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PUBLIC LAW 94-566—OCT. 20, 1976 (2) by a d d i n g a t the end thereof the following new sentence: "The amount of any monthly installment so transferred shall not exceed the amount estimated by the State to be required for the payment of compensation for the month with respect to which such installment is made.". (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall t a k e eflfect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 214. PRORATION OF COSTS OF CLAIMS FILED JOINTLY UNDER STATE LAW AND SECTION 8505 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. (a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 8505(a) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended to read as follows: "(a) Each State is entitled to be paid by the United States with respect to each individual whose base period wages included Federal wages an amount which shall bear the same ratio to the total amount of compensation paid to such individual as the amount of his Federal wages m his base period bears to the total amount of his base period wages." (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 8501 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (6), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and", and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "Base period." " (8) 'base period' means the base period as defined by the applicable State unemployment compensation law for the benefit year." 5 USC 8501 note. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with regard to compensation paid on the basis of claims for compensation filed on or after July 1, 1977.

TITLE III—BENEFIT PROVISIONS SEC. 311. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRIGGER PROVISIONS OF THE EXTENDED PROGRAM. (a) NATIONAL " O N " AND " O F F " INDICATORS.—Subsection (d) of

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section 203 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 is amended to read as follows: "(d) For purposes of this section— "(1) There is a national 'on' indicator for a week if, for the period consisting of such week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks, the rate of insured unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for all States equaled or exceeded 4.5 per centum (determined by reference to the average monthly covered employment for the first four of the most recent six calendar quarters ending before the close of such period). "(2) There is a national 'off' indicator for a week if, for the period consisting of such week and the immediately preceding twelve weeks, the rate of insured unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for all States was less than 4.5 per centum (determined by reference to the average monthly covered employment for the first four of the most recent six calendar quarters ending before the close of such period).". (b) STATE " O N " AND " O F F " INDICATORS.—Subsection (e) of section

203 of such Act is amended to read as follows:

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