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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 680 -JUNE 25, 1938 cange of infor- Provided, however That (i) the Board may arrange for the mation with govern- exchange of any information with governmental agencies engaged in mental agencies. functions related to the administration of this Act; (ii) the Board may disclose such information in cases in which the Board finds that such disclosure is clearly in furtherance of the interest of the employee or his estate; and (iii) any claimant of benefits under this Act shall, upon his request, be supplied with information from the Board's records pertaining to his claim. clims foenetfitsoand (e) The Board shall provide for the certification of claims for refunds, benefits and refunds and may arrange total or partial settlements at such times and in such manner as may appear to the Board to be expedient. The Board shall designate and authorize one or more of its employees to sign vouchers for the payment of benefits and refunds under this Act. Each such employee shall give bond, in form and amount fixed by the Board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The premiums due on such bonds shall be paid from the fund and deemed to be a part of the expenses of administering this Act. Cooperation with (f) The Board may cooperate with or enter into agreement with with respect to in- the appropriate agencies charged with the administration of State, estiations, etc Territorial, Federal, or foreign unemployment-compensation laws or employment offices, with respect to investigations, the exchange of information and services, the establishment, maintenance, and use of free employment service facilities, and such other matters as the Board deems expedient in connection with the administration of this ompensation. Act, and may compensate any such agency for services or facilities supplied to the Board in connection with the administration of this cerning administr- Act. The Board may enter also into agreements with any such tion, etc. agency, pursuant to which any unemployment benefits provided for by this Act or any other unemployment-compensation law, may be paid through a single agency to persons who have, during the period on the basis of which eligibility for and duration of benefits is deter- mined under the law administered by such agency or under this Act, or both, performed services covered by one or more of such laws, or performed services which constitute employment as defined in this Find.ongyard. Act: Provided, That the Board finds that any such agreement is fair and reasonable as to all affected interests. eterminati t on of (g) In determining whether an employee has qualified for benefits amount of benefit due in accordance with section 3 (a) of this Act, and in determining the employee. amount of benefits to be paid to such employee in accordance with Ante, pp. 1096, 1097. sections 2 (a) and 2 (c) of this Act, the Board is authorized to con- sider as employment (and compensation therefor) services for hire other than employment (and remuneration therefor) if such services for hire are subject to an unemployment-compensation law of any State, provided that such State has agreed to reimburse the United States such portion of the benefits to be paid upon such basis to such employee as the Board deems equitable. Any amounts collected pur- suant to this paragraph shall be credited to the account. Eligibility under If a State, in determining whether an employee is eligible for unem- ployment benefits under an unemployment compensation law of such State, and in determining the amount of unemployment benefits to be paid to such employee pursuant to such unemployment compensa- tion law, considers as services for hire (and remuneration therefor) included within the provisions of such unemployment-compensation law, employment (and compensation therefor) after June 30, 1939, the Board is authorized to reimburse such State such portion of such unemployment benefits as the Board deems equitable; such reimburse- ments shall be paid from the account, and are included within the meaning of the word "benefits" as used in this Act. 1108 [52 STAT.

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