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PUBLIC LAW 746-AUG. 31, 1954

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year; the total amount of benefits which may be paid to an employee for days of sickness, other than days of sickness in a maternity period, within a benefit year shall in no case exceed the employee's compensation in the base year; and the total amount of benefits \yhich may be paid to an employee for days of sickness in a maternity period shall in no case exceed the employee's compensation in the base year on the basis of which the employee was determined to be qualified for benefits in such maternity period." SEC. 305. Subsection (a) of section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is hereby amended by inserting after the date "'June 30, 1939" the following: ", and before July 1, 1954, and is not in excess of $350 for any calendar month paid by him to any employee for services rendered to him after June 30, 1954"; by inserting after the figure "300" where it first appears in the proviso of the subsection the following: "for any month before July 1, 1954, and to not more than $350 for any month after June 30, 1954,"; and by inserting after the figure "300" where it appears the second time in the proviso the following: "if such month is before July 1, 1954, or less than $350 if such month is after June 30, 1954". SEC. 306, Subsection (b) of section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by inserting after the date "June 30, 1939", the following: ", and before July 1, 1954, and as is not in excess of $350 paid to him for services rendered as an employee representative in any calendar month after June 30, 1954". PART IV—EFFECTIVE DATES

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SEC. 401. The amendments made by this Act shall be effective July 1, 1954, except as otherwise provided. SEC. 402. The provisions of sections 1, 205, and 301 of this Act shall be effective with respect to compensation paid on and after April 1, 1954. SEC. 403. The provisions of sections 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 15 of this Act shall be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted. SEC. 404. The annuity awarded under paragraph 4 or 5 of section 2 (a) of the Railroad Retirement Act to any person who has been deemed to have recovered from his disability, pursuant to the provisions of the last paragraph of section 2(a) as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be reinstated to begin the first day of the first calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted and deemed, for purposes of section 2(d) only, never to have ceased: Provided, That such proof is made of the continuance of such disability as is required in accordance with the provisions of such paragraph which are not amended by this Act. SEC. 405. The provisions of section 6 of this Act amending subsection (c) of section 3 of the Railroad Retirement Act, by adding a sentence at the end of the subsection, shall be effective as of November 1, 1951: Provided, however, That no increase in any annuity heretofore awarded shall be granted pursuant to the amendments made by such section except upon application therefor by the person to whom the annuity was awarded. SEC. 406. The provisions of section 10 of this Act shall be effective with respect to annuities accruing and annuities awarded on and after the first day after the enactment of this Act. SEC. 407. The amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 made by section 206 shall become effective as if enacted as a part of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Approved August 31, 1954. -

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