Entitles eligible individuals in all States to a total of 26 weeks of TEUCA compensation (13 weeks beyond the current 13 weeks).
Provides an additional seven weeks of TEUCA benefits for workers in high unemployment States (entitling them to a total of 33, which is 20 weeks beyond the current 13).
Applies a revised adjusted insured unemployment rate State trigger. Sets an additional TEUCA benefit period State trigger based on total unemployment rate.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3009 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 619
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3009
To provide economic security for America's workers.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 26, 2002
Mr. Wellstone (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Landrieu,
Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Daschle, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Reed, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Biden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill; which was
read the first time
September 30, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
_______________________________________________________________________
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation
Act of 2002.
Sec. 3. Entitlement to additional weeks of temporary extended
unemployment compensation.
Sec. 4. Application of revised rate of insured unemployment.
Sec. 5. Additional TEUC extended benefit period trigger.
Sec. 6. Additional weeks of benefits for workers in high unemployment
States.
Sec. 7. Effective date.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
ACT OF 2002.
(a) Six-Month Extension of Program.--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.--Subject to 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 July 1, 2003.
``(b) Transition.--In the case of an individual who is receiving
temporary emergency unemployment compensation for the week which
immediately precedes July 1, 2003, temporary emergency unemployment
compensation shall continue to be payable to such individual for any
week thereafter from the account from which such individual received
compensation for the week which includes such termination date. No
compensation shall be payable by reason of the preceding sentence for
any week beginning after October 14, 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.
Paragraph (1) of section 203(b) of the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat.
21) 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.''.
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF REVISED RATE OF INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT.
Section 207 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21) is amended--
(1) by striking ``In this title, the terms'' and inserting
the following: ``In this title:
``(1) General definitions.--The terms''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Adjusted insured unemployment rate.--For weeks of
unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment of the
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, the term `rate
of insured unemployment' has the meaning given that term in
section 203(e)(1) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment
Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), except that
individuals exhausting their right to regular compensation
during the most recent 3 calendar months for which data are
available before the close of the period for which such rate is
being determined shall be taken into account as if they were
individuals filing claims for regular compensation for each
week during the period for which such rate is being
determined.''.
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL TEUC EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD TRIGGER.
(a) In General.--Section 203(c) of the Temporary Extended
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat.
21) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Additional extended benefit period trigger.--
``(A) In general.--Effective with respect to
compensation for weeks of unemployment beginning on or
after the date of enactment of the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, an agreement
under this title shall provide that, in addition to any
other extended benefit period trigger, for purposes of
beginning or ending any extended benefit period under
this section--
``(i) there is a State `on' indicator for a
week if--
``(I) the average rate of total
unemployment in such State (seasonally
adjusted) for the period consisting of
the most recent 3 months for which data
for all States are published before the
close of such week equals or exceeds 6
percent; and
``(II) the average rate of total
unemployment in such State (seasonally
adjusted) for the 3-month period
referred to in clause (i) equals or
exceeds 110 percent of such average
rate for either (or both) of the
corresponding 3-month periods ending in
the 2 preceding calendar years; and
``(ii) there is a State `off' indicator for
a week if either the requirements of subclause
(I) or (II) of clause (i) are not satisfied.
``(B) No effect on other determinations.--
Notwithstanding the provisions of any agreement
described in subparagraph (A), any week for which there
would otherwise be a State `on' indicator shall
continue to be such a week and shall not be determined
to be a week for which there is a State `off'
indicator.
``(C) Determinations made by the secretary.--For
purposes of this subsection, determinations of the rate
of total unemployment in any State for any period (and
of any seasonal adjustment) shall be made by the
Secretary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 203(c)(1) of the Temporary
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116
Stat. 21) is amended by inserting ``or (3)'' after ``paragraph (2)''.
SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF BENEFITS FOR WORKERS IN HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
STATES.
Section 203(c)(1) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment
Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended
by striking ``an amount equal to the amount originally established in
such account (as determined under subsection (b)(1))'' and inserting
``7 times the individual's weekly benefit amount for the benefit
year''.
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by
this Act shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on
or after the date of enactment this Act.
Calendar No. 619
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3009
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide economic security for America's workers.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 30, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9429)
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10137-10139)
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