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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 9033
1 See References in Text note below.
1 So in original.
§ 9030. Waiver of the 7-day waiting period for
benefits under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act
(a) No waiting week
With respect to any registration period begin-
ning after March 27, 2020, and ending on or be-
fore September 6, 2021, subparagraphs (A)(ii) and
(B)(ii) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unem-
ployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1))
shall not apply.
(b) Operating instructions and regulations
The Railroad Retirement Board may prescribe
any operating instructions or regulations nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(c) Funding
Out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise
appropriated,
there
are
appropriated
$50,000,000 to cover the costs of additional bene-
fits payable due to the application of subsection
(a). Upon the exhaustion of the funds appro-
priated under this subsection, subsection (a)
shall no longer apply with respect to any reg-
istration period beginning after the date of ex-
haustion of funds.
(d) Definition of registration period
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘reg-
istration period’’ has the meaning given such
term under section 1 of the Railroad Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351).
(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2112, Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 333; Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II,
§ 234(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1958; Pub. L. 117–2,
title II, § 2903(a), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 50.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–2 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ for ‘‘March 14, 2021’’.
2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted ‘‘March
14, 2021’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2020’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 116–260, div. N
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 9033
1 See References in Text note below.
1 So in original.
§ 9030. Waiver of the 7-day waiting period for
benefits under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act
(a) No waiting week
With respect to any registration period begin-
ning after March 27, 2020, and ending on or be-
fore September 6, 2021, subparagraphs (A)(ii) and
(B)(ii) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unem-
ployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1))
shall not apply.
(b) Operating instructions and regulations
The Railroad Retirement Board may prescribe
any operating instructions or regulations nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(c) Funding
Out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise
appropriated,
there
are
appropriated
$50,000,000 to cover the costs of additional bene-
fits payable due to the application of subsection
(a). Upon the exhaustion of the funds appro-
priated under this subsection, subsection (a)
shall no longer apply with respect to any reg-
istration period beginning after the date of ex-
haustion of funds.
(d) Definition of registration period
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘reg-
istration period’’ has the meaning given such
term under section 1 of the Railroad Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351).
(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2112, Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 333; Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II,
§ 234(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1958; Pub. L. 117–2,
title II, § 2903(a), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 50.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–2 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’ for ‘‘March 14, 2021’’.
2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted ‘‘March
14, 2021’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2020’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 234(b), Dec. 27, 2020,
134 Stat. 1959, provided that: ‘‘The Railroad Retirement
Board may prescribe any operating instructions or reg-
ulations necessary to carry out this section [amending
this section and enacting provisions set out as a note
under this section].’’
CLARIFICATION ON AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS
Pub. L. 117–2, title II, § 2903(b), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat.
50, provided that: ‘‘Funds appropriated under section
2112(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be
available to cover the cost of additional benefits pay-
able due to section 2112(a) of such Act by reason of the
amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this
section] as well as to cover the cost of such benefits
payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 11,
2021].’’
Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 234(c), Dec. 27, 2020,
134 Stat. 1959, provided that: ‘‘Funds appropriated
under section 2112(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C.
9030(c)) shall be available to cover the cost of addi-
tional benefits payable due to section 2112(a) of such
Act [15 U.S.C. 9030(a)] by reason of the amendments
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] as well
as to cover the cost of such benefits payable due to
such section 2112(a) as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020].’’
§ 9031. Funding for the DOL Office of Inspector
General for oversight of unemployment pro-
visions
There are appropriated, out of moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Of-
fice of the Inspector General of the Department
of Labor, $25,000,000 to carry out audits, inves-
tigations, and other oversight activities author-
ized under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) 1 that are related to the provisions
of, and amendments made by, this subtitle, to
remain available without fiscal year limitation.
(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2115, Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 334.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in text,
is Pub. L. 95–452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, which was
set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organi-
zation and Employees, and was substantially repealed
and restated in chapter 4 (§ 401 et seq.) of Title 5 by
Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(b), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4206,
4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter
4 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding section 101
of Title 5.
This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§ 2101
et seq.) of title II of div. A of Pub. L. 116–136, Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 313, known as the Relief for Workers Af-
fected by Coronavirus Act. For complete classification
of subtitle A to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 9001 of this title and Tables.
§ 9032. Implementation
(a) Non-application of the Paperwork Reduction
Act
Chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly referred to as
the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995’’),1 shall
not apply to the provisions of, and the amend-
ments made by, this subtitle.
(b) Operating instructions or other guidance
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Labor may issue any operating
instructions or other guidance necessary to
carry out the provisions of, or the amendments
made by, this subtitle.
(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2116, Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 335.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§ 2101
et seq.) of title II of div. A of Pub. L. 116–136, Mar. 27,
2020, 134 Stat. 313, known as the Relief for Workers Af-
fected by Coronavirus Act. For complete classification
of subtitle A to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 9001 of this title and Tables.
§ 9033. Return to work reporting
Each State participating in an agreement
under any of the preceding sections of this sub-
title shall have in effect a method to address
any circumstances in which, during any period
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**(a) No waiting week** With respect to any registration period beginning after March 27, 2020, and ending on or before September 6, 2021, subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ([45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section352/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall not apply.
**(b) Operating instructions and regulations** The Railroad Retirement Board may prescribe any operating instructions or regulations necessary to carry out this section.
**(c) Funding** Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $50,000,000 to cover the costs of additional benefits payable due to the application of subsection (a). Upon the exhaustion of the funds appropriated under this subsection, subsection (a) shall no longer apply with respect to any registration period beginning after the date of exhaustion of funds.
