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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1975

8 9 STAT. 236

PUBLIC LAW 94-45—JUNE 30, 1975

Public Law 94-45 94th Congress An Act June 30, 1975 [H.R. 6900]

Emergency Compensation and Special Unemployment Assistance Extension Act of 1975. 26 USC 3304 note.

To provide an additional thirteen weeks of benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation program and the special unemployment assistance program, to extend the special unemployment assistance program for one year, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

of the

SHORT TITLE

SECTION 1. T h i s Act may be cited as the "Emergency Compensation and Special Unemployment Assistance Extension Act of 1975". TITLE I—UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PEOGEAMS PART A—EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT

COMPENSATION

EMERGENCY PERIODS j BENEFIT WEEKS EXTENDED W H E N STATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS H I G H

26 USC 3304 note.

26 USC 3304 note.

SEC. 101. (a)(1) Section 102(c)(3)(B)(i) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 is amended— (A) by inserting " (I) " immediately after "if", and (B) by inserting immediately before the period a t the end thereof the following: ", and ( II) the rate of insured unemployment in such State for the period consisting of such week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks equaled or exceeded 5 per centum". (2) Section 102(c)(3)(B) (ii) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (ii) For purposes of subparagraph (A), there is a State 'emergency off' indicator for a week if the rate of insured unemployment in such State for the period consisting of such week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks is less than 5 per centum.". (b) Section 102(e) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (e)(1) Any agreement under this Act with a State shall provide that the State will establish, for each eligible individual who files an application for emergency compensation, an emergency compensation account. " (2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), the amount established in such account for any individual shall be equal to the lesser of— " (A) 100 per centum of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to him with respect to the benefit year (as determined under the State law) on the basis of which he most recently received regular compensation, or " (B) twenty-six times his average weekly benefit amount (as determined for purposes of section 202(b)(1)(C) of the FederalState Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970) for his benefit year.