,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1       
#bjba,mr4 ,reed introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide for an extension of 
temporary financing of short-time       
compensation programs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,layoff 
,prevention ,act of #bjba4  #b4         
,extension of temporary financing of    
short-time compensation payments in     
,states with programs in law ,section   
#bajh7;b77#b7 of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #ijbf7;b77#b77 is amended by  
striking ,march #ad1 #bjba and inserting
 the date that is #e years and #f months
 after the date of enactment of the     
,layoff ,prevention ,act of #bjba4  #c4 
,extension of temporary financing of    
short-time compensation agreements      
,section #baji7;d77#b7 of the ,,cares   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijbg7;d77#b77 is   
amended by striking ,march #ad1 #bjba   

and inserting the date that is #b years 
and #ac weeks after the date of         
enactment of the ,layoff ,prevention    
,act of #bjba4  #d4 ,extension of grants
 for short-time compensation programs   
7a7 ,extension2 additional funding      
,section #baaj of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #ijbh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7b77#a71 by striking         
#ajj1jjj1jjj and inserting #bjj1jjj1jjj2
  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by        
striking ,december #ca1 #bjbc and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbf2 and     
7#c7 in subsection 7g71 by striking     
#ajj1jjj1jjj and inserting #bjj1jjj1jjj4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect
 as if included in the enactment of the 
,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf74