,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bfe #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ahde ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ag1 #bjac,mr4 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,december #ah1 #bjac,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,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 4 #b4 ,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 ,april #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 2 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 #c4 ,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 ,march #ca1 #bjad2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking ,june #cj1 #bjad and inserting ,september #cj1 #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 ,september #cj1 #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 ,march #ca1 #bjad2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjac and inserting ,march #ca1 #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 #d4 ,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 first quarter of fiscal year #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 #e4 ,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 ,september #cj1 #bjac2 and 7#b7 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjac and inserting ,march #ca1 #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 #f4 ,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 ,december #ah1 #bjac,read the second time and placed on the calendar