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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation
Act of 2002.
Sec. 3. Entitlement to additional weeks of temporary extended
unemployment compensation.
Sec. 4. Application of revised rate of insured unemployment.
Sec. 5. Additional TEUC extended benefit period trigger.
Sec. 6. Additional weeks of benefits for workers in high unemployment
States.
Sec. 7. Effective date.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
ACT OF 2002.

(a) Six-Month Extension of Program.--Section 208 of the Temporary
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116
Stat. 30) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 208. APPLICABILITY.

''(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), an agreement entered
into under this title shall apply to weeks of unemployment--
''(1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is
entered into; and
''(2) ending before July 1, 2003.
''(b) Transition.--In the case of an individual who is receiving
temporary emergency unemployment compensation for the week which
immediately precedes July 1, 2003, temporary emergency unemployment
compensation shall continue to be payable to such individual for any
week thereafter from the account from which such individual received
compensation for the week which includes such termination date. No
compensation shall be payable by reason of the preceding sentence for
any week beginning after October 14, 2003.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat.
21).

SEC. 3. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF TEMPORARY EXTENDED
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

Paragraph (1) of section 203(b) of the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat.
21) is amended to read as follows:
''(1) In general.--The amount established in an account
under subsection (a) shall be equal to 26 times the
individual's weekly benefit amount for the benefit year.''.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF REVISED RATE OF INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT.

Section 207 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21) is amended--
(1) by striking ''In this title, the terms'' and inserting
the following: ''In this title:
''(1) General definitions.--The terms''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) Adjusted insured unemployment rate.--For weeks of
unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment of the
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, the term 'rate
of insured unemployment' has the meaning given that term in
section 203(e)(1) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment
Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), except that
individuals exhausting their right to regular compensation
during the most recent 3 calendar months for which data are
available before the close of the period for which such rate is
being determined shall be taken into account as if they were
individuals filing claims for regular compensation for each
week during the period for which such rate is being
determined.''.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL TEUC EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD TRIGGER.

(a) In General.--Section 203(c) of the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat.
21) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(3) Additional extended benefit period trigger.--
''(A) In general.--Effective with respect to
compensation for weeks of unemployment beginning on or
after the date of enactment of the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, an agreement
under this title shall provide that, in addition to any
other extended benefit period trigger, for purposes of
beginning or ending any extended benefit period under
this section--
''(i) there is a State 'on' indicator for a
week if--
''(I) the average rate of total
unemployment in such State (seasonally
adjusted) for the period consisting of
the most recent 3 months for which data
for all States are published before the
close of such week equals or exceeds 6
percent; and
''(II) the average rate of total
unemployment in such State (seasonally
adjusted) for the 3-month period
referred to in clause (i) equals or
exceeds 110 percent of such average
rate for either (or both) of the
corresponding 3-month periods ending in
the 2 preceding calendar years; and
''(ii) there is a State 'off' indicator for
a week if either the requirements of subclause
(I) or (II) of clause (i) are not satisfied.
''(B) No effect on other determinations.--
Notwithstanding the provisions of any agreement
described in subparagraph (A), 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.
''(C) Determinations made by the secretary.--For
purposes of this subsection, determinations of the rate
of total unemployment in any State for any period (and
of any seasonal adjustment) shall be made by the
Secretary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 203(c)(1) of the Temporary
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116
Stat. 21) is amended by inserting ''or (3)'' after ''paragraph (2)''.

SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS FOR WORKERS IN HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
STATES.

Section 203(c)(1) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment
Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended
by striking ''an amount equal to the amount originally established in
such account (as determined under subsection (b)(1))'' and inserting
''7 times the individual's weekly benefit amount for the benefit
year''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by
this Act shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on
or after the date of enactment this Act.

SOLUTION: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA, which is title II of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, PL107-147) to extend the TEUCA program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2003 (currently January 1, 2003).Entitles eligible individuals in all States to a total of 26 weeks of TEUCA compensation (13 weeks beyond the current 13 weeks).Provides an additional seven weeks of TEUCA benefits for workers in high unemployment States (entitling them to a total of 33, which is 20 weeks beyond the current 13).Applies a revised adjusted insured unemployment rate State trigger. Sets an additional TEUCA benefit period State trigger based on total unemployment rate.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Section Commission to Advise on
Reforming Elections Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON REFORMING
ELECTIONS.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Select
Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections'' (referred to in this Act
as the ''Commission''). The purposes of the Commission are to study the
laws relating to the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal
office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

