’ means any 
build America bond issued as part of an issue if— 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of the available project 
proceeds (as defined in section 54A) of such 
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issue are to be used for capital expenditures, 
and 
‘‘(B) the issuer makes an irrevocable elec-
tion to have this subsection apply. 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may prescribe 
such regulations and other guidance as may be necessary 
or appropriate to carry out this section and section 
6431.’’. 
(b) CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED BONDS ISSUED BEFORE 
2011.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6431. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED BONDS ALLOWED TO 
ISSUER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified bond 
issued before January 1, 2011, the issuer of such bond 
shall be allowed a credit with respect to each interest pay-
ment under such bond which shall be payable by the Sec-
retary as provided in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF CREDIT.—The Secretary shall pay 
(contemporaneously with each interest payment date 
under such bond) to the issuer of such bond (or to any 
person who makes such interest payments on behalf of the 
issuer) 35 percent of the interest payable under such bond 
on such date (40 percent in the case of an issuer described 
in section 148(f)(4)(D) (determined without regard to 
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clauses (v), (vi), and (vii) thereof and by substituting 
‘$30,000,000’ for ‘$5,000,000’ each place it appears 
therein). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF ARBITRAGE RULES.—For pur-
poses of section 148, the yield on a qualified bond shall 
be reduced by the credit allowed under this section. 
‘‘(d) INTEREST PAYMENT DATE.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘interest payment date’ means 
each date on which interest is payable by the issuer under 
the terms of the bond. 
‘‘(e) QUALIFIED BOND.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘qualified bond’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 54AA(g).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 6428’’ and 
inserting ‘‘6428, or 6431,’’. 
(2) Section 54A(c)(1)(B) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subpart C’’ and inserting ‘‘subparts C and J’’. 
(3) 
Sections 
54(c)(2), 
1397E(c)(2), 
and 
1400N(l)(3)(B) are each amended by striking ‘‘and 
I’’ and inserting ‘‘, I, and J’’. 
(4) Section 6401(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘and I’’ and inserting ‘‘I, and J’’. 
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(5) The table of subparts for part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘Subpart J. Build America bonds.’’. 
(6) The table of section for subchapter B of 
chapter 65 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6431. Credit for qualified bonds allowed to issuer.’’. 
(d) TRANSITIONAL
COORDINATION
WITH
STATE 
LAW.—Except as otherwise provided by a State after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the interest on any build 
America bond (as defined in section 54AA of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) and the 
amount of any credit determined under such section with 
respect to such bond shall be treated for purposes of the 
income tax laws of such State as being exempt from Fed-
eral income tax. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle G—Economic Recovery 
Payments to Certain Individuals 
SEC. 1601. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENT TO RECIPIENTS 
OF SOCIAL SECURITY, SUPPLEMENTAL SECU-
RITY INCOME, RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENE-
FITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION OR PENSION BENEFITS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(5)(B), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
make a $300 payment to each individual who, 
for any month during the 3-month period end-
ing with the month which ends prior to the 
month that includes the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is entitled to a benefit payment de-
scribed in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subpara-
graph (B) or is eligible for a SSI cash benefit 
described in subparagraph (C). 
(B) BENEFIT PAYMENT DESCRIBED.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A): 
(i) TITLE II BENEFIT.—A benefit pay-
ment described in this clause is a monthly 
insurance benefit payable (without regard 
to sections 202(j)(1) and 223(b) of the So-
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cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(j)(1), 
423(b)) under— 
(I) section 202(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(a)); 
(II) section 202(b) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(b)); 
(III) section 202(c) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(c)); 
(IV) section 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
402(d)(1)(B)(ii)); 
(V) section 202(e) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(e)); 
(VI) section 202(f) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(f)); 
(VII) section 202(g) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(g)); 
(VIII) section 202(h) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(h)); 
(IX) section 223(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 423(a)); 
(X) section 227 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 427); or 
(XI) section 228 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 428). 
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(ii) RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
BEN-
EFIT.—A benefit payment described in this 
clause is a monthly annuity or pension 
payment payable (without regard to section 
5(a)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231d(a)(ii)) under— 
(I) section 2(a)(1) of such Act 
(45 U.S.C. 231a(a)(1)); 
(II) section 2(c) of such Act (45 
U.S.C. 231a(c)); 
(III) section 2(d)(1)(i) of such 
Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(i)); 
(IV) section 2(d)(1)(ii) of such 
Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(ii)); 
(V) section 2(d)(1)(iii)(C) of such 
Act to an adult disabled child (45 
U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iii)(C)); 
(VI) section 2(d)(1)(iv) of such 
Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iv)); 
(VII) section 2(d)(1)(v) of such 
Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(v)); or 
(VIII) section 7(b)(2) of such Act 
(45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) with respect to 
any of the benefit payments described 
in clause (i) of this subparagraph. 
