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To extend emergency unemployment benefits without adding to the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

November 30, 2010CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To extend emergency unemployment benefits without adding to the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2010’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘November 30, 2010’ each place it appears and inserting ‘January 3, 2012’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘NOVEMBER 30, 2010’ and inserting ‘JANUARY 3, 2012’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘April 30, 2011’ and inserting ‘June 9, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘December 1, 2010’ each place it appears and inserting ‘January 4, 2012’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘May 1, 2011’ and inserting ‘June 11, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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 ‘April 30, 2011’ and inserting ‘June 10, 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Funding- Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘and’ at the end; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(G) the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2010; and’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-205).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF INDICATORS UNDER THE EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM.

(a) Indicator- Section 203(d) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended, in the flush matter following paragraph (2), by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence: ‘Effective with respect to compensation for weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of enactment of the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2010 (or, if later, the date established pursuant to State law), and ending on or before December 31, 2011, the State may by law provide that the determination of whether there has been a state ‘on’ or ‘off’ indicator beginning or ending any extended benefit period shall be made under this subsection as if the word ‘two’ were ‘three’ in subparagraph (1)(A).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Alternative Trigger- Section 203(f) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Effective with respect to compensation for weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of enactment of the Emergency Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2010 (or, if later, the date established pursuant to State law), and ending on or before December 31, 2011, the State may by law provide that the determination of whether there has been a state ‘on’ or ‘off’ indicator beginning or ending any extended benefit period shall be made under this subsection as if the word ‘either’ were ‘any’, the word ‘both’ were ‘all’, and the figure ‘2’ were ‘3’ in clause (1)(A)(ii).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. RESCISSION OF UNSPENT FEDERAL FUNDS TO OFFSET LOSS IN REVENUES.

(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of all available unobligated funds, $95,000,000,000 in appropriated discretionary funds are hereby permanently rescinded.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Implementation- The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine and identify from which appropriation accounts the rescission under subsection (a) shall apply and the amount of such rescission that shall apply to each such account. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress of the accounts and amounts determined and identified for rescission under the preceding sentence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Exception- This section shall not apply to the unobligated funds of the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS.

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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink