S.Amdt. 4492Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4492
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Sen. Scott P. Brown (R-MA)
Submitted July 20, 2010
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SA 4492. Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4425 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS. (a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended-- (A) by striking ``June 2, 2010'' each place it appears and inserting ``November 30, 2010''; (B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking ``june 2, 2010'' and inserting ``november 30, 2010''; and (C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``November 6, 2010'' and inserting ``April 30, 2011''. (2) Section 2005 of the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 444), is amended-- (A) by striking ``June 2, 2010'' each place it appears and inserting ``December 1, 2010''; and (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``November 6, 2010'' and inserting ``May 1, 2011''. (3) Section 5 of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``November 6, 2010'' and inserting ``April 30, 2011''. (b) Funding.--Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: ``(F) the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010; and''. (c) Conditions for Receiving Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--Section 4001(d)(2) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting before ``shall apply'' the following: ``(including terms and conditions relating to availability for work, active search for work, and refusal to accept work)''. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-157). SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WITH REGULAR COMPENSATION. (a) Certain Individuals Not Ineligible by Reason of New Entitlement to Regular [[Page S6034]] Benefits.--Section 4002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Coordination of Emergency Unemployment Compensation With Regular Compensation.-- ``(1) If-- ``(A) an individual has been determined to be entitled to emergency unemployment compensation with respect to a benefit year, ``(B) that benefit year has expired, ``(C) that individual has remaining entitlement to emergency unemployment compensation with respect to that benefit year, and ``(D) that individual would qualify for a new benefit year in which the weekly benefit amount of regular compensation is at least either $100 or 25 percent less than the individual's weekly benefit amount in the benefit year referred to in subparagraph (A), then the State shall determine eligibility for compensation as provided in paragraph (2). ``(2) For individuals described in paragraph (1), the State shall determine whether the individual is to be paid emergency unemployment compensation or regular compensation for a week of unemployment using one of the following methods: ``(A) The State shall, if permitted by State law, establish a new benefit year, but defer the payment of regular compensation with respect to that new benefit year until exhaustion of all emergency unemployment compensation payable with respect to the benefit year referred to in paragraph (1)(A); ``(B) The State shall, if permitted by State law, defer the establishment of a new benefit year (which uses all the wages and employment which would have been used to establish a benefit year but for the application of this paragraph), until exhaustion of all emergency unemployment compensation payable with respect to the benefit year referred to in paragraph(1)(A); ``(C) The State shall pay, if permitted by State law-- ``(i) regular compensation equal to the weekly benefit amount established under the new benefit year, and ``(ii) emergency unemployment compensation equal to the difference between that weekly benefit amount and the weekly benefit amount for the expired benefit year; or ``(D) The State shall determine rights to emergency unemployment compensation without regard to any rights to regular compensation if the individual elects to not file a claim for regular compensation under the new benefit year.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to individuals whose benefit years, as described in section 4002(g)(1)(B) the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by this section, expire after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. USE OF STIMULUS FUNDS TO OFFSET SPENDING. The unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) (other than under title X of division A of such Act) is rescinded in order to offset the net increase in spending resulting from the provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall report to each congressional committee the amounts so rescinded within the jurisdiction of such committee. SEC. 5. SUNSET OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN BENEFITS UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 101(a) of title I of division A of Public Law 111-5 (123 Stat. 120) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period, ``, if the value of such benefits and block grants would thereby be greater than in the absence of this subsection''; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Termination.--The authority provided by this subsection shall terminate after May 31, 2014.''. SEC. 6. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS. (a) Statutory Paygo.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled `Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on this conference report or amendment between the Houses. (b) Emergency Designations.--This Act-- (1) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-139; 2 U.S.C. 933(g)); (2) in the House of Representatives, is designated as an emergency for purposes of pay-as-you-go principles; and (3) in the Senate, is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. ______