116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
October 26 (legislative day, October 19), 2020
Mr. Portman (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget
To exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act” or the “REEF Act”.
SEC. 2. Treatment of payments from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account.
(a) In general.—Section 256(i)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(i)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “and” at the end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
“(D) any payment made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account (established by section 10 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act) for the purpose of carrying out the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and funds appropriated or transferred to or otherwise deposited in such Account,”.
(b) Effective date.—The treatment of payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply only to obligations incurred on or after such effective date for such payments.