,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #bd1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,reid 7for ,mr4 ,lautenberg 7for   
himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4    
,blumenthal77 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide enhanced disaster         
unemployment assistance to ,states      
affected by ,hurricane ,sandy and       
,tropical ,storm ,sandy of #bjab1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,superstorm ,sandy ,unemployment ,relief
 ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,extension of      
disaster unemployment benefit period    
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the    
maximum time period for assistance      
established under section #daj7;a7 of   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagg7;a771 in the case  
of an individual who is eligible to     
receive unemployment assistance under   

that section #daj7;a7 as a result of a  
disaster declaration made by reason of  
,hurricane ,sandy after ,october #bj1   
#bjab1 the ,president shall make such   
assistance available for #ci weeks after
 the date of the disaster declaration4  
7b7 ,references ,references in this ,act
 to ,hurricane ,sandy shall be deemed to
 include ,tropical ,storm ,sandy1       
occurring in the ,fall of #bjab4  #c4   
,assistance to ,states  7a7 ,payments to
 ,states  7#a7 ,in general ,payments    
shall be made to a ,state in an amount  
equal to #ajj percent of the amount of  
unemployment compensation paid under the
 provisions of the ,state law to        
affected individuals in each ,state in  
which a major disaster was declared with
 respect to that ,state or any area     
within that ,state under the ,robert ,t4
 ,stafford ,disaster ,assistance ,relief
 and ,emergency ,assistance ,act by     
reason of ,hurricane ,sandy in #bjab4   
7#b7 ,funding and transfer of funds     
7,a7 ,funding ,there are appropriated1  

out of moneys in the ,treasury not      
otherwise obligated1 such sums as may be
 necessary for purposes of carrying out 
this section1 and such sums shall not be
 required to be repaid4  7,b7 ,transfers
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury   
shall transfer from the ,general ,fund  
of the ,treasury to--  7i7 the extended 
unemployment compensation account 7as   
established by section #ije of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aaje77 such sums as the ,secretary of  
,labor estimates to be necessary to make
 payments to ,states for the            
unemployment compensation identified in 
paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 the employment
 security administration account 7as    
established by section #ija of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aaja77 such sums as the ,secretary of  
,labor estimates to be necessary for    
purposes of assisting ,states in meeting
 the costs of administering this        
section4  7#c7 ,terms of payments       

,payments made to a ,state under this   
section shall be made by way of advance 
or reimbursement4  7#d7 ,limitations on 
payments ,no payments shall be made to a
 ,state under this section for          
unemployment compensation paid by the   
,state to an affected individual1 if the
 ,state is advanced or reimbursed for   
the costs of such unemployment          
compensation under other provisions of  
,federal law4  7b7 ,applicability       
,payments to a ,state under subsection  
7a7 shall be available for unemployment 
compensation payable with respect to    
weeks of unemployment--  7#a7 beginning 
on or after ,october #bh1 #bjab2 and    
7#b7 ending on or before ,july #bh1     
#bjac4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this       
section1 the following definitions shall
 apply3  7#a7 ,state2 ,state law ,the   
terms ,state and ,state law have the    
meanings given those terms in section   
#bje of the ,federal-,state ,extended   
,unemployment ,compensation ,act of     
#aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note74  7#b7 

,affected individual ,the term affected 
individual means an individual eligible 
for unemployment compensation under     
,state law1 whose unemployment is a     
direct result 7as described in section  
#fbe4e7;c7 of title #bj1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations7 of the major     
disaster that was declared with respect 
to that ,state or any area within that  
,state under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford  
,disaster ,assistance ,relief and       
,emergency ,assistance ,act by reason of
 ,hurricane ,sandy in #bjab4  7d7 ,sense
 of the ,senate ,it is the sense of the 
,senate that--  7#a7 upon receiving a   
reimbursement or advance under this     
section1 a ,state should1 if ,state law 
allows--  7,a7 reverse or waive any     
charges to employer accounts related to 
unemployment compensation paid to       
affected individuals for which the      
reimbursement or advance is provided2 or
  7,b7 in the case of a ,state or local 
governmental entity1 non-profit         
organization1 ,indian tribe1 or other   

employer1 which elected to reimburse the
 ,state for unemployment compensation   
paid to affected individuals in lieu of 
paying taxes based on charges to its    
employer account1 reimburse such        
employer for such costs2 and  7#b7 in   
the case of an affected individual in a 
,state who1 in relation to their initial
 week of unemployment during the        
applicable period under subsection 7b71 
received a waiting period credit instead
 of an unemployment compensation        
payment--  7,a7 the ,state1 if ,state   
law allows1 should provide for          
retroactive payment of unemployment     
compensation for such week2 and  7,b7   
the ,state may receive reimbursement    
under this section for such retroactive 
payment4  #d4 ,regulations ,the         
,secretary of ,labor may prescribe any  
operating instructions or regulations   
necessary to carry out this ,act4