Introductory Verbs
"Extends" Examples:
- HR 3548 (U.S. Congress, 2009):
-Extends second-tier unemployment benefits and specifies everyone will be eligible to receive the lesser of the following (Sec. 2):
—54 percent of the total amount of compensation, including benefits paid to dependents, as provided by existing state law during the benefit year; or
—14 times the individual's average weekly benefit, including benefits paid to dependents, as provided by existing state law.
—14 times the individual's average weekly benefit, including benefits paid to dependents, as provided by existing state law.
- HR 514 (U.S. Congress, 2011):
-Extends the expiration date from February 28, 2011, to May 27, 2011, for provisions concerning the following (Sec. 2):
—Court-approved electronic surveillance of a foreign power or agent of a foreign power;
—The collection of "tangible things", such as books, records, and documents, for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and
—The Attorney General's annual report to Congress of all requests for the production of "tangible things" and the number of those requests that were granted, modified, or denied.
—The collection of "tangible things", such as books, records, and documents, for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and
—The Attorney General's annual report to Congress of all requests for the production of "tangible things" and the number of those requests that were granted, modified, or denied.
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