[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 125 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 125

     To make clear that the definition of a base period, under the 
  unemployment compensation law of a State, is not an administrative 
   provision subject to section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

  Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
     To make clear that the definition of a base period, under the 
  unemployment compensation law of a State, is not an administrative 
   provision subject to section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFYING PROVISION.

    (a) In General.--No provision of a State law under which the base 
period for such State is defined or otherwise determined shall, for 
purposes of section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
503(a)(1)), be considered a provision for a method of administration.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``State 
law'', ``base period'', and ``State'' shall have the respective 
meanings assigned to them under section 205 of the Federal-State 
Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply for purposes of any 
period beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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