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(iii) VETERANS BENEFIT.—A benefit 
payment described in this clause is a com-
pensation or pension payment payable 
under— 
(I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 
1131, 1141, or 1151 of title 38, 
United States Code; 
(II) section 1310, 1312, 1313, 
1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, 
United States Code; 
(III) section 1513, 1521, 1533, 
1536, 1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of 
title 38, United States Code; or 
(IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 
of title 38, United States Code, 
to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or 
parent as described in paragraph (2), (3), 
(4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38, 
United States Code, who received that ben-
efit during any month within the 3 month 
period ending with the month which ends 
prior to the month that includes the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(C) SSI CASH
BENEFIT
DESCRIBED.—A 
SSI cash benefit described in this subparagraph 
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is a cash benefit payable under section 1611 
(other than under subsection (e)(1)(B) of such 
section) or 1619(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h). 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—A payment shall be made 
under paragraph (1) only to individuals who reside 
in 1 of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana 
Islands. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
determination of the individual’s residence shall be 
based on the current address of record under a pro-
gram specified in paragraph (1). 
(3) NO
DOUBLE
PAYMENTS.—An individual 
shall be paid only 1 payment under this section, re-
gardless of whether the individual is entitled to, or 
eligible for, more than 1 benefit or cash payment de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(4) LIMITATION.—A payment under this section 
shall not be made— 
(A) in the case of an individual entitled to 
a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or 
paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(VIII) if, for the most re-
cent month of such individual’s entitlement in 
the 3-month period described in paragraph (1), 
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such individual’s benefit under such paragraph 
was not payable by reason of subsection (x) or 
(y) of section 202 the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402) or section 1129A of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320a-8a); 
(B) in the case of an individual entitled to 
a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) if, 
for the most recent month of such individual’s 
entitlement in the 3 month period described in 
paragraph (1), such individual’s benefit under 
such paragraph was not payable, or was re-
duced, by reason of section 1505, 5313, or 
5313B of title 38, United States Code; 
(C) in the case of an individual entitled to 
a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C) if, for 
such most recent month, such individual’s ben-
efit under such paragraph was not payable by 
reason of subsection (e)(1)(A) or (e)(4) of sec-
tion 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or section 1129A 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a); or 
(D) in the case of any individual whose 
date of death occurs before the date on which 
the individual is certified under subsection (b) 
to receive a payment under this section. 
(5) TIMING AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall commence making payments 
under this section at the earliest practicable 
date but in no event later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. The Sec-
retary of the Treasury may make any payment 
electronically to an individual in such manner 
as if such payment was a benefit payment or 
cash benefit to such individual under the appli-
cable program described in subparagraph (B) 
or (C) of paragraph (1). 
(B) DEADLINE.—No payments shall be 
made under this section after December 31, 
2010, regardless of any determinations of enti-
tlement to, or eligibility for, such payments 
made after such date. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS.—The Commis-
sioner of Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall certify the in-
dividuals entitled to receive payments under this section 
and provide the Secretary of the Treasury with the infor-
mation needed to disburse such payments. A certification 
of an individual shall be unaffected by any subsequent de-
termination or redetermination of the individual’s entitle-
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ment to, or eligibility for, a benefit specified in subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1). 
(c) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PUR-
POSES OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
PROGRAMS.—A payment under subsection (a) shall 
not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded 
as a resource for the month of receipt and the fol-
lowing 9 months, for purposes of determining the 
eligibility of the recipient (or the recipient’s spouse 
or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount 
or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Fed-
eral program or under any State or local program fi-
nanced in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(2) PAYMENT NOT CONSIDERED INCOME FOR 
PURPOSES OF TAXATION.—A payment under sub-
section (a) shall not be considered as gross income 
for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(3) PAYMENTS
PROTECTED
FROM
ASSIGN-
MENT.—The 
provisions 
of 
sections 
207 
and 
1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and sec-
tion 5301 of title 38, United States Code, shall 
apply to any payment made under subsection (a) as 
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if such payment was a benefit payment or cash ben-
efit to such individual under the applicable program 
described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection 
(a)(1). 
(4) PAYMENTS SUBJECT TO OFFSET.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (3), for purposes of section 
3716 of title 31, United States Code, any payment 
made under this section shall not be considered a 
benefit payment or cash benefit made under the ap-
plicable program described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of subsection (a)(1) and all amounts paid shall 
be subject to offset to collect delinquent debts. 