**(d) Definition of registration period** For purposes of this section, the term “registration period” has the meaning given such term under section 1 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ([45 U.S.C. 351](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section351&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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For the purposes of this chapter, except when used in amending the provisions of other Acts—
**(a)** The term “employer” means any carrier (as defined in subsection (b) of this section), and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one or more such carriers or under common control therewith, and which operates any equipment or facility or performs any service (except trucking service, casual service, and the casual operation of equipment or facilities) in connection with the transportation of passengers or property by railroad, or the receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, or handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the property or operating all or any part of the business of any such employer: Provided, however, That the term “employer” shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Surface Transportation Board is hereby authorized and directed upon request of the Railroad Retirement Board, or upon complaint of any party interested, to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term “employer” shall also include railroad associations, traffic associations, tariff bureaus, demurrage bureaus, weighing and inspection bureaus, collection agencies, and other associations, bureaus, agencies, or organizations controlled and maintained wholly or principally by two or mor
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TITLE 45—RAILROADS
§ 351
Omitted sections
I.R.C. 1939
I.R.C. 1986
270 ..............................
3802 .......................
7511.
271 ..............................
272 ..............................
1535 .......................
7805(a), (c).
273 ..............................
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
COMPENSATION
FROM
LOCAL
DIVISION
OF
RAILWAY-
LABOR-ORGANIZATION
EMPLOYER
TAX—UNPAID
BE-
FORE JULY 1, 1940
Act Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 842, § 27(b), 54 Stat. 1101, provided
that, for the purpose of determining the amount of
taxes under sections 262(a) and 263(a) of this title, com-
pensation earned in the service of a local lodge or divi-
sion of a railway-labor-organization employer shall be
disregarded with respect to any calendar month if the
amount thereof is less than $3 and the taxes thereon
under such sections are not paid before July 1, 1940.
CHAPTER 11—RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
Sec.
351.
Definitions.
352.
Benefits.
353.
Qualifying condition.
354.
Disqualifying conditions.
355.
Claims for benefits.
355a.
Acceptance of claims for benefits.
356.
Returns
of
compensation;
conclusiveness;
failure to make.
357.
Free transportation.
358.
Contributions.
359.
Penalties.
360.
Railroad unemployment insurance account.
361.
Railroad unemployment insurance adminis-
tration fund.
362.
Duties and powers of Board.
363.
Exclusiveness of provisions; transfers from
State
unemployment
compensation
ac-
counts to railroad unemployment insurance
account.
363a.
Refunds of State unemployment contribu-
tions by employees; amount; application pe-
riod; definitions.
364.
District of Columbia account, transfer of
funds to railroad unemployment insurance
account.
365.
Omitted.
366.
Separability.
366a.
Effec
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**(a) Days for which benefits payable; determination of amount**
(1)
(A) *Payment of Unemployment Benefits.—*
(i) *Generally.—* — Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day of unemployment in excess of 4 during any registration period within a period of continuing unemployment.
(ii) *Waiting period for first registration period.—* — Benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day of unemployment in excess of 7 during that employee’s first registration period in a period of continuing unemployment if such period of continuing unemployment is the employee’s initial period of continuing unemployment commencing in the benefit year.
(iii) *Strikes.—*
(I) *Initial 14-day waiting period.—* — If the Board finds that a qualified employee has a period of continuing unemployment that includes days of unemployment due to a stoppage of work because of a strike in the establishment, premises, or enterprise at which such employee was last employed, no benefits shall be payable for such employee’s first 14 days of unemployment due to such stoppage of work.
(II) *Subsequent days of unemployment.—* — For subsequent days of unemployment due to the same stoppage of work, benefits shall be payable as provided in clause (i) of this subparagraph.
(III) *Subsequent periods of continuing unemployment.—* — If such period of continuing unemployment ends by reason of clause (v) but the stoppage of work continues, the waiting period established in clause (ii) shall apply to the employee’s first registration period in a new period of continuing unemployment based upon the same stoppage of work.
(iv) *Definition of period of continuing unemployment.—* — Except as limi
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TITLE 45—RAILROADS
§ 352
amendment made by section 304 [amending section 353
of this title] shall be effective with respect to base
years after the base year ending December 31, 1957. The
amendments made by clauses (4) and (5) of section 306
[amending section 358 of this title, increasing the con-
tribution rates for compensation paid after May, 1959]
and clause (1) of section 307 [amending section 358 of
this title, increasing the contribution rate from 3 to 33⁄4
percent] shall be effective as of the first day of the cal-
endar month next following the month in which this
Act was enacted [May, 1959], and shall apply only with
respect to compensation paid for services rendered in
calendar months after the month in which this Act was
enacted [May, 1959].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 85–927, pt. II, § 207, Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1783,
provided that:
‘‘(a) The amendments made by section 201(a) [amend-
ing this section] shall be effective with respect to reg-
istration periods in benefit years after the benefit year
ending on June 30, 1958.
‘‘(b) The amendments made by section 202 [amending
section 354 of this title] shall be effective with respect
to days in benefit years after the benefit year ending on
June 30, 1958.
‘‘(c) The remaining amendments made by this part
[amending this section, sections 358, 361, 362 of this
title, and section 1104 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare] shall be effective, except as otherwise indi-
cated therein, on the date of the enactment of this Act
[Sept. 6, 1958].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT
Act Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1164, pt. IV, §§ 401, 402, 68 Stat.
1042, provided that:
‘‘SEC. 401. The amendments made by this Act [enact-
ing section 228s–1 of this title, amending this section
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