Sec. 204. special unemployment assistance period

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## Sec. 204 special unemployment assistance period ###

(a)A special unemployment assistance period shall commence in an area designated by the Secretary with the third week after the first week for which the Secretary determines that there is an “on” indicator for such area, and shall terminate with the third week after the first week for which the Secretary determines that there is an “off” indicator for such area except that no special unemployment assistance period shall have a duration of less than thirteen weeks. ###

(b)The Secretary shall designate as an area under this section an area that is a local workforce investment area designated under section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. ###

(c)There is an “on” indicator in an area for a week if for the most recent three consecutive calendar months for which data are available the Secretary determines that— ####

(1)the rate (seasonally adjusted) of national unemployment averaged 6 per centum or more; or ####

(2)the rate of unemployment in the area averaged 6.5 per centum or more. ###

(d)There is an “off” indicator for a week, if for the most recent three consecutive calendar months for which data are available the Secretary determines that both subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) are not satisfied. ###

(e)The determinations made under this section shall take into account the rates of unemployment for three consecutive months, even though any or all of such months may have occurred not more than three complete calendar months prior to the enactment of this Act.