(d) PAYMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND FI-
DUCIARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which an in-
dividual who is entitled to a payment under sub-
section (a) and whose benefit payment or cash ben-
efit described in paragraph (1) of that subsection is 
paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the pay-
ment under subsection (a) shall be made to the indi-
vidual’s representative payee or fiduciary and the en-
tire payment shall be used only for the benefit of the 
individual who is entitled to the payment. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
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(e) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any sums in the Treas-
ury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the 
following sums are appropriated for the period of fiscal 
years 2009 and 2010 to carry out this section: 
(1) For the Secretary of the Treasury— 
(A) such sums as may be necessary to 
make payments under this section; and 
(B) $57,000,000 for administrative costs 
incurred in carrying out this section and section 
36A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
added by this Act). 
(2) For the Commissioner of Social Security, 
$90,000,000 for the Social Security Administration’s 
Limitation on Administrative Expenses for costs in-
curred in carrying out this section. 
(3) For the Railroad Retirement Board, 
$1,000,000 for administrative costs incurred in car-
rying out this section. 
(4) For the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
$100,000 for the Information Systems Technology 
account and $7,100,000 for the General Operating 
Expenses account for administrative costs incurred 
in carrying out this section. 
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Subtitle H—Trade Adjustment 
Assistance 
SEC. 1701. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 245(a) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2010’’. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.—Section 256(b) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on October 1, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2010’’. 
(c) ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS.—Section 298(a) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘through 2007’’ and all that follows through 
the end period and inserting ‘‘through December 31, 2010 
to carry out the purposes of this chapter.’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATES.—Section 
285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(e) SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ADJUST-
MENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES.—It is the sense 
of the Senate that title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) should be amended to assist any com-
munity impacted by trade with economic adjustment 
through— 
(1) the coordination of efforts by State and 
local governments and economic organizations; 
(2) the coordination of Federal, State, and local 
resources; 
(3) the creation of community-based develop-
ment strategies; and 
(4) the development and provision of training 
programs. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective as of January 1, 2008. 
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Subtitle I—Prohibition on Collec-
tion of Certain Payments Made 
Under the Continued Dumping 
and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 
SEC. 1801. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF CERTAIN PAY-
MENTS MADE UNDER THE CONTINUED DUMP-
ING AND SUBSIDY OFFSET ACT OF 2000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, neither the Secretary of Homeland Security 
nor any other person may— 
(1) require repayment of, or attempt in any 
other way to recoup, any payments described in sub-
section (b); or 
(2) offset any past, current, or future distribu-
tions of antidumping or countervailing duties as-
sessed with respect to imports from countries that 
are not parties to the North American Free Trade 
Agreement in an attempt to recoup any payments 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) PAYMENTS DESCRIBED.—Payments described in 
this subsection are payments of antidumping or counter-
vailing duties made pursuant to the Continued Dumping 
and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (section 754 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c; repealed by subtitle F of 
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title VII of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–171; 120 Stat. 154))) that were— 
(1) assessed and paid on imports of goods from 
countries that are parties to the North American 
Free Trade Agreement; and 
(2) distributed on or after January 1, 2001, 
and before January 1, 2006. 
(c) PAYMENT
OF FUNDS COLLECTED
OR WITH-
HELD.—Not later than the date that is 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
(1) refund any repayments, or any other 
recoupment, of payments described in subsection (b); 
and 
(2) fully distribute any antidumping or counter-
vailing duties that the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection is withholding as an offset as described in 
subsection (a)(2). 
(d) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prevent the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
or any other person, from requiring repayment of, or at-
tempting to otherwise recoup, any payments described in 
subsection (b) as a result of— 
(1) a finding of false statements or other mis-
conduct by a recipient of such a payment; or 
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(2) the reliquidation of an entry with respect to 
which such a payment was made. 
Subtitle J—Other Provisions 
SEC. 1901. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LABOR STANDARDS 
TO PROJECTS FINANCED WITH CERTAIN TAX- 
FAVORED BONDS. 
Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of the title 40, United 
States Code, shall apply to projects financed with the pro-
ceeds of— 
(1) any new clean renewable energy bond (as 
defined in section 54C of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) issued after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, 
(2) any qualified energy conservation bond (as 
defined in section 54D of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) issued after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, 
(3) any qualified zone academy bond (as de-
fined in section 54E of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) issued after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, 
(4) any qualified school construction bond (as 
defined in section 54F of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986), and 
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(5) any recovery zone economic development 
bond (as defined in section 1400U–2 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986). 
