Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 88 Part 2.djvu/537

 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-567-DEC. 31, 1974

1853

respect to any week of unemployment ending after March 31, 1976; and no individual shall be entitled to any compensation with respect to any initial claim for assistance or waiting period credit made after December 31, 1975. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 209. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for purposes of this title such sums as may be necessary.

26 USC 3304 note.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 210. (a) As used in the title, the term— (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor; (2) "State" means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Kico, and the Virgin Islands; (3) "applicable State unemployment compensation law" means the law of the State in which the individual was last employed for at least five work days prior to filing a claim for assistance or waiting period credit under this title; and (4) "week" means a calendar week. (b) Assistance under this title shall not be considered to be regular compensation for purposes of qualifying for benefits under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, and claims filed under this title shall not be treated as claims for weeks of unemployment for purposes of determining the rate of insured unemployment under section 203(f)(1) of such Act.

26 USC 3304 note.

26 USC 3304 note. 26 USC 3304 note.

TITLE III—JOB OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM SEC. 301. The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE X—JOB O P P O R T U N I T I E S PROGRAM STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

_ "SEC. 1001. I t is the purpose of this title to provide emergency financial assistance to stimulate, maintain or expand job creating activities in areas, both urban and rural, which are suffering from unusually high levels of unemployment.

42 USC 3246.

a DEFINITIONS

"SEC. 1002. For the purpose of this title— " (1) the term 'eligible area' means— " (A) any area, which the Secretary of Labor designates as an area which has a rate of unemployment, equal to or in excess of 6.5 per centum for three consecutive months. " (B) any area designated pursuant to section 204(c) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, and " (C) any area which is designated by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 401 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 as a redevelopment area. li

42 USC 3246a.

29 USC 844.

42 USC 3161.

PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 1003. (a) To carry out the purposes of this title, the Secretary of Commerce, in accordance with the provisions of this title, is authorized from funds appropriated and made available under section 1007 of this title to provide financial assistance to programs and projects

42 USC 3246b.

