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H.R. 3929 · 98th Congress · enacted

Federal Supplemental Compensation Amendments of 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-135.

Latest official action 1983-10-24 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Title I: Extension of Federal Supplemental Compensation Program - Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to extend the payment of benefits under the Federal supplemental unemployment compensation program for seven weeks through November 15, 1983. Increases the number of weeks for which such benefits are payable to an individual or in a State. Provides, in the case of any account from which Federal supplemental compensation is first payable to an individual for a week beginning after September 30, 1983, that the amount established in the account shall be equal to the lesser of: (1) 65 percent of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual with respect to the benefit year (as determined under State law) on the basis of which the individual most recently received regular compensation; or (2) specified applicable limits (during certain State unemployment periods) times the individual's average weekly benefit for the benefit year. Provides formulas to determine the additional entitlement of individuals to whom such benefits were payable before October 1, 1983. Raises the maximum applicable limit (the maximum payment period in States with a specified high-unemployment level) from 14 weeks to 16 weeks. Permits States to use an alternative trigger mechanism, based on the total unemployment rate (TUR) in a Stat…

Congressional Research Service · 1983-09-20

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