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15 U.S.C. § 9030 — Waiver of the 7-day waiting period for

Page 2517 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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Page 2517 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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15 U.S.C. § 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 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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45 U.S.C. § 351 — Definitions

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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45 U.S.C. § 351 — Definitions

Page 99 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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45 U.S.C. § 352 — Benefits

**(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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45 U.S.C. § 352 — Benefits

Page 105 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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