(a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act by the President, of whom--
(1) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(2) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the Senate;
(3) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(4) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(5) Two members shall be appointed from individuals meeting
such criteria as the President may apply.
(b) Chair.--The members of the Commission shall select two members
to serve as co-chairs of the Commission.
(c) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for the life
of the Commission.
(d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
(b) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the
Commission, other than the co-chairs, shall be paid at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission. Each co-chair shall be paid for each day referred to in the
preceding sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a staff
director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
(1) In general.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by
the Commission, the staff director of the Commission, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service and without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classifications and
General Schedule pay rates, and subject to the approval of the
Commission, may appoint such personnel as the staff director considers
necessary, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-
15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Temporary and intermittent services.--Subject to the
approval of the Commission, the staff director of the
Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to
the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAW.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the appointment of its
members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate a report of the activities of the
Commission.
(b) Recommendations for Changes in Campaign Finance Laws.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
shall submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate any recommendations for changes in the
laws (including regulations) governing the conducting and
financing of Federal campaigns (including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives) to which
seven or more members of the Commission may agree--
(A) by including such recommendations in the report
submitted under subsection (a); or
(B) with the approval of a majority of its members,
by submitting a supplemental report containing such
recommendations not later than 180 days after
submitting the report under subsection (a).
(2) Final deadline.--The Commission may not submit
recommendations under this subsection after July 15, 1998.
(c) Dissenting Views.--The Commission shall include in the report
submitted under subsection (a) and in any recommendations submitted
under subsection (b) any dissenting or minority views of its members,
including recommendations for changes in law which were proposed by any
member and to which seven or more members did not agree.

SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Preparation of Legislation.--If the Commission submits any
recommendation for changes in the laws under section 6(b), those
members concurring in the recommendation shall include with the
recommendation legislation to implement the recommendation.
(b) Expedited Congressional Consideration of Legislation.--
(1) In general.--If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 6(b), subject to paragraph
(2), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a))
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall
apply to the consideration of the legislation in the same
manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described
in section 2908(a) of such Act.
(2) Special rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1)
with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall
apply:
(A) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives and any reference to
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
(B) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a
reference to the date on which the recommendation
involved is submitted under section 6(b).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the later of--
(1) the date of the submission of its report under section
6(a); or
(2) the date of the submission of its recommendations under
section 6(b).

SOLUTION: Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections Act - Establishes the Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections to study the laws relating to the financing of campaigns for Federal elections and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate on its activities. Directs the Commission, as specified, to submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, any recommendations for changes in campaign finance laws to which seven or more Commission members may agree. Prohibits the submission of recommendations by the Commission after July 15, 1998.
(Sec. 7) Requires that when the Commission submits any recommendation for changes in campaign finance laws, those Commission members concurring in the recommendation shall include legislation to implement the recommendation. Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation introduced which implements a recommendation of the Commission.
(Sec. 8) Terminates the Commission after the later of: (1) the submission of its report; or (2) the submission of its recommendations.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Working Families
Child Care Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations for child care for low-income
working families and for child care supply
shortages.
Sec. 4. Expenditures for child care service for low-income working
families and for child care supply
shortages.
Sec. 5. Report on access to child care by low-income working families.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Availability and affordability of quality child care is
a major obstacle for working parents who struggle to remain
self-sufficient.
(A) Compared to all other income groups, the
working poor are the least likely to receive assistance
with their child care costs.
(B) Low-income families spend 24 percent of their
household income on child care, whereas middle-income
families spend 6 percent of their household income on
child care.
(C) 38 States have waiting lists for child care for
the working poor. Among those States, Georgia has
41,000 individuals on its waiting list, Texas has
36,000 individuals on its waiting list, and Illinois
and Alabama each have 20,000 individuals on their
waiting lists.
(D) One survey of low-income families on a waiting
list for subsidized child care found that of those
families paying for child care out of their own funds,
71 percent faced serious debt or bankruptcy.
(E) Half of the States and the District of
Columbia, even before the enactment of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105) during the
104th Congress, increased the proportion of child care
slots or dollars going to families on welfare, rather
than to working poor families.
(2) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that there
will be $1,400,000,000 less expenditures of child care funds
for working poor families as a result of the States
implementing the work requirements imposed under the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105).
(3) Important types of child care are not available in
certain States including infant care, school-age care, care for
children with disabilities and special health care needs, and
child care for parents with unconventional or shifting work
hours.
(A) A 1995 State study by the Comptroller General
of the United States found a shortage of child care for
infants and children with special needs in inner
cities, and a shortage of all types of child care in
rural areas.
(B) Only one-third of the schools in low-income
neighborhoods offer school-age child care, compared
with 52 percent of schools in more affluent areas
offering such care.
(C) Eighth-graders who are left home alone for 11
or more hours a week report significantly greater use
of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana than eighth-
graders who are not left home alone.
(D) Existing child care arrangements do not
accommodate the work schedules of many working women.
According to a 1995 statistic published by the
Department of Labor, 14,300,000 workers, nearly 1 in 5
full-time workers work nonstandard hours, and more than
1 in 3 of those workers are women.
(E) Only 10 percent of child care centers and 6
percent of family day care providers offer child care
on weekends. Yet one-third of working mothers with
annual incomes below the poverty level and one-quarter
of mothers with annual incomes above the poverty level
but below $25,000 work on weekends.
(F) Less than 30 percent of Head Start programs
operate on a full-time, full-year basis.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CHILD CARE FOR LOW-INCOME
WORKING FAMILIES AND FOR CHILD CARE SUPPLY SHORTAGES.

