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<bill session="112" type="h" number="3630" updated="2012-06-23T13:41:05-04:00"> <state datetime="2012-02-22">ENACTED:SIGNED</state> <status><enacted datetime="2012-02-22" /></status> <introduced datetime="2011-12-09"/> <titles> <title type="short" as="introduced">Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity Improvement Act</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">JOBS Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">North American Energy Security Act</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="introduced">Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity Improvement Act</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">JOBS Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">North American Energy Security Act</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="passed house">Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act</title> <title type="short" as="passed senate">Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011</title> <title type="short" as="enacted">Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012</title> <title type="short" as="enacted">Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity Improvement Act</title> <title type="short" as="enacted">Layoff Prevention Act of 2012</title> <title type="short" as="enacted">Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2012</title> <title type="short" as="enacted">Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2012</title> <title type="short" as="enacted">Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act</title> <title type="official" as="introduced">To provide incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes.</title> <title type="official" as="amended by senate">A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.</title> </titles> <sponsor id="400058"/> <cosponsors> <cosponsor id="400414" joined="2011-12-09"/> <cosponsor id="400344" joined="2011-12-09"/> <cosponsor id="400010" joined="2011-12-09"/> <cosponsor id="400247" joined="2011-12-09"/> <cosponsor id="400617" joined="2011-12-09"/> </cosponsors> <actions> <action datetime="2011-12-09" state="REFERRED"><text>Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, the Budget, Natural Resources, Rules, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Ways and Means</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Energy and Commerce</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><committee name="House Energy and Commerce"/><text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Financial Services</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Foreign Affairs</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Agriculture</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House House Administration</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Budget</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Natural Resources</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Rules</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-09"><text>Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select)</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-12"><committee name="House Transportation and Infrastructure"/><text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-12"><committee name="House Transportation and Infrastructure"/><text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-12"><committee name="House Transportation and Infrastructure"/><text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-12T20:34:00-05:00"><text>Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 491 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3630 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T15:11:00-05:00"><text>Rule H. Res. 491 passed House.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T15:47:00-05:00"><text>Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 491.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H8762-8824"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T15:47:00-05:00"><text>Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3630 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T15:47:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 3630.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T17:47:00-05:00"><text>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H8820"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T17:47:00-05:00"><text>Mr. Van Hollen moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H8820-8824"/><reference label="text" ref="CR H8820-8822"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T18:08:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Hollen motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new title, Additional Provisions, at the end of the bill.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T18:16:00-05:00"><text>The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H8823"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13T18:40:00-05:00"><text>On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 244 (Roll no. 922).</text></action> <vote how="roll" type="vote" roll="923" datetime="2011-12-13T18:50:00-05:00" where="h" result="pass" state="PASS_OVER:HOUSE"><text>On passage Passed by recorded vote: 234 - 193 (Roll no. 923).</text><reference label="text" ref="CR H8763-8799"/></vote> <action datetime="2011-12-13T18:50:00-05:00"><text>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-13"><text>Read the first time. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.</text></action> <calendar under="General Orders" number="257" datetime="2011-12-14" calendar="Senate Legislative" ><text>Received in the Senate. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 257.</text></calendar> <action datetime="2011-12-15"><text>Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR S8673"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-15"><text>Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR S8673"/><reference label="text" ref="CR S8673"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-16"><text>Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-17"><text>Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR S8748"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-17"><text>Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR S8748-8753"/></action> <vote how="by Unanimous Consent" type="vote2" datetime="2011-12-17" where="s" result="pass" state="PASS_BACK:SENATE"><text>Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.</text><reference label="text" ref="CR S8749-8752"/></vote> <action datetime="2011-12-17"><text>Message on Senate action sent to the House.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T11:12:00-05:00"><text>Mr. Camp moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and request a conference.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H9960-9978, H9978-9982, H9985-9986, H9996-9997, H9998-9999"/><reference label="text of Senate amendment" ref="CR H9960-9963"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T11:13:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - Pursuant to H.Res. 502, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the motion offered by Mr. Camp to disagree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3630 and request a conference.