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 PUBLIC LAW 95-19—APR. 12, 1977

91 STAT. 40

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determined under paragraph (2) with respect to any individual shall". (b) EMERGENCY BENEFIT PERIOD.—Section 102(c)(3)(A) (ii) of such Act is amended by striking out "26 consecutive weeks" and inserting in lieu thereof "13 consecutive weeks". (c)

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42 USC 1105.

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CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(1) Section 105 of such Act is amended by striking out paragraph (5) and by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively. (2) Paragraph (2) of section 102(b) of such Act is amended— (A) by striking out "section 105(2)" and inserting in lieu ^ thereof "section 105(a)(2)"; and (B) by striking out "section 105(4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 105(a)(4)". (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment ending after April 30, 1977. For purposes of determining an individual's entitlement to emergency compensation for weeks ending after April 30, 1977, there shall be taken into account any emergency compensation paid to such individual for weeks which end after the beginning of the individual's most recent benefit year and before May 1, 1977. SEC. 103. FINANCING OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FROM GENERAL FUNDS. (a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 104(b) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 is amended— (1) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out "as repayable advances (without interest),"; and (2) by amending the second sentence thereof to read as follows: "Amounts appropriated and paid to the States under section 103 with respect to weeks of unemployment ending prior to April 1, 1977, shall be repaid, without interest, as provided in section 905 (d) of the Social Security Act". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on April 1, 1977. SEC 104. DENIAL OF EMERGENCY COMPENSATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO REFUSE OFFERS OF SUITABLE WORK OR WHO ARE NOT ACTIVELY SEEKING WORK. (a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 102 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (h)(1) In addition to any eligibility requirement of the applicable State law, emergency compensation shall not be payable for any week to any individual otherwise eligible to receive such compensation if during such week such individual— "(A) fails to accept any offer of suitable work or to apply for any suitable work to which he was referred by the State agency, or "(B) fails to actively engage in seeking work. "(2) If any individual is ineligible for emergency compensation for any week by reason of a failure described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), the individual shall be ineligible to receive emergency compensation for any week which begins during a period which— "(A) begins with the week following the week in which such, failure occurs, and "(B) does not end until such individual has been employed during at least 4 weeks which begin after such failure and the total of the remuneration earned by the individual for being so employed is not less than the product of 4 multiplied by the in-

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