To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

January 20, 2004

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, Mrs. CLINTON, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. DODD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. REED, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DAYTON, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. BYRD) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

January 21, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, 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 Amendments of 2004'.

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), 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--

(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking `December 31, 2003' and inserting `June 30, 2004';

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking `December 31, 2003' and inserting `June 30, 2004';

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

(A) in the heading, by striking `DECEMBER 31, 2003' and inserting `JUNE 30, 2004'; and

(B) by striking `December 31, 2003' and inserting `June 30, 2004'; and

(4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking `March 31, 2004' and inserting `September 30, 2004'.

(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).

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC-X TRIGGER.

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:

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

`(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

`(ii) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment of this clause--

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

`(II) clause (ii) of section 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did not apply.'.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLICATION OF LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970.

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 June 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.

Calendar No. 427

To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

January 21, 2004

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