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T12:32:00-05:00"><text>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H9977"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T12:54:00-05:00"><text>On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and request a conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 193 (Roll no. 946).</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T12:58:00-05:00"><text>Mr. Hoyer moved that the House instruct conferees.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H9978-9986"/><reference label="text" ref="CR H9978"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T12:58:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - Pursuant to H.Res. 502, the House proceeded with 1 hour of debate on the Hoyer motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to recede from disagreement to the Senate amendments.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T14:06:00-05:00"><text>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H9986"/></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T14:06:00-05:00"><text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to instruct conferees and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Crowley demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question on adoption of the motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630 until a time to be announced.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T15:57:00-05:00"><text>On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 183 - 238 (Roll no. 948).</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T15:57:00-05:00"><text>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20T16:15:00-05:00"><text>The Speaker appointed conferees: Camp, Upton, Brady (TX), Walden, Price (GA), Reed, Ellmers, and Hayworth.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-20"><text>Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-23"><text>Ordered that the Senate insists on its amendments and agrees to the request for a conference.</text></action> <action datetime="2011-12-23T10:07:00-05:00"><text>The Speaker appointed additional conferees: Levin, Becerra, Van Hollen, Schwartz, and Waxman.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-03"><text>Pursuant to the order of 12/23/2011, Senate appointed conferees. Baucus; Reed; Cardin; Casey; Kyl; Crapo; Barrasso.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-03"><text>Message on Senate action sent to the House.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-12" state="REFERRED"><committee name="House Financial Services"/><text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-12"><committee name="House Financial Services"/><text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-23T19:09:00-05:00" state="PASS_BACK:SENATE"><text>NOTICE OF INTENT TO OFFER MOTION - Mrs. Capps notified the House of her intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-24T13:20:00-05:00"><text>Mrs. Capps moved that the House instruct conferees.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H137-143, H150-151"/><reference label="text" ref="CR H137"/></action> <action datetime="2012-01-24T13:21:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour debate on the Capps motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 3630 be instructed to file a conference report not later than February, 17, 2012.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-24T14:17:00-05:00"><text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3630, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capps demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-24"><text>Conference held.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-24T16:55:00-05:00"><text>On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 16 (Roll no. 9).</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-24T16:55:00-05:00"><text>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-01-31T18:53:00-05:00"><text>NOTICE OF INTENT TO OFFER MOTION - Mr. Michaud notified the House of his intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630. The Chair announced that the text of the proposed motion would be printed in the Congressional Record of today.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-01"><text>Conference held.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-01T19:22:00-05:00"><text>Mr. Michaud moved that the House instruct conferees.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H356-361"/><reference label="text" ref="CR H356"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-01T19:25:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Michaud motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630. The instructions contained in the motion seek to direct the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 3630 to recede from section 2123 of the House bill, relating to allowing a waiver of requirements under section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including a requirement that all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-01T20:14:00-05:00"><text>The previous question was ordered without objection.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H361"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-01T20:15:00-05:00"><text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Michaud motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Michaud demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-02T14:04:00-05:00"><text>On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 236 (Roll no. 23).</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H395-396"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-02T14:04:00-05:00"><text>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-02"><text>Conference held.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-07"><text>Conference held.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-08T16:18:00-05:00"><text>Mr. Bishop (NY) moved that the House instruct conferees.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H615-623"/><reference label="text" ref="CR H615"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-08T16:18:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Bishop (NY) motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630. The instructions contained in the motion seek to direct the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 3630 to be instructed to file a conference report not later than February 17, 2012.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-08T17:21:00-05:00"><text>The previous question was ordered without objection.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H623"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-08T17:21:00-05:00"><text>POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bishop (NY) motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (NY) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-09T10:42:00-05:00"><text>On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 405 - 15 (Roll no. 48).