Sec. 501. EXTENDED RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
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## SEC. 501 EXTENDED RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT ###
(a)In General For purposes of section 2(h) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(h)(2)), a “period of high unemployment” includes any month during the period November 1991 through February 1994. ###
(b)Effective Dates ####
(1)In general Except as provided in paragraphs
(2)and (3), no employee shall have an extended benefit period under the second proviso of section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act beginning before November 17, 1991, or after February 5, 1994. ####
(2)Transition If an employee has established an extended benefit period under the second proviso of section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act and the last day of such extended benefit period, as established, is after February 5, 1994, such employee shall continue to be entitled to extended unemployment benefits for days of unemployment in registration periods included in such extended benefit period, provided that such employee meets the eligibility requirements of this section and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. ####
(3)Reachback Provisions If an employee has exhausted that employee's rights to normal unemployment benefits under section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act after February 28, 1991, but before November 17, 1991, such employee shall, for the purposes of the application of this section, be deemed to have exhausted such rights after November 17, 1991. ###
(c)Limitation on Payment Extended benefits under this section shall be payable for a maximum of 65 days of unemployment, including any extended benefits payable by reason of the application of the reachback provisions. ###
(d)Enlargement of Benefits ####
(1)Generally During the period that begins on the date of the enactment of this subsection— #####
(A)subsection
(c)of this section shall be applied by substituting “130” for “65”; #####
(B)section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be applied— ######
(i)by substituting “13 (but not more than 130 days)” for “7 (but not more than 65 days)” in the table; and ######
(ii)by substituting “but not by more than 130 days” for “but not by more than sixty-five days” in the second proviso; and #####
(C)section 2(h)(1) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be applied by substituting “13” for “seven”. ####
(2)Phase-out #####
(A)Benefits on or after june 14, 1992 Effective on and after June 14, 1992, paragraph
(1)of this section shall be applied by substituting “100” for “130” each place it appears, and by substituting “10” for “13” each place it appears. #####
(B)Reductions under emergency compensation extension provisions ######
(i)Effective on and after the date on which a reduction in benefits is imposed under section 102(b)(2)(A)(iii), subparagraph
(A)of this paragraph and subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)of paragraph
(1)shall not apply and subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)shall be applied by substituting “50” for “130”. ######
(ii)Effective after October 2, 1993, subparagraph
(A)of this paragraph and subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)of paragraph
(1)shall not apply and subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)shall be applied by substituting “35” for “130”. #####
(C)Limitations on reductions Notwithstanding subparagraphs
(A)and (B), in the case of an individual who is receiving extended benefits under section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act for persons with 10 or more but less than 15 years of service, or extended benefits by reason of this section, for any day during a week which precedes a period for which a reduction under this paragraph takes effect, such reduction shall not apply for purposes of determining the amount of benefits payable to such individual for any day thereafter for which the individual meets the eligibility requirements of this section and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. ###
(e)Termination of Benefits In the case of an individual who is receiving extended benefits by reason of this section on February 5, 1994, such benefits shall not continue to be payable to such individual after April 30, 1994. * * * * * * *
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EXTENDED RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
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