Responsible COBRA, Unemployment, and Poverty Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through FY2010. Postpones the termination of the program until March 1, 2011.
Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend through FY2010 requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC.
Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to extend through FY2010, premium assistance for COBRA benefits (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985).
Prescribes a special rule for an individual who experiences a qualifying event related to a termination of employment on or after June 1, 2010, and before the enactment of this Act. Applies to all COBRA continuation coverage, including state continuation coverage programs, with respect to such individual rules similar to those in the ARRA: (1) extending the election period for, and the effect on, COBRA continuation coverage; and (2) requiring a notice of such action by the administrator of a group health plan.
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 to extend the use of 2009 poverty guidelines through FY2010. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from publishing updated poverty guidelines for 2010 until after such date.
Rescinds pro rata the unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made available under ARRA (except under title X: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of division A), so that the aggregate amount of such rescissions equals $27 billion to offset the net increase in spending resulting from this Act.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5647 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5647
To provide a temporary extension of unemployment insurance, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 30, 2010
Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on
Appropriations, Education and Labor, the Budget, Oversight and
Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide a temporary extension of unemployment insurance, 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 ``Responsible COBRA, Unemployment, and
Poverty Extension Act''.
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--
(A) by striking ``June 2, 2010'' each place it appears and
inserting ``September 30, 2010'';
(B) in the heading for subsection (b)(2), by striking
``june 2, 2010'' and inserting ``september 30, 2010''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``November 6, 2010''
and inserting ``March 1, 2011''.
(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--
(A) by striking ``June 2, 2010'' each place it appears and
inserting ``September 30, 2010''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``November 6, 2010'' and
inserting ``March 1, 2011''.
(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
``November 6, 2010'' and inserting ``March 1, 2011''.
(b) Funding.--Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the
Responsible COBRA, Unemployment, and Poverty Extension
Act; and''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Continuing Extension Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-157).
SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR COBRA
BENEFITS.
(a) Extension of Eligibility Period.--Subsection (a)(3)(A) of
section 3001 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), as amended by section 3(a) of the
Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-144) and section 3(a)
of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-157), is
amended by striking ``May 31, 2010'' and inserting ``September 30,
2010''.
(b) Rules Relating to 2010 Extension.--Subsection (a) of section
3001 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5), as amended by section 3(b) of the Continuing
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-157), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(19) Additional rules related to 2010 extension.--In the
case of an individual who, with regard to coverage described in
paragraph (10)(B), experiences a qualifying event related to a
termination of employment on or after June 1, 2010, and prior
to the date of the enactment of this paragraph, rules similar
to those in paragraphs (4)(A) and (7)(C) shall apply with
respect to all continuation coverage, including State
continuation coverage programs.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the provisions of section 3001 of division B
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF USE OF 2009 POVERTY GUIDELINES.
Section 1012 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
(Public Law 111-118), as amended by section 6 of the Continuing
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-157), is amended by striking
``May 31, 2010'' and inserting ``September 30, 2010''.
SEC. 5. USE OF STIMULUS FUNDS TO OFFSET SPENDING.
The unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made
available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5) (other than under title X of division A of such Act)
is rescinded pro rata such that the aggregate amount of such
rescissions equals $27,000,000,000 in order to offset the net increase
in spending resulting from the provisions of, and amendments made by,
sections 2 through 4. The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall report to each congressional committee the amounts so
rescinded within the jurisdiction of such committee.
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) In General.--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, submitted for printing in
the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.
(b) Emergency Designation for Congressional Enforcement.--In the
House of Representatives, this Act, with the exception of section 5, is
designated as an emergency for purposes of pay-as-you-go principles. In
the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.
(c) Emergency Designation for Statutory Paygo.--This Act, with the
exception of section 5, is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-139; 2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Education and Labor, the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Appropriations
Referred to House Education and Labor
Referred to House Budget
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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