H.R. 1: Final Stimulus Version
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—of the amount in the Federal unemployment account as of any given time. Any amount so reserved for which the Secretary of the Treasury has not received a certification under paragraph (4)(B) by the deadline described in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) shall, upon the close of fiscal year 2011, become unrestricted as to use as part of the Federal unemployment account. ‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection, the terms ‘benefit year’, ‘base period’, and ‘week’ have the respective meanings given such terms under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). ‘‘Special Transfer in Fiscal Year 2009 for Administration ‘‘(g)(1) In addition to any other amounts, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the employment security administration account to the account of each State in the Unemployment Trust Fund, within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the amount determined with respect to such State under paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) The amount to be transferred under this subsection to a State account shall (as determined by the Secretary of Labor and certified by such Secretary to the Secretary of the Treasury) be equal to the amount obtained by multiplying $500,000,000 by the same ratio as determined under subsection (f)(1)(B) with respect to such State. ‘‘(3) Any amount transferred to the account of a State as a result of the enactment of this subsection may be used by the State agency of such State only in the payment of expenses incurred by it for— ‘‘(A) the administration of the provisions of its State law carrying out the purposes of subsection (f)(2) or any subparagraph of subsection (f)(3); ‘‘(B) improved outreach to individuals who might be eligible for regular unemployment compensation by virtue of any provisions of the State law which are described in subparagraph (A); ‘‘(C) the improvement of unemployment benefit and unemployment tax operations, including responding to increased demand for unemployment compensation; and ‘‘(D) staff-assisted reemployment services for unemployment compensation claimants.’’. (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor may prescribe any regulations, operating instructions, or other guidance necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). SEC. 2004. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH ADVANCES. Section 1202(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1322(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(10)(A) With respect to the period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph and ending on December 31, 2010— ‘‘(i) any interest payment otherwise due from a State under this subsection during such period shall be deemed to have been made by the State; and ‘‘(ii) no interest shall accrue during such period on any advance or advances made under section 1201 to a State. ‘‘(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall have no effect on the requirement for interest payments under this subsection