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 PUBLIC LAW 94-92—AUG. 9, 1975

89 STAT. 461

Public Law 94-92 94th Congress An Act To amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to increase unemployment and sickness benefits, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,) TITLE I—EAILKOAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS

Aug. 9, 1975 [H.R. 8714] Railroad employees. Unemployment and sickness benefits increase.

1. (a) Section 1(h) of the Eailroad Unemployment Insur- 45 USC 351 ance Act is amended— (1) by inserting "for a 'period of continuing sickness' (as defined m section 2(a) of this Act)" immediately after the words "a statement of sickness" each time those words appear in the second paragraph thereof i and (2) by striking out from the second paragraph "and ends with the thirteenth day thereafter" and inserting in lieu thereof "and ends with whichever is the earlier of (i) the thirteenth day thereafter, or (ii) the day immediately preceding the day with respect to which a statement of sickness for a new 'period of continuing sickness' (as defined in section 2(a) of this Act) is filed in his behalf". (b) Section l (k) of such Act is amended by striking out "$3" from the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "$10". Benefits. (c) Section 2(a) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in lieu 45 USC 352. thereof the following: "(a) Benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day or unemployment in excess of four during any registration period: Provided,) however,. That notwithstanding the provisions of section 1(h) of this Act, in any case in which the Board finds that his unemployment was due to a stoppage of work because of a strike in the establishment, premises, or enterprise at which he was last employed, other than a strike subject to the disqualification in section 4 (a-2) (iii), 45 USC 354. none of the first seven days of unemployment due to such stoppage of work shall be included in any registration period; and subject to the registration provisions of section 1(h), so many of the ensuing seven consecutive calendar days during which his unemployment continues to be caused by such stoppage of work shall constitute a registration period, during which benefits shall be payable for each day of unemployment. Benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day of sickness after the fourth consecutive day of sickness in a period of continuing sickness, but excluding four days of sickness in any registration period. A period of continuing sickness means (i) a period of consecutive days of sickness, whether from one or more causes, of (ii) a period of successive days of sickness due to a single cause without interruption of more than ninety consecutive days which are not days of sickness."; and SECTION

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