Congress 107 - HR 5678 - Airline Worker Relief Act

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Air piracy Airline employees Airlines Airports Aviation safety Awards, medals, prizes Bombings Commemorations Commerce Commercial aircraft Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Defense Department of Transportation Dislocated workers EBB Terrorism Employee health benefits Employee selection Employment agencies Employment subsidies Families Federal employees Federal installations Federal office buildings Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Foreign Trade and International Finance Fringe benefits Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health insurance continuation Insurance premiums International Affairs Job hunting Labor and Employment Labor unions Law Layoffs Licenses Married people Medicaid Medically uninsured New York City Occupational retraining Office buildings Pennsylvania Performance measurement Public-private partnerships Recruiting of employees Security measures September 11, 2001 Social Welfare Subsidies Terrorism Trade adjustment assistance Transportation and Public Works Transportation workers Unemployment insurance Virginia Welfare eligibility

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Airline Worker Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to certify a group of workers as eligible to apply for Federal employment adjustment assistance if the Secretary determines that a significant number or proportion of such workers have become totally or partially separated from employment with an air carrier or airport facility as a result of: (1) reductions in service by an air carrier, or closure of an airport, because of a terrorist action or security measure; or (2) a military conflict with Iraq. Includes among such adjustment assistance benefits continued health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and other Federal employee health care programs.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program under which 75 percent of the premium for COBRA continuation coverage is provided for such individuals (with certain coverage limits and program requirements).

Authorizes States to elect to provide temporary coverage under Medicaid programs for: (1) uninsured individuals who experience such separation from employment; or (2) the unsubsidized portion of COBRA continuation premiums for such individuals.

Provides temporary extended unemployment compensation coverage for such individuals.

Directs the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security to: (1) provide a preference for the hiring of such individuals as security screeners; and (2) carry out a program of performance incentive awards to Federal Security Managers to encourage the hiring of such employees.

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Oct 17, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1914-1915)
Oct 16, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 16, 2002

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