HR 17218 · 93th Congress · Labor and Employment
National Employment Assistance Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1974-10-09)
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National Employment Assistance Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares it to be the purpose of this Act to establish, in areas of aggravated unemployment, a temporary special unemployment assistance program and a temporary program of community improvement projects. Title I: Special Unemployment Assistance Program - Provides that each State