SEC. 1902. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. 
Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limita-
tion 
contained 
in 
such 
subsection 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$12,140,000,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1903. ELECTION TO ACCELERATE THE LOW-INCOME 
HOUSING TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the election of the taxpayer, 
the credit determined under section 42 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 for the taxpayer’s first three tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2008, in which 
credits are allowable for any non-federally subsidized low- 
income housing project initially placed in service after 
such date— 
(1) with respect to initial investments made 
pursuant to a binding agreement by such taxpayer 
after December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 
2011, and 
(2) only from allocations of a State housing 
credit ceiling before 2011, 
shall be 200 percent of the amount which would (but for 
this subsection) be so allowable. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTION.—The election under 
subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to the first 
taxable year referred to in such subsection only when all 
rental requirements pursuant to section 42(g)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 have been met with respect 
to such low-income housing project. 
(c) REDUCTION IN AGGREGATE CREDIT TO REFLECT 
ACCELERATED CREDIT.—The aggregate credit allowable 
to any taxpayer under section 42 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 with respect to any investment for taxable 
years after the first three taxable years referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by the 
amount of the increased credit allowable by reason of sub-
section (a) with respect to such first three taxable years. 
The preceding sentence shall not be construed to affect 
whether any taxable year is part of the credit, compliance, 
or extended use periods under such section 42. 
(d) ELECTION.—The election under subsection (a) 
shall be made at the time and in the manner prescribed 
by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s dele-
gate, and, once made, shall be irrevocable. In the case of 
a partnership, such election shall be made by the partner-
ship. 
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TITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR UN-
EMPLOYED 
WORKERS 
AND 
STRUGGLING FAMILIES 
SEC. 2000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling 
Families Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this title is as follows: 
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND 
STRUGGLING FAMILIES 
Sec. 2000. Short title; table of contents. 
Subtitle A—Unemployment Insurance 
Sec. 2001. Extension of emergency unemployment compensation program. 
Sec. 2002. Increase in unemployment compensation benefits. 
Sec. 2003. Unemployment compensation modernization. 
Sec. 2004. Temporary assistance for States with advances. 
Subtitle B—Assistance for Vulnerable Individuals 
Sec. 2101. Emergency fund for TANF program. 
Sec. 2102. Extension of TANF supplemental grants. 
Sec. 2103. Clarification of authority of states to use tanf funds carried over 
from prior years to provide tanf benefits and services. 
Sec. 2104. Temporary reinstatement of authority to provide Federal matching 
payments for State spending of child support incentive pay-
ments. 
Subtitle A—Unemployment 
Insurance 
SEC. 2001. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4007 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 
3304 note), as amended by section 4 of the Unemployment 
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Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110- 
449; 122 Stat. 5015), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2009’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’; 
(2) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by 
striking ‘‘MARCH 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘DECEM-
BER 31, 2009’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘August 
27, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2010’’. 
(b) FINANCING PROVISIONS.—Section 4004 of such 
Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer from the general fund of the Treasury (from 
funds not otherwise appropriated)— 
‘‘(1) to the extended unemployment compensa-
tion account (as established by section 905 of the 
Social Security Act) such sums as the Secretary of 
Labor estimates to be necessary to make payments 
to States under this title by reason of the amend-
ments made by section 2001(a) of the Assistance for 
Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act; 
and 
‘‘(2) to the employment security administration 
account (as established by section 901 of the Social 
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Security Act) such sums as the Secretary of Labor 
estimates to be necessary for purposes of assisting 
States in meeting administrative costs by reason of 
the amendments referred to in paragraph (1). 
There are appropriated from the general fund of the 
Treasury, without fiscal year limitation, the sums referred 
to in the preceding sentence and such sums shall not be 
required to be repaid.’’. 
SEC. 2002. INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
BENEFITS. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE
AGREEMENTS.—Any State 
which desires to do so may enter into and participate in 
an agreement under this section with the Secretary of 
Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’). Any State which is a party to an agreement 
under this section may, upon providing 30 days’ written 
notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—Any agree-
ment under this section shall provide that the State 
agency of the State will make payments of regular 
compensation to individuals in amounts and to the 
extent that they would be determined if the State 
law of the State were applied, with respect to any 
week for which the individual is (disregarding this 
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section) otherwise entitled under the State law to re-
ceive regular compensation, as if such State law had 
been modified in a manner such that the amount of 
regular compensation (including dependents’ allow-
ances) payable for any week shall be equal to the 
amount determined under the State law (before the 
application of this paragraph) plus an additional 
$25. 