</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H657-658"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-09T10:42:00-05:00"><text>Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-16"><text>Conferees agreed to file conference report.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-16T16:55:00-05:00"><text>Conference report H. Rept. 112-399 filed.</text><reference label="text of conference report" ref="CR H834-880"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-16T19:30:00-05:00"><text>Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 554 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3630. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the conference report to its adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate; and (2) one motion to recommit, if applicable.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-17T09:52:00-05:00"><text>Rule H. Res. 554 passed House.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-17T09:53:00-05:00"><text>Mr. Camp brought up conference report H. Rept. 112-399 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 554.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR H911-927"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-17T09:53:00-05:00"><text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 3630.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-17T11:14:00-05:00"><text>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.</text></action> <action datetime="2012-02-17T11:38:00-05:00"><text>Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.</text></action> <vote how="roll" type="conference" roll="72" datetime="2012-02-17T11:38:00-05:00" where="h" result="pass" ><text>On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 293 - 132 (Roll no. 72).</text></vote> <action datetime="2012-02-17"><text>Conference report considered in Senate, notwithstanding the receipt of the official papers, by Unanimous Consent.</text><reference label="consideration" ref="CR S888-892"/></action> <action datetime="2012-02-17"><text>Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.</text></action> <vote how="roll" type="conference" roll="22" datetime="2012-02-17" where="s" result="pass" state="PASSED:BILL"><text>Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 36. Record Vote Number: 22.</text></vote> <action datetime="2012-02-17"><text>Message on Senate action sent to the House.</text></action> <topresident datetime="2012-02-22" ><text>Presented to President.</text></topresident> <signed datetime="2012-02-22" ><text>Signed by President.</text></signed> <enacted number="112-96" type="public" datetime="2012-02-22" state="ENACTED:SIGNED"><text>Became Public Law No: 112-96.</text></enacted> </actions> <committees> <committee code="HSWM" name="House Ways and Means" activity="Referral" /> <committee code="HSIF" name="House Energy and Commerce" activity="Referral" /> <committee code="" name="House Energy and Commerce" subcommittee="Health" activity="Referral" /> <committee code="HSBA" name="House Financial Services" activity="Referral" /> <committee code="" name="House Financial Services" subcommittee="Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity" activity="Referral" /> <committee code="" name="House Financial Services" subcommittee="Capital Markets 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name="Telephone and wireless communication"/> <term name="Transportation employees"/> <term name="Unemployment"/> <term name="User charges and fees"/> <term name="Wages and earnings"/> </subjects> <amendments> <amendment number="h909"/> <amendment number="s1465"/> <amendment number="s1466"/> </amendments> <summary> 2/22/2012--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on February 16, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 - Title I: Extension of Payroll Tax Reduction - (Sec. 101) Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through the remainder of 2012 the 2% reduction in employment tax rates for employees and self-employed individuals. Eliminates the special rule for 2012 limiting the amount of wages eligible for such tax rate reduction. Title II: Unemployment Benefit Continuation and Program Improvement - Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity Improvement Act - Subtitle A: Reforms of Unemployment Compensation to Promote Work and Job Creation - (Sec. 2101) Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation (UC) laws to require, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, that an UC claimant be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. (Sec. 2102) Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with up to 10 states to allow them to conduct demonstration projects to test and evaluate measures designed to: (1) expedite the reemployment of individuals who establish initial eligibility for UC under state law, or (2) improve the effectiveness of a state in carrying out its state law with respect to reemployment. (Sec. 2103) Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the SSA title III to require states (which, currently, are merely authorized) to reduce current unemployment benefits to recover prior unemployment benefit overpayments. Amends the SSA to authorize a state to reduce current unemployment benefits to recover prior federal additional compensation overpayments and prior unemployment benefit overpayments of another state. (Sec. 2104) Amends the SSA title IX (Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Employment Security) to require the Secretary to designate a data exchange standard for any category of information required for data matching in the federal-state unemployment insurance system. (Sec. 2105) Amends the SSA title III to declare that nothing in such Act or any other federal law shall be considered to prevent a state from enacting legislation to provide for: (1) testing an UC applicant for the unlawful use of controlled substances as a condition for receiving UC, if such applicant was terminated from employment most recently because of such use or is an individual for whom suitable work is only available in an occupation that regularly conducts drug testing; or (2) denying UC to the applicant on the basis of such test result. Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Extended Benefits - Unemployment Benefits Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2122) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SSA, 2008) with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through January 2, 2013. Repeals current transitional requirements for an individual's remaining EUCA payments. Revises the triggers for Tier-2, Tier-3, and Tier-4 augmentation payments to an individual's EUCA . Modifies the duration of the state availability of Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and Tier-4 of the EUC program during: (1) March-May 2012, (2) June-August 2012, and (3) September-December 2012. (Sec. 2123) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until December 31, 2012, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and June 30, 2013, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (FSEUCA of 1970) against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) Amends the FSEUCA of 1970 to postpone similarly from February 29, 2012, to December 31, 2012, termination of the period during which a state may determine its "on" and "off" indicators according to specified temporary substitutions in its formula. (Sec. 2124) Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2012, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service as well as for those with less than 10. Subtitle C: Improving Reemployment Strategies Under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program - (Sec. 2141) Amends the SSA, 2008 to allow a state agency to make EUC payments to individuals who are able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. (Sec. 2142) Includes in a federal-state agreement a requirement that a state provide reemployment services and reemployment eligibility assessment activities to certain recipients of EUC. Conditions an individual's continuing eligibility for EUC for any week on whether such individual has been referred to such services or activities and participated, or has completed such participation, unless there is justifiable cause for failure to do so. Makes FY2012-FY2013 appropriations for such services and activities. (Sec. 2143) Requires a state agency (which, currently, is merely authorized) to recover an EUC overpayment to an individual by deductions from such individual's EUC payment during the three-year period after such individual received the EUC payment to which he or she was not entitled. (Sec. 2144) Makes the nonreduction rule inapplicable for a state that has enacted a law before March 1, 2012, that, upon taking effect, would violate such rule. (Thus allows a particular federal-state EUC agreement to be effective for a state even though it passes a law that would modify the method for computing regular compensation so that the average weekly benefit amount of regular compensation payable during the period of the agreement on or after June 2, 2010, will be less than the average weekly benefit amount that otherwise would be payable during that period under state law as in effect on June 2, 2010. The "nonreduction rule" declares that a federal-state EUC agreement shall not apply, or shall cease to apply, to such a state.) Subtitle D: Short-Time Compensation Program - Layoff Prevention Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2160) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements relating to short-time compensation programs to allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs. Provides for federal financing of state short-time compensation programs. (Sec. 2164) Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) award grants to states that enact such programs; (2) develop model legislative language for use by states in developing, enacting, and implementing such programs; and (3) report to Congress and the President on their implementation. [chunk 4] Subtitle E: Self-Employment Assistance - (Sec. 2181) - Amends the FSEUCA of 1970 to authorize states to establish a self-employment assistance program (a program to provide unemployed individuals with an allowance in lieu of EUC to establish a business and become self-employed). Allows a participant in a self-employment assistance program to opt to discontinue such participation. Amends the SSA, 2008 to authorize the federal-state agreement to require that a state agency administering EUC establish a self-employment assistance program to provide for the payment of EUC for up to 26 weeks as self-employment assistance allowances to individuals who meet specified eligibility criteria. Allows a participant in a self-employment assistance program to opt to discontinue such participation. (Sec. 2182) Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) award grants to states for self-employment assistance programs; (2) develop model language that may be used by states in enacting such programs and provide technical assistance to states in establishing, improving, and administering such programs; (3) establish reporting requirement for states that have established such programs; and (4) report to Congress on the effectiveness of such programs. Makes appropriations for such grants for FY2012-FY2013. (Sec. 2183) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop model language that may be used by states in enacting such programs; and (2) provide technical assistance and guidance in establishing, improving, and administering the programs. Requires the Secretary to use resources available through the Department of Labor and coordinate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that adequate funding is reserved and made available for entrepreneurial training to individuals participating in self-employment assistance programs. Title III: Temporary Extension of Health Provisions - Subtitle A: Medicare Extensions - (Sec. 3001) Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to extend section 508 hospital reclassifications for four months through March 31, 2012. ("Section 508" refers to Section 508 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 [MMA], which allows the temporary reclassification of a hospital with a low Medicare area wage index, for reimbursement purposes, to a nearby location with a higher Medicare area wage index, so that the "Section 508 hospital" will receive the higher Medicare reimbursement rate.) (Sec. 3002) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, to extend through December 31, 2012, hold harmless provisions under the prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services. (Sec. 3003) Extends through all of 2012 the freeze in the physician payment update made for the first two months of 2012. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to examine options for bundled or episode-based payments to cover physicians' services, currently paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule, for one or more prevalent chronic conditions (such as cancer, diabetes, and congestive heart failure) or episodes of care for one or more major procedures (such as medical device implantation). Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to examine initiatives of private entities offering or administering health insurance coverage, group health plans, or other private health benefit plans to base or adjust physician payment rates for performance on quality and efficiency as well as demonstration of care delivery improvement activities. (Sec. 3004) Extends through 2012 the floor at 1.0 on the work geographic index in the formula for determining relative values for physicians' services for the Medicare physician payment. (Sec. 3005) Extends through December 31, 2012, the period of incurred expenses for which an enrollee may request an exception to the ceiling on such expenses with respect to Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services. Specifies additional requirements for claims for such services Extends through December 31, 2012, the temporary application of therapy cap to therapy furnished as part of OPD services. Requires inclusion on claims of the national provider identifier (NPI) of the physician who reviews the therapy plan. Directs MEDPAC to make recommendations on how to improve the outpatient therapy benefit under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Directs the Secretary to implement a claims-based data collection strategy designed to assist in reforming the Medicare payment system for outpatient therapy services. Requires the Comptroller General to report on the implementation of a specified manual medical review process. (Sec. 3006) Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to extend until June 30, 2012, an exception to a payment rule that permits laboratories to receive direct Medicare reimbursement when providing the technical component of certain physician pathology services that had been outsourced by certain (rural) hospitals. (Sec. 3007) Extends through 2012: (1) the temporary increase in payment for ground ambulance services, (2) the increase in payment for certain urban air ambulance services, and (3) the increase in the assistance for rural providers furnishing (super rural ambulance) services in low population density areas. Directs the Comptroller General to update the GAO report GAO-07-383 (relating to Ambulance Providers: Costs and Expected Medicare Margins Vary Greatly) to reflect current costs for ambulance providers. Directs MEDPAC to study the appropriateness and effect of the add-on payments for ambulance providers, and if reform, and what kind of reform, of the pay schedule may be needed. Subtitle B: Other Health Provisions - (Sec. 3101) Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to extend: (1) the qualifying individual (QI) program through December 31, 2012; and (2) the total amount available for allocation under such program. (Sec. 3102) Extends the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) Program through December 31, 2012. Subtitle C: Health Offsets - (Sec. 3201) Amends SSA title XVIII to reduce by specified percentages the amount of bad debt treated as an allowable cost in the determination for FY2013 and subsequent fiscal years of reasonable costs for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under Medicare. (Sec. 3202) Directs the Secretary of HHS to rebase (reduce) by 2% the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule rates otherwise determined for 2013, which shall serve as the base for 2014 and subsequent years. (Sec. 3203) Amends SSA title XIX to authorize rebasing (reduction) of state disproportionate share hospital (DHS) allotments for FY2021. (Sec. 3204) Revises federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) disaster recovery requirements. (Sec. 3205) Modifies the authorization of appropriations to the Prevention and Public Health Fund for FY2013, extending it from FY2015 through FY2022 and each ensuing fiscal year. Title IV: TANF Extension - Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - (Sec. 4002) Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV to extend the TANF program through FY2012. (Sec. 4003) Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate a data exchange standard for any category of information required to be reported under TANF. (Sec. 4004) Requires states to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent the use of state TANF assistance in any transaction in any: (1) liquor store; (2) casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or (3) retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment. Prescribes an administrative penalty for states which failure to enforce such requirement. Requires a state family assistance plan to include how the state intends to: (1) implement policies and procedures to prevent access to assistance through any electronic fund transaction in an automated teller machine (ATM) or point-of-sale device located in such places, and (2) ensure that TANF recipients have access to using or withdrawing assistance with minimal (or no) fees or charges. Title V: Federal Employees Retirement - (Sec. 5001) Increases by 2.3% the employee pension contribution for federal employees entering service after December 31, 2012, who have less than five years of creditable civilian service (revised annuity employees). Makes Members of Congress and other congressional employees entering service after December 31, 2012, who have less than five years of creditable civilian service, subject to the same pension contribution rate and annuity calculations as other federal employees. (Sec. 5002) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act to make similar changes in the pension contribution rate and annuity calculations for new employees entering the Foreign Service Pension System and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Retirement and Disability System after December 31, 2012 (revised annuity participants). Title VI: Public Safety Communications and Electromagnetic Spectrum Auctions - (Sec. 6003) Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement and enforce this title as if it were part of the Communications Act of 1934. (Sec. 6004) Prohibits a person from participating in certain electromagnetic spectrum auctions or receiving public safety funds made available by this Act if the federal government, for national security reasons, has barred such person from bidding on contracts, participating in auctions, or receiving grants. Subtitle A: Reallocation of Public Safety Spectrum - (Sec. 6101) Directs the FCC to reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with this Act. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to increase public safety services allocation and reduce commercial use allocation by 10 megahertz within a specified range. (Sec. 6102) Authorizes the FCC to allow flexible use of the narrowband spectrum, including for public safety broadband communications. (Sec. 6103) Requires the FCC, within nine years after enactment of this title, to reallocate the T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) currently used by public safety eligibles and begin using competitive bidding auctions to grant new licenses for such spectrum. Makes the proceeds from such auctions available to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information (referred to as the Assistant Secretary and is the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration [NTIA]) to make grants for the relocation of public safety entities from the T-Band spectrum. Requires that such relocation be completed within two years after the competitive bidding is completed. Subtitle B: Governance of Public Safety Spectrum - (Sec. 6201) Directs the FCC to reallocate and grant a license to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) for use of the 700 MHz D block and existing public safety broadband spectrum for an initial 10-year term (subject to renewal, upon application, for additional terms of up to 10 years each). (Sec. 6202) Directs FirstNet to ensure the establishment of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. Requires that the network be based on a single, national network architecture that evolves with technological advancements and consists initially of: (1