,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cicf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjad,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and ,mr4 ,levin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,emergency ,unemployment ,compensation ,extension ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,emergency unemployment compensation benefits expired at the end of #bjac4 7#b7 #a4c million unemployed workers and their families immediately lost access to benefits4 ,thousands more unemployed workers are losing benefits each week4 7#c7 ,excluding title ,,iv1 which focuses on nutrition1 the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad1 which has passed the ,house1 generates savings to offset the cost of this ,act4 ,if savings are not sufficient1 ,congress will direct offsets from other legislation to fully offset this ,act4 7#d7 ,consistent with the statutory pay-as-you-go scorecard and the spirit of ,house rules that allow savings from one bill to be counted in evaluating language in another paired bill1 the savings generated by the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7not including title ,,iv7 provide an offset for the benefits provided in this ,act4 #c4 ,extension of emergency unemployment compensation program 7a7 ,extension ,section #djjg7;a77#b7 of the ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb2 #bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended by striking ,january #a1 #bjad and inserting ,july #a1 #bjad4 7b7 ,funding ,section #djjd7;e77#a7 of the ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb2 #bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by inserting and at the end2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,j7 the following3 7,k7 the amendments made by section #b7;a7 of the ,emergency ,unemployment ,compensation ,extension ,act of #bjad2 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ,american ,taxpayer ,relief ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bdj74 #d4 ,temporary extension of extended benefit provisions 7a7 ,in general ,section #bjje of the ,assistance for ,unemployed ,workers and ,struggling ,families ,act1 as contained in ,public ,law #aaa-e 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note71 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjac each place it appears and inserting ,june #cj1 #bjad2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking ,june #cj1 #bjad and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjad4 7b7 ,extension of matching for states with no waiting week ,section #e of the ,unemployment ,compensation ,extension ,act of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-ddi2 #bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended by striking ,june #cj1 #bjad and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjad4 7c7 ,extension of modification of indicators under the extended benefit program ,section #bjc of the ,federal-,state ,extended ,unemployment ,compensation ,act of #aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjac and inserting ,june #cj1 #bjad2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjac and inserting ,june #cj1 #bjad4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ,american ,taxpayer ,relief ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bdj74 #e4 ,extension of funding for reemployment services and reemployment and eligibility assessment activities 7a7 ,in general ,section #djjd7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb2 #bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 is amended by striking through fiscal year #bjad and inserting through the second quarter of #bjae4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ,american ,taxpayer ,relief ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bdj74 #f4 ,additional extended unemployment benefits under the railroad unemployment insurance act 7a7 ,extension ,section #b7;c77#b77;,d77iii7 of the ,railroad ,unemployment ,insurance ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #ceb7;c77#b77;,d77iii77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,june #cj1 #bjac and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjac2 and 7#b7 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjac and inserting ,june #cj1 #bjad4 7b7 ,clarification on authority ,to use funds ,funds appropriated under either the first or second sentence of clause 7iv7 of section #b7;c77#b77;,d7 of the ,railroad ,unemployment ,insurance ,act shall be available to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment benefits provided under such section #b7;c77#b77;,d7 by reason of the amendments made by subsection 7a7 as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section #b7;c77#b77;,d71 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,funding for administration ,out of any funds in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 there are appropriated to the ,railroad ,retirement ,board #fb1ejj for administrative expenses associated with the payment of additional extended unemployment benefits provided under section #b7;c77#b77;,d7 of the ,railroad ,unemployment ,insurance ,act by reason of the amendments made by subsection 7a71 to remain available until expended4 #g4 ,flexibility for unemployment program agreements 7a7 ,flexibility 7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7g7 of section #djja of the ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-beb2 #bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note7 shall not apply with respect to a ,state that has enacted a law before ,december #a1 #bjac1 that1 upon taking effect1 would violate such subsection4 7#b7 ,effective date ,paragraph 7#a7 is effective with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after ,december #bi1 #bjac4 7b7 ,permitting a subsequent agreement ,nothing in such title ,,iv shall preclude a ,state whose agreement under such title was terminated from entering into a subsequent agreement under such title on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act if the ,state1 taking into account the application of subsection 7a71 would otherwise meet the requirements for an agreement under such title4