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PUBLIC LAW 91-373-AUG. 10, 1970

Effective date. Exception.

es^st'it^liaJ!"' 26 USC 330*3.

Effective date.

68A Stat. 445.

Ante,

p. 697.

[84 STAT.

"(9)(A) compensation shall not be denied or reduced to an individual solely because he files a claim in another State (or a contiguous country with which the United States has an agreement with respect to unemployment compensation) or because he resides in another State (or such a contiguous country) at the time he files a claim for unemployment compensation; " (B) the State shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation on the basis of combining an individual's wages and employment covered under the State law with his wages and employment covered under the unemployment compensation law of other States which are approved by the Secretary of Labor in consultation with the State unemployment compensation agencies as reasonably calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of compensation in such situations. Any such arrangement shall include provisions for (i) applying the base period of a' single State law to a claim involving the combining of an individual's wages and employment covered under two or more State laws, and (ii) avoiding duplicate use of wages and employment by reason of such combining; "(10) compensation shall not be denied to any individual by reason of cancellation of wage credits or total reduction of his benefit rights for any cause other than discharge for misconduct connected with his work, fraud in connection with a claim for compensation, or receipt of disqualifying income;". (jj)(1) Subjcct to the provisions of paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 1972, and shall apply to the taxable year 1972 and taxable years thereafter. (2) Paragraphs (7) through (10) of section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) shall not be requirements for the State law of any State prior to July 1, 1972, if the legislature of such State does not meet in a regular session which closes during the calendar year 1971. SEC. 122. ADDITIONAL CREDIT BASED ON REDUCED RATE FOR NEW EMPLOYERS. (a) Section 3303(a) of the Internal^ Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out "on a 3-year basis," in the sentence following paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "on a 3-year basis (i) " and by striking out the period at the end of such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ", or (ii) a reduced rate (not less than 1 percent) may be permitted by the State law on a reasonable basis other than as permitted by paragraph (1), (2), or (3)." (jj) T}^^ amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1971. SEC. 123. CREDITS ALLOWABLE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYERS. Section 3305 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j) DENIAL or CREDITS I N CERTAIN CASES.—Any person required, pursuant to the permission granted by this section, to make contributions to an unemployment fund under a State unemployment compensation law approved by the Secretary of Labor under section 3304 shall not be entitled to the credits permitted, with respect to the unemployment compensation law of a State, by subsections (a) and (b) of section 3302 against the tax imposed by section 3301 for any taxable year after December 31, 1971, if, on October 31 of such taxable year, the Secretary of Labor certifies to the Secretary his finding, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency, that the unemployment compensation law of such State is inconsistent with any one or more of the conditions on the basis of which such permission is granted or that, in the application of the State law with

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