EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM. (a) General Rule.—Sections 102(f)(1) and 106(a)(2) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–164, as amended) are each amended by striking “July 4, 1992” and inserting “March 6, 1993”. (b) Weeks of Benefits Available During Extension.—Subparagraph (A) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking clause (ii) and the flush paragraph at the end thereof and inserting the following: “(ii) Reduction for weeks after june 13, 1992.—In the case of weeks beginning after June 13, 1992— “(I) clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be applied by substituting ‘26’ for ‘33’, and by substituting ‘20’ for ‘26’, and “(II) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘100 percent’ for ‘130 percent’. “(iii) Reduction for weeks in 7-percent period.—In the case of weeks beginning in a 7-percent period— “(I) clause (ii) of this: subparagraph shall not apply, “(II) clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be applied by substituting ‘15’ for ‘33’, and by substituting ‘10’ for ‘26’, and “(III) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘60 percent’ for ‘130 percent’. “(iv) Reduction for weeks in 6.8-percent period.—In the case of weeks beginning in a 6.8-percent period— “(I) clauses (ii) and (iii) of this subparagraph shall not apply, 106 STAT. 291 “(II) clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be applied by substituting ‘13’ for ‘33’, and by substituting ‘7’ for ‘26’, and “(III) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘130 percent’. “(v) 7-percent period; 6.8-percent period.—For purposes of this subparagraph— “(I) A 7-percent period means a period which begins with the second week after the first week for which the requirements of subclause (II) are met and a 6.8 percent period means a period which begins with the second week after the first week for which the requirements of subclause (III) are met. “(II) The requirements of this subclause are met for any week if the average rate of total unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for all States for the period consisting of the most recent 2-calendar month period (for which data are published before the close of such week) is at least 6.8 percent, but less than 7 percent. “(III) The requirements of this subclause are met for any week if the average rate of total unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for all States for the period consisting of the most recent 2-calendar month period (for which data are published before the close of such week) is less than 6.8 percent. In no event shall a 7-percent period occur after a 6.8-percent period occurs and a 6.8-percent period, once begun, shall continue in effect for all weeks for which benefits are provided under this Act. “(vi) Limitations on reductions.—In the case of an individual who is receiving emergency unemployment compensation for a week preceding the first week for which a reduction applies under clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this subparagraph, such reduction shall not apply to such individual for the first week of such reduction or any week thereafter for which the individual meets the eligibility requirements of this Act.” (c) Modification to Final Phase-Out.—Paragraph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “(2) Transition.—In the case of an individual who is receiving emergency unemployment compensation for a week prior to or including March 6, 1993, emergency unemployment compensation shall continue to be payable to such individual for any week thereafter for which the individual meets the eligibility requirements of this Act. No compensation shall be payable by reason of the preceding sentence for any week beginning after June 19, 1993.” (d) Conforming Amendment.— (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking “subparagraph (A)(ii)” and inserting “clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (A)”. (2) Section 101(e) of such Act is amended— 106 STAT. 292 (A) by striking “(e) Election.—Notwithstanding” and inserting: “(e) Election by States; Weeks of Benefits During Phase-Out.— “(1) Election by states.— Notwithstanding”, (B) by adding at the end of paragraph (1), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following new sentence: “The preceding sentence shall not be applicable with respect to any extended compensation period which begins after March 6, 1993, nor shall the special rule in section 203(b)(1)(B) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (or the similar provision in any State law) operate to preclude the beginning of an extended compensation period after March 6, 1993, because of the ending of an earlier extended compensation period under the preceding sentence.”, and (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) Weeks of benefits during phase-out.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(l)(B) or any other provision of law, whenever an extended compensation period is beginning in a State (and is not triggered off under paragraph (1)) an individual, who is entitled to extended compensation in the new extended compensation period (whether or not the individual applies therefor) and also has remaining entitlement to emergency unemployment compensation under this Act, shall be entitled to compensation under the program in which the individual’s monetary entitlement (as of the beginning of the first week of the extended compensation period) is the greater.” (e) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after June 13, 1992.