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 97 STAT. 144 PUBLIC LAW 98-21 —APR. 20, 1983 TRAINING 96 Stat. 702. SEC. 504. Section 602 of the Federal Supplemental Compensation 26 USC 3304 Act of 1982 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following "° new subsection: "(g) The payment of Federal supplemental compensation shall not be denied to any recipient (who submits documentation prescribed by the Secretary) for any week because the recipient is in training or attending an accredited educational institution on a substantially full-time basis, or because of the application of State law to any such recipient relating to the availability for work, the active search for work, or the refusal to accept work on account of such training or attendance, unless the State agency determines that such training or attendance will not improve the opportunities for employment of the recipient.". COORDINATION WITH TRADE READJUSTMENT PROGRAM SEC. 505. Subsection (e) of section 602 of the Federal Supplemental 96 Stat. 702. Compensation Act of 1982 is amended by adding at the end thereof 26 USC 3304 the following new paragraph: "°*®- "(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the maximum amount of Federal supplemental compensation payable to an indi- vidual shall not be reduced by reason of any trade readjustment allowance to which the individual was entitled under the Trade Act 19 USC 2101. of 1974. "(B) If an individual received any trade readjustment allowance under the Trade Act of 1974 in respect of any benefit year, the maximum amount of Federal supplemental compensation payable under this subtitle in respect of such benefit year shall be reduced (but not below zero) so that (to the extent possible by making such a reduction) the aggregate amount of— "(i) regular compensation, "(ii) extended compensation, "(iii) trade readjustment allowances, and "(iv) Federal supplemental compensation, payable in respect of such benefit year does not exceed the aggregate amount which would have been so payable had the individual not been entitled to any trade readjustment allowance." PART B—PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST AND CREDIT REDUCTIONS DEFERRAL OF INTEREST 42 USC 1322. SEC. 511. (a) Section 1202(b) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(8)(A) With respect to interest due under this section on Septem- ber 30 of 1983, 1984, or 1985 (other than interest previously deferred under paragraph (3)(C)), a State may pay 80 percent of such interest in four annual installments of at least 20 percent beginning with the year after the year in which it is otherwise due, if such State meets the criteria of subparagraph (B). No interest shall accrue on such deferred interest. "(B) To meet the criteria of this subparagraph a State must— "(i) have taken no action since October 1, 1982, which would reduce its net unemployment tax effort or the net solvency of its

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