(2) ALLOWABLE METHODS OF PAYMENT.—Any 
additional compensation provided for in accordance 
with paragraph (1) shall be payable either— 
(A) as an amount which is paid at the 
same time and in the same manner as any reg-
ular compensation otherwise payable for the 
week involved; or 
(B) at the option of the State, by pay-
ments which are made separately from, but on 
the same weekly basis as, any regular com-
pensation otherwise payable. 
(c) NONREDUCTION RULE.—An agreement under 
this section shall not apply (or shall cease to apply) with 
respect to a State upon a determination by the Secretary 
that the method governing the computation of regular 
compensation under the State law of that State has been 
modified in a manner such that— 
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(1) the average weekly benefit amount of reg-
ular compensation which will be payable during the 
period of the agreement (determined disregarding 
any additional amounts attributable to the modifica-
tion described in subsection (b)(1)) will be less than 
(2) the average weekly benefit amount of reg-
ular compensation which would otherwise have been 
payable during such period under the State law, as 
in effect on December 31, 2008. 
(d) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall 
be paid to each State which has entered into an 
agreement under this section an amount equal 
to 100 percent of— 
(i) the total amount of additional 
compensation (as described in subsection 
(b)(1)) paid to individuals by the State 
pursuant to such agreement; and 
(ii) any additional administrative ex-
penses incurred by the State by reason of 
such agreement (as determined by the Sec-
retary). 
(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums payable 
to any State by reason of such State’s having 
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an agreement under this section shall be pay-
able, either in advance or by way of reimburse-
ment (as determined by the Secretary), in such 
amounts as the Secretary estimates the State 
will be entitled to receive under this section for 
each calendar month, reduced or increased, as 
the case may be, by any amount by which the 
Secretary finds that his estimates for any prior 
calendar month were greater or less than the 
amounts which should have been paid to the 
State. Such estimates may be made on the 
basis of such statistical, sampling, or other 
method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary 
and the State agency of the State involved. 
(2) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State the sums pay-
able to such State under this section. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—There are appropriated 
from the general fund of the Treasury, without fiscal 
year limitation, such sums as may be necessary for 
purposes of this subsection. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy-
ment— 
(A) beginning after the date on which such 
agreement is entered into; and 
(B) ending before January 1, 2010. 
(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS RE-
MAINING ENTITLED TO REGULAR COMPENSATION AS 
OF JANUARY 1, 2010.—In the case of any individual 
who, as of the date specified in paragraph (1)(B), 
has not yet exhausted all rights to regular com-
pensation under the State law of a State with re-
spect to a benefit year that began before such date, 
additional compensation (as described in subsection 
(b)(1)) shall continue to be payable to such indi-
vidual for any week beginning on or after such date 
for which the individual is otherwise eligible for reg-
ular compensation with respect to such benefit year. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this subsection, no additional compensa-
tion (as described in subsection (b)(1)) shall be pay-
able for any week beginning after June 30, 2010. 
(f) FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.—The provisions of 
section 4005 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 2356) shall apply 
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with respect to additional compensation (as described in 
subsection (b)(1)) to the same extent and in the same 
manner as in the case of emergency unemployment com-
pensation. 
(g) APPLICATION TO OTHER UNEMPLOYMENT BENE-
FITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agreement under this 
section shall include provisions to provide that the 
purposes of the preceding provisions of this section 
shall be applied with respect to unemployment bene-
fits described in subsection (i)(3) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as if those benefits were 
regular compensation. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY AND TERMINATION RULES.— 
Additional compensation (as described in subsection 
(b)(1))— 
(A) shall not be payable, pursuant to this 
subsection, with respect to any unemployment 
benefits described in subsection (i)(3) for any 
week beginning on or after the date specified in 
subsection (e)(1)(B), except in the case of an 
individual who was eligible to receive additional 
compensation (as so described) in connection 
with any regular compensation or any unem-
ployment benefits described in subsection (i)(3) 
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for any period of unemployment ending before 
such date; and 
(B) shall in no event be payable for any 
week beginning after the date specified in sub-
section (e)(3). 
