S.Amdt. 3159

1. Adds TITLE __--UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   In S. 2400 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   "(5) Not later than the 15th day of the month following the beginning of the fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2005), the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to each Federal department, establishment, or agency receiving sanitary sewer services from the District of Columbia shall submit a report to the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate analyzing the promptness of payment with respect to the services furnished to such department, establishment, or agency.".

   Inserted: TITLE __--UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

   Inserted: SEC. __01. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3) and the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (Public Law 108-26; 117 Stat. 751), is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking "December 31, 2003" and inserting "November 30, 2004";

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking "December 31, 2003" and inserting "November 30, 2004";

   Inserted: (3) in subsection (b)(2)--

   Inserted: (A) in the heading, by striking "december 31, 2003" and inserting "november 30, 2004"; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking "December 31, 2003" and inserting "November 30, 2004"; and

   Inserted: (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "March 31, 2004" and inserting "February 28, 2005".

   Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendments 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) and shall apply with respect to payments for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment this Act.

   Inserted: SEC. __02. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC-X TRIGGER.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 203(c)(2)(B) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended to read as follows:

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   Inserted: "(B) such a period would then be in effect for such State under such Act if--

   Inserted: "(i) section 203(d) of such Act were applied as if it had been amended by striking '5' each place it appears and inserting '4'; and

   Inserted: "(ii) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after December 27, 2003--

   Inserted: "(I) paragraph (1)(A) of such section 203(d) did not apply; and

   Inserted: "(II) clause (ii) of section 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did not apply.".

   Inserted: (b) Application.--Section 203(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30), as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to payments for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment this Act.

   Inserted: SEC. __03. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLICATION OF LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970.

   Inserted: For purposes of conforming with the provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), a State may, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on November 30, 2004, waive the application of either subsection (d)(1)(A) of section 203 of such Act or subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) of such section, or both.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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