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PUBLIC LAW 102-244—FEB. 7, 1992 106 STAT. 3 Public Law 102-244 102d Congress An Act To increase the number of weeks for which benefits are payable under the Emer- Feb. 7, 1992 gency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4095] Be it ermcted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (a) INCREASE IN BENEFITS. — (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 102(b)(2) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102- 164, as amended) is amended to read as follows: 26 USC 3304 "(A) IN GENERAL. —Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph— "(i) IN GENERAL.— "(I) In the case of weeks beginning during a high unemployment period, the applicable limit is 33. "(II) In the case of weeks not beguining in a high unemployment period, the applicable limit is 26. "(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 *20' for '33', and by substituting '13' for '26', and "(II) subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting '100 percent' for '130 percent'. In the case of an individual who is receiving emergency \inemployment compensation for a week which includes June 13, 1992, the preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of determining the amount of emergency unemplo3ment compensation payable to such individual for £my week thereafter beginning in a period of consecutive weeks for each of which the individual meets the eligibility requirements of this Act." (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 102(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking "100 percent" and inserting "130 percent". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Subsection (e) of section 101 of such Act is amended 26 USC 3304 by striking "in a 20-week period or 13-week period, as defined ^°^- in section 102,". (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking "An individual's" and inserting "Except as provided in subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual's". (3) Subsection (c) of section 1()2 of such Act is amended— (A) by striking "20-week" in paragraph (1) and inserting " high imemployment", and