[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 35 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 35
To provide economic security for America's workers.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 7, 2003
Mr. Daschle (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Baucus, Mr. Smith, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Finance
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A BILL
To provide economic security for America's workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
ACT OF 2002.
(a) In General.--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.--Except as provided in 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 June 1, 2003.
``(b) Transition for Amount Remaining in Account.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in
the case of an individual who has amounts remaining in an
account established under section 203 as of May 31, 2003,
temporary extended unemployment compensation shall continue to
be payable to such individual from such amounts for any week
beginning after such date for which the individual meets the
eligibility requirements of this title.
``(2) No augmentation after may 31, 2003.--If the account
of an individual is exhausted after May 31, 2003, then section
203(c) shall not apply and such account shall not be augmented
under such section, regardless of whether such individual's
State is in an extended benefit period (as determined under
paragraph (2) of such section).
``(3) Limitation.--No compensation shall be payable by
reason of paragraph (1) for any week beginning after December
31, 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.
(a) Entitlement to Additional Weeks.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 203(b) of the
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 28) 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.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 203(c)(1) of the
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 28) is amended by inserting
``one half of'' before ``the amount originally established in
such account''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of
enactment this Act.
(2) Resumption of benefits.--
(A) Rule applicable to exhaustees.--In the case of
any individual--
(i) to whom any temporary extended
unemployment compensation was payable for any
week beginning before January 1, 2003; and
(ii) who exhausted such individual's rights
to such compensation (by reason of the payment
of all amounts in such individual's temporary
extended unemployment compensation account)
before January 1, 2003,
such individual's eligibility for any additional weeks
of temporary extended unemployment compensation by
reason of the amendments made by this Act shall apply
with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Rule applicable to nonexhaustees.--In the case
of any individual--
(i) to whom any temporary extended
unemployment compensation was payable for any
week beginning before January 1, 2003, and
(ii) as to whom the condition described in
clause (i)(II) does not apply,
such individual shall, upon appropriate application, be
eligible for temporary extended unemployment
compensation (in accordance with the provisions of the
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of
2002, as amended by this Act) with respect to any weeks
of unemployment beginning on or after December 29,
2002.
(3) Date for determining eligibility of exhaustees for
augmented benefits.--In the case of any individual described in
paragraph (2)(A), the determination under section 203(c) of the
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 28) as to whether such
individual's State is in an extended benefit period (for
purposes of determining eligibility for augmented benefits
under such Act, as amended by this Act) shall be made--
(A) without regard to whether or not such a
determination was made under the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, as in effect
before the amendments made by this Act; and
(B)(i) in the case of any individual who did not
receive augmented benefits as a result of the
application of section 203(c) of such Act (as in effect
before the amendments made by this Act), as of the date
of enactment of this Act; or
(ii) in the case of any individual who is not
described in clause (i), at the time that the
individual's account is exhausted under the Temporary
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, as
amended by this Act.
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