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 PUBLIC LAW 95-504—OCT. 24, 1978

92 STAT. 1752

Reports and data, filing.

Negotiations.

assist an eligible protected employee in finding other employment. Any individual receiving monthly assistance payrnents, moving expenses, or reimbursement payments under this section shall, as a condition to receiving such expenses or payments, cooperate fully with the Secretary in seeking other employment. In order to carry out his responsibilities under this subsection, the Secretary may require each such air carrier to file with the Secretary the reports, data, and other information necessary to fulfill his duties under this subsection. (3) In addition to making monthly assistance or reimbursement payments under this section, the Secretary shall encourage negotiations between air carriers and representatives of eligible protected employees with respect to rehiring practices and seniority. (e)

Submittal to Congress.

"Legislative day."

Appropriation authorization.

PERIOD OF MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.— (1)

Monthly

assistance payments computed under subsection (b) for a protected employee who has been deprived of employment shall be made each month until the recipient obtains other employment, or until the end of the 72 months occurring immediately after the month such payments were first made to such recipient, whichever first occurs. (2) Monthly assistance payments computed under subsection (b) for a protected employee who has been adversely affected relating to his compensation shall be paid for no longer than 72 months, so long as the total number of monthly assistance payments made under this section for any reason do not exceed 72. (f) KuLES AND REGULATIONS.— (1) The Secretary may issue, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this section. (2) The rule containing the guidelines which is required to be promulgated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and any other rules or regulations which the Secretary deems necessary to carry out this section shall be promulgated within six months after the date of enactment of this section. (3) The Secretary shall not issue any rule or regulation as a final rule or regulation under this section until 30 legislative days after it has been submitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives. Any rule or regulation issued by the Secretary under this section as a final rule or regulation shall be submitted to the Congress and shall become effective 60 legislative days after the date of such submission, unless during that 60day period either House adopts a resolution stating that that House disapproves such rules or regulations, except that such rules or regulations may become effective on the date, during such 60-day period, that a resolution has been adopted by both Houses stating that the Congress approves of them. (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term "legislative day" means a calendar day on which both Houses of Congress are in session. (g) AIRLINE EMPLOYEES PROTECTIVE ACCOUNT.—All payments under this section shall be made by the Secretary from a separate account maintained in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the Airline Employees Protective Account. There are authorized to be appropriated to such account annually, beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including amounts necessary for the

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