To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation is payable.

Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164) to increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation is payable.

 
HR 5820 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5820
To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation
is payable.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 11, 1992
Mrs. KENNELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To increase the number of weeks for which emergency unemployment compensation
is payable.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WEEKS FOR WHICH EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION IS PAYABLE.
  Subparagraph (A) of section 102(b)(2) of the Emergency Unemployment
  Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, as amended) is amended by
  adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
  `(vii) ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT- Effective with respect to weeks beginning
  after the date of the enactment of this clause--
  `(I) notwithstanding clause (vi), the reduction under clause (ii) shall
  not apply in determining the amount payable from any account from which
  emergency unemployment compensation was paid for any week beginning before
  June 13, 1992,
  `(II) the applicable limit otherwise determined under this subparagraph
  (after the application of subclause (I)) shall be increased by 6, and
  `(III) the percentage otherwise applicable under paragraph (1)(A) shall
  be increased by 25 percentage points.
Adjustments similar to those provided in the preceding sentence shall be
made to the provisions of section 501 of this Act.'