(h) DISREGARD OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR 
PURPOSES OF MEDICAID AND SCHIP.—A State that en-
ters into an agreement under this section shall disregard 
the monthly equivalent of $25 per week for any individual 
who receives additional compensation under subsection 
(b)(1) in considering the amount of income of the indi-
vidual for any purposes under the Medicaid program 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act and the State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program under title XXI of 
such Act. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘compensation’’, ‘‘regular com-
pensation’’, ‘‘benefit year’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, 
‘‘State law’’, and ‘‘week’’ have the respective mean-
ings given such terms under section 205 of the Fed-
eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note); 
(2) the term ‘‘emergency unemployment com-
pensation’’ means emergency unemployment com-
pensation under title IV of the Supplemental Appro-
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priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 
2353); and 
(3) any reference to unemployment benefits de-
scribed in this paragraph shall be considered to refer 
to— 
(A) extended compensation (as defined by 
section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Un-
employment Compensation Act of 1970); and 
(B) unemployment compensation (as de-
fined by section 85(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) provided under any program ad-
ministered by a State under an agreement with 
the Secretary. 
SEC. 2003. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION MODERNIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Special Transfers for Modernization 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) In addition to any other amounts, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall provide for the making of unemploy-
ment compensation modernization incentive payments 
(hereinafter ‘incentive payments’) to the accounts of the 
States in the Unemployment Trust Fund, by transfer from 
amounts reserved for that purpose in the Federal unem-
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ployment account, in accordance with succeeding provi-
sions of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The maximum incentive payment allowable 
under this subsection with respect to any State shall, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor, be equal to the 
amount obtained by multiplying $7,000,000,000 by the 
same ratio as would apply under subsection (a)(2)(B) for 
purposes of determining such State’s share of any excess 
amount (as described in subsection (a)(1)) that would 
have been subject to transfer to State accounts, as of Oc-
tober 1, 2008, under the provisions of subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) Of the maximum incentive payment determined 
under subparagraph (B) with respect to a State— 
‘‘(i) one-third shall be transferred to the ac-
count of such State upon a certification under para-
graph (4)(B) that the State law of such State meets 
the requirements of paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be transferred to the 
account of such State upon a certification under 
paragraph (4)(B) that the State law of such State 
meets the requirements of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) The State law of a State meets the requirements 
of this paragraph if such State law— 
‘‘(A) uses a base period that includes the most 
recently completed calendar quarter before the start 
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of the benefit year for purposes of determining eligi-
bility for unemployment compensation; or 
‘‘(B) provides that, in the case of an individual 
who would not otherwise be eligible for unemploy-
ment compensation under the State law because of 
the use of a base period that does not include the 
most recently completed calendar quarter before the 
start of the benefit year, eligibility shall be deter-
mined using a base period that includes such cal-
endar quarter. 
‘‘(3) The State law of a State meets the requirements 
of this paragraph if such State law includes provisions to 
carry out at least 2 of the following subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) An individual shall not be denied regular 
unemployment compensation under any State law 
provisions relating to availability for work, active 
search for work, or refusal to accept work, solely be-
cause such individual is seeking only part-time (and 
not full-time) work, except that the State law provi-
sions carrying out this subparagraph may exclude an 
individual if a majority of the weeks of work in such 
individual’s base period do not include part-time 
work. 
‘‘(B) An individual shall not be disqualified 
from regular unemployment compensation for sepa-
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rating from employment if that separation is for any 
compelling family reason. For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘compelling family reason’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(i) Domestic violence, verified by such 
reasonable and confidential documentation as 
the State law may require, which causes the in-
dividual reasonably to believe that such individ-
ual’s continued employment would jeopardize 
the safety of the individual or of any member 
of the individual’s immediate family (as defined 
by the Secretary of Labor). 
‘‘(ii) The illness or disability of a member 
of the individual’s immediate family (as defined 
by the Secretary of Labor). 
‘‘(iii) The need for the individual to accom-
pany such individual’s spouse— 
‘‘(I) to a place from which it is im-
practical for such individual to commute; 
and 
‘‘(II) due to a change in location of 
the spouse’s employment. 
‘‘(C) Weekly unemployment compensation is 
payable under this subparagraph to any individual 
who is unemployed (as determined under the State 
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unemployment compensation law), has exhausted all 
rights to regular unemployment compensation under 
the State law, and is enrolled and making satisfac-
tory progress in a State-approved training program 
or in a job training program authorized under the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Such programs 
shall prepare individuals who have been separated 
from a declining occupation, or who have been invol-
untarily and indefinitely separated from employment 
as a result of a permanent reduction of operations 
at the individual’s place of employment, for entry 
into a high-demand occupation. The amount of un-
employment compensation payable under this sub-
paragraph to an individual for a week of unemploy-
ment shall be equal to the individual’s average week-
ly benefit amount (including dependents’ allowances) 
for the most recent benefit year, and the total 
amount of unemployment compensation payable 
under this subparagraph to any individual shall be 
equal to at least 26 times the individual’s average 
weekly benefit amount (including dependents’ allow-
ances) for the most recent benefit year. 