Section 658B of the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended--
(1) by inserting ''(excluding subparagraphs (E) and (F) of
section 658E(c)(3))'' after ''subchapter'',
(2) by inserting ''(a)'' before ''There'', and
(3) and by adding at the end the following:
''(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to provide child care
services under this chapter to satisfy the requirement specified in
section 658E(c)(3)(E) $1,400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997
through 2002.
''(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out child
care activities under this chapter to satisfy the requirement specified
in section 658E(c)(3)(F) $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997
through 2002.''.

SEC. 4. EXPENDITURES FOR CHILD SERVICES CARE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING
FAMILIES AND FOR CHILD CARE SUPPLY SHORTAGES.

(a) Required State Expenditures.--Section 658E(c)(3) of the Child
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(E) Child care for certain low-income working
families.--A State shall ensure that 100 percent of
amounts paid to the State out of funds appropriated
under section 658B(b) with respect to each of the
fiscal years 1997 through 2002 shall be used to provide
child care services for families who have left the
State program of assistance under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act because of employment, families
that are at risk of becoming dependent on such
assistance program, and low-income working families
described in section subparagraph (D).
''(F) Child care supply shortages.--
''(i) In general.--A State shall ensure
that 100 percent of amounts paid to the State
out of funds appropriated under section 658B(c)
with respect to each of the fiscal years 1997
through 2002 shall be used to carry out child
care activities described in clause (ii) in
geographic areas within the State that have a
shortage, as determined by the State, in
consultation with localities, of child care
services.
''(ii) Child care activities described.--
The child care activities described in this
clause include the following:
''(I) Infant care programs.
''(II) Before- and after-school
child care programs.
''(III) Resource and referral
programs.
''(IV) Nontraditional work hours
child care programs.
''(V) Extending the hours of
prekindergarten programs to provide
full-day services.
''(VI) Any other child care
programs that the Secretary determines
are appropriate.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 658E(c)(3)(A) of the Child Care
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(A)) is
amended by striking ''(D)'' and inserting ''(F)''.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON ACCESS TO CHILD CARE BY LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

(a) State Reporting Requirement.--Section 658K(a)(2) of the Child
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''and'' at the end;
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following:
''(F) the total number of families described in
section 658B(b) that were eligible for but did not
receive assistance under this subchapter or under
section 418 of the Social Security Act and a
description of the obstacles to providing such
assistance; and
''(G) the total number of families described in
section 658B(b) that received assistance provided under
this subchapter or under section 418 of the Social
Security Act and a description of the manner in which
that assistance was provided;''.
(b) Secretarial Reporting Requirement.--Section 658L of the Child
Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended
by inserting '', with particular emphasis on access of low-income
working families,'' after ''public''.

SOLUTION:
Working Families Child Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for grants to States for child care for: (1) low-income working families; and (2) areas with child care shortages.
Requires States to use certain of such funds to provide child care services for: (1) families who have left the State program of assistance under title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)) of the Social Security Act because of employment; (2) families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program; and (3) low-income working families meeting specified criteria.
Requires States to use certain of such funds for child care activities in areas of the State that have child care supply shortages. Includes among such child care activities programs for: (1) infant care; (2) before- and after-school; (3) resources and referrals; (4) nontraditional work hours; (5) extending the hours of pre-kindergarten programs to provide full-day services; and (6) any other program the Secretary deems appropriate.
Requires State reports to include information on access to child care by low-income working families. Requires reports of the Secretary to place particular emphasis on such access.