HR 589
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 589
To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to
provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2011
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HASTINGS of
Florida, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. HIRONO,
Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. FUDGE,
Ms. MOORE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. BROWN of
Florida, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania,
Mr. FATTAH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. STARK,
Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BACA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
MEEKS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana,
Ms. BASS of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. RUSH)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to
provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation,
and for other purposes.
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 Expansion
Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FIRST-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
(a) In General- Section 4002(b)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `80' and inserting `131'; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `20' and inserting `34'.
(b) Coordination Rule- Section 4002(f) of such Act is amended by adding at
the end the following:
`(3) RULES RELATING TO ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF FIRST-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION-
`(A) IN GENERAL- If a State determines that implementation of the increased
entitlement to first-tier emergency unemployment compensation by reason
of the amendments made by section 2(a) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Expansion Act of 2011 would unduly delay the prompt payment of emergency
unemployment compensation under this title, such State may elect to pay
second-tier, third-tier, or fourth-tier emergency unemployment compensation
(or a combination of those tiers) prior to the payment of such increased
first-tier emergency unemployment compensation until such time as such
State determines that such increased first-tier emergency unemployment
compensation may be paid without undue delay.
`(B) SPECIAL RULES- If a State makes an election under subparagraph (A)
which results in--
`(i) the payment of second-tier (but not third-tier) emergency unemployment
compensation prior to the payment of increased first-tier emergency
unemployment compensation, then, for purposes of determining whether
an account may be augmented for third-tier emergency unemployment compensation
under subsection (d), such State shall treat the date of exhaustion
of such increased first-tier emergency unemployment compensation as
the date of exhaustion of second-tier emergency unemployment compensation,
if such date is later than the date of exhaustion of the second-tier
emergency unemployment compensation; or
`(ii) the payment of third-tier emergency unemployment compensation
prior to the payment of increased first-tier emergency unemployment
compensation, then, for purposes of determining whether an account may
be augmented for fourth-tier emergency unemployment compensation under
subsection (e), such State shall treat the date of exhaustion of such
increased first-tier emergency unemployment compensation as the date
of exhaustion of third-tier emergency unemployment compensation, if
such date is later than the date of exhaustion of the third-tier emergency
unemployment compensation.
`(4) COORDINATION OF MODIFICATIONS (RELATING TO ADDITIONAL FIRST-TIER EMERGENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION) WITH EXTENDED COMPENSATION- Notwithstanding an
election under section 4001(e) by a State to provide for the payment of
emergency unemployment compensation prior to extended compensation, such
State may pay extended compensation to an otherwise eligible individual
prior to any additional emergency unemployment compensation under subsection
(b) (payable by reason of the amendments made by section 2(a) of the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011), if such individual claimed
extended compensation for at least 1 week of unemployment after the exhaustion
of emergency unemployment compensation under subsection (b) (as such subsection
was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this paragraph),
(c), (d), or (e).'.
(c) Funding- Section 4004(e)(1) of such Act, as amended by section 501(b)
of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-312), is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking `and' at the end; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
`(H) the amendments made by section 2(a) of the Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Expansion Act of 2011; and'.
(d) Modified Program Termination Date- Section 4007(b)(3) of such Act, as
amended by section 501(a)(1)(C) of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-312) is amended
by striking `June 9, 2012' and inserting `September 22, 2012'.
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of Labor may prescribe any operating instructions or regulations
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-205),
except that no additional first-tier emergency unemployment compensation shall
be payable by virtue of the amendments made by section 2(a) with respect to
any week of unemployment commencing before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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