‘‘(D) Dependents’ allowances are provided, in 
the case of any individual who is entitled to receive 
regular unemployment compensation and who has 
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any dependents (as defined by State law), in an 
amount equal to at least $15 per dependent per 
week, subject to any aggregate limitation on such al-
lowances which the State law may establish (but 
which aggregate limitation on the total allowance for 
dependents paid to an individual may not be less 
than $50 for each week of unemployment or 50 per-
cent of the individual’s weekly benefit amount for 
the benefit year, whichever is less). 
‘‘(4)(A) Any State seeking an incentive payment 
under this subsection shall submit an application therefor 
at such time, in such manner, and complete with such in-
formation as the Secretary of Labor may within 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection prescribe 
(whether by regulation or otherwise), including informa-
tion relating to compliance with the requirements of para-
graph (2) or (3), as well as how the State intends to use 
the incentive payment to improve or strengthen the State’s 
unemployment compensation program. The Secretary of 
Labor shall, within 30 days after receiving a complete ap-
plication, notify the State agency of the State of the Sec-
retary’s findings with respect to the requirements of para-
graph (2) or (3) (or both). 
‘‘(B)(i) If the Secretary of Labor finds that the State 
law provisions (disregarding any State law provisions 
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which are not then currently in effect as permanent law 
or which are subject to discontinuation) meet the require-
ments of paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may be, the 
Secretary of Labor shall thereupon make a certification 
to that effect to the Secretary of the Treasury, together 
with a certification as to the amount of the incentive pay-
ment to be transferred to the State account pursuant to 
that finding. The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
the appropriate transfer within 7 days after receiving such 
certification. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), State law provisions 
which are to take effect within 12 months after the date 
of their certification under this subparagraph shall be con-
sidered to be in effect as of the date of such certification. 
‘‘(C)(i) No certification of compliance with the re-
quirements of paragraph (2) or (3) may be made with re-
spect to any State whose State law is not otherwise eligible 
for certification under section 303 or approvable under 
section 3304 of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. 
‘‘(ii) No certification of compliance with the require-
ments of paragraph (3) may be made with respect to any 
State whose State law is not in compliance with the re-
quirements of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(iii) No application under subparagraph (A) may be 
considered if submitted before the date of the enactment 
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of this subsection or after the latest date necessary (as 
specified by the Secretary of Labor) to ensure that all in-
centive payments under this subsection are made before 
October 1, 2010. In the case of a State in which the first 
day of the first regularly scheduled session of the State 
legislature beginning after the date of enactment of this 
subsection begins after December 31, 2010, the preceding 
sentence shall be applied by substituting ‘October 1, 2011’ 
for ‘October 1, 2010’. 
‘‘(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any 
amount transferred to the account of a State under this 
subsection may be used by such State only in the payment 
of cash benefits to individuals with respect to their unem-
ployment (including for dependents’ allowances and for 
unemployment compensation under paragraph (3)(C)), ex-
clusive of expenses of administration. 
‘‘(B) A State may, subject to the same conditions as 
set forth in subsection (c)(2) (excluding subparagraph (B) 
thereof, and deeming the reference to ‘subsections (a) and 
(b)’ in subparagraph (D) thereof to include this sub-
section), use any amount transferred to the account of 
such State under this subsection for the administration 
of its unemployment compensation law and public employ-
ment offices. 
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‘‘(6) Out of any money in the Federal unemployment 
account not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall reserve $7,000,000,000 for incentive pay-
ments under this subsection. Any amount so reserved shall 
not be taken into account for purposes of any determina-
tion under section 902, 910, or 1203 of the amount in 
the Federal unemployment account as of any given time. 
Any amount so reserved for which the Secretary of the 
Treasury has not received a certification under paragraph 
(4)(B) by the deadline described in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) 
shall, upon the close of fiscal year 2011, become unre-
stricted as to use as part of the Federal unemployment 
account. 
‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection, the terms ‘ben-
efit year’, ‘base period’, and ‘week’ have the respective 
meanings given such terms under section 205 of the Fed-
eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
‘‘Special Transfer in Fiscal Year 2009 for Administration 
‘‘(g)(1) In addition to any other amounts, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer from the employment 
security administration account to the account of each 
State in the Unemployment Trust Fund, within 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
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amount determined with respect to such State under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) The amount to be transferred under this sub-
section to a State account shall (as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor and certified by such Secretary to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury) be equal to the amount obtained 
by multiplying $500,000,000 by the same ratio as deter-
mined under subsection (f)(1)(B) with respect to such 
State. 
