To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to extend the availability of unemployment assistance made available in connection with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

H.R. 5392 is a legislative proposal designed to double the duration of federal unemployment benefits for individuals impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under existing law at the time, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) was typically limited to 26 weeks; this bill would direct the President to extend that eligibility to a total of 52 weeks following the official disaster declarations. For eligible citizens, this would provide an additional six months of financial support to help bridge the gap during the long-term recovery and rebuilding process in the Gulf Coast region.