§ 353. Qualifying condition

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1938

   Pub. L. 75–680 § 3 · 52 Stat. 1094

   Enacted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

   June 25, 1938, ch. 680, § 3, 52 Stat. 1097

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1938, ch. 680, § 3, 52 Stat. 1097

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. qualifying conditions An employee shall be qualified to receive benefits in accordance Qualifying conditions. with section 2 of this Act only if the Board finds that— (a) There was payable to him compensation of not less than $150 Minimum base year pay. with respect to employment during his base year; and (b) Within six months prior to his benefit year and after June 15, Waiting period. 1939, he has had a waiting period of at least fifteen consecutive days of unemployment, or two half-months during each of which he had at. least eight days of unemployment. No such period shall be counted for the purposes of this subsection if unemployment benefits have been paid with respect to the whole or any part thereof under this Act, any other Act of Congress, or under any other unemployment compensation law.

2. 1939

   Public Law not identified

   Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 353(b)

   Subsec. (b). Act June 20, 1939, substituted provisions relating to half-months as the waiting period, for provisions relating to fifteen consecutive days of unemployment or two half months

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Act June 20, 1939, substituted provisions relating to half-months as the waiting period, for provisions relating to fifteen consecutive days of unemployment or two half months.

3. 1959

   Pub. L. 86–28 · 73 Stat. 25

   Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

   Pub. L. 86–28 substituted “$500” for “$400”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 86–28 substituted “$500” for “$400”.

4. 1963

   Pub. L. 88–133 title III § 301(a) · 77 Stat. 219

   Changed · 45 U.S.C. § 353

   Pub. L. 88–133 increased from $500 to $750 the amount of compensation in a base year required to qualify for benefits and provided that if employee has had no compensation prior to such year he will have had compensation with respect to each of not less than 7 months in such year

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–133 increased from $500 to $750 the amount of compensation in a base year required to qualify for benefits and provided that if employee has had no compensation prior to such year he will have had compensation with respect to each of not less than 7 months in such year.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 3 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 3. “Qualifying Condition An employee shall be a ‘qualified employee’ if the Board finds that his compensation will have been not less than $750 with respect to the base year, and, if such employee has had no compensation prior to such year, that he will have had compensation with respect to each of not less than seven months in such year.”

5. 1968

   Pub. L. 90–257 title II § 203 · 82 Stat. 16

   Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

   Pub. L. 90–257 substituted “$1,000” for “$750”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–257 substituted “$1,000” for “$750”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 203. Section 3 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by striking out “$750” and inserting in be n thereof “$1,000”.

6. 1975

   Pub. L. 94–92 title I § 1(f) · 89 Stat. 461

   Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

   Pub. L. 94–92 substituted “five” for “seven” months

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–92 substituted “five” for “seven” months.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (f) Section 3 of such Act is amended by striking out “seven” and 45 USC 353. inserting in lieu thereof “five”.

7. 1983

   Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983

   Pub. L. 98–76 title IV § 411(a)(2) · 97 Stat. 411

   Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

   Pub. L. 98–76 substituted “$1,500” for “$1,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–76 substituted “$1,500” for “$1,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 3 of such Act is amended by striking out “$1,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$1,500”.

8. 1988

   Railroad Unemployment Insurance and Retirement Improvement Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–647 title VII § 7202(a) · 102 Stat. 3342

   1. Inserted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

      Pub. L. 100–647 inserted “with respect to the base year” after “his compensation”

   2. Substituted · 45 U.S.C. § 353

      Pub. L. 100–647 substituted “2.5 times the monthly compensation base for months in such base year as computed under section 351(i) of this title” for “$1,500 with respect to the base year”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–647 inserted “with respect to the base year” after “his compensation” and substituted “2.5 times the monthly compensation base for months in such base year as computed under section 351(i) of this title” for “$1,500 with respect to the base year”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 3 is amended— (1) by inserting “with respect to the base year” after “his compensation”; and (2) by striking “$1,500 with respect to the base year” and inserting in lieu thereof “2.5 times the monthly compensation base for months in such base year as computed under section 1(i) of this Act”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 100–647, title VII, § 7202(b), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3776, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 10, 1988].”

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