‘‘(3) Any amount transferred to the account of a 
State as a result of the enactment of this subsection may 
be used by the State agency of such State only in the pay-
ment of expenses incurred by it for— 
‘‘(A) the administration of the provisions of its 
State law carrying out the purposes of subsection 
(f)(2) or any subparagraph of subsection (f)(3); 
‘‘(B) improved outreach to individuals who 
might be eligible for regular unemployment com-
pensation by virtue of any provisions of the State 
law which are described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) the improvement of unemployment benefit 
and unemployment tax operations, including re-
sponding to increased demand for unemployment 
compensation; and 
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‘‘(D) staff-assisted reemployment services for 
unemployment compensation claimants.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor may 
prescribe any regulations, operating instructions, or other 
guidance necessary to carry out the amendment made by 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 2004. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH AD-
VANCES. 
Section 1202(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1322(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(10)(A) With respect to the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this paragraph and ending on De-
cember 31, 2010— 
‘‘(i) any interest payment otherwise due from a 
State under this subsection during such period shall 
be deemed to have been made by the State; and 
‘‘(ii) no interest shall accrue on any advance or 
advances made under section 1201 to a State during 
such period. 
‘‘(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall have 
no effect on the requirement for interest payments under 
this subsection after the period described in such subpara-
graph or on the accrual of interest under this subsection 
after such period.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Assistance for 
Vulnerable Individuals 
SEC. 2101. EMERGENCY FUND FOR TANF PROGRAM. 
(a) TEMPORARY FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund which 
shall be known as the ‘Emergency Contingency 
Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families Programs’ (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘Emergency Fund’). 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS INTO FUND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009, $3,000,000,000 for payment to the 
Emergency Fund. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF FUNDS.— 
The amounts appropriated to the Emergency 
Fund under subparagraph (A) shall remain 
available through fiscal year 2010 and shall be 
used to make grants to States in each of fiscal 
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years 2009 and 2010 in accordance with the re-
quirements of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—In no case may the 
Secretary make a grant from the Emergency 
Fund for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANT RELATED TO CASELOAD IN-
CREASES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar 
quarter in fiscal year 2009 or 2010, the 
Secretary shall make a grant from the 
Emergency Fund to each State that— 
‘‘(I) requests a grant under this 
subparagraph for the quarter; and 
‘‘(II) meets the requirement of 
clause (ii) for the quarter. 
‘‘(ii) CASELOAD INCREASE REQUIRE-
MENT.—A State meets the requirement of 
this clause for a quarter if the average 
monthly assistance caseload of the State 
for the quarter exceeds the average month-
ly assistance caseload of the State for the 
corresponding quarter in the emergency 
fund base year of the State. 
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‘‘(iii) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Subject to 
paragraph (5), the amount of the grant to 
be made to a State under this subpara-
graph for a quarter shall be 80 percent of 
the amount (if any) by which the total ex-
penditures of the State for basic assistance 
(as defined by the Secretary) in the quar-
ter, whether under the State program 
funded under this part or as qualified 
State expenditures, exceeds the total ex-
penditures of the State for such assistance 
for the corresponding quarter in the emer-
gency fund base year of the State. 
‘‘(B) GRANT RELATED TO INCREASED EX-
PENDITURES
FOR
NON-RECURRENT
SHORT 
TERM BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar 
quarter in fiscal year 2009 or 2010, the 
Secretary shall make a grant from the 
Emergency Fund to each State that— 
‘‘(I) requests a grant under this 
subparagraph for the quarter; and 
‘‘(II) meets the requirement of 
clause (ii) for the quarter. 
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‘‘(ii) NON-RECURRENT
SHORT
TERM 
EXPENDITURE
REQUIREMENT.—A State 
meets the requirement of this clause for a 
quarter if the total expenditures of the 
State for non-recurrent short term benefits 
in the quarter, whether under the State 
program funded under this part or as 
qualified State expenditures, exceeds the 
total such expenditures of the State for 
non-recurrent short term benefits in the 
corresponding quarter in the emergency 
fund base year of the State. 
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Subject to 
paragraph (5), the amount of the grant to 
be made to a State under this subpara-
graph for a quarter shall be an amount 
equal to 80 percent of the excess described 
in clause (ii). 
‘‘(C) GRANT RELATED TO INCREASED EX-
PENDITURES FOR SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar 
quarter in fiscal year 2009 or 2010, the 
Secretary shall make a grant from the 
Emergency Fund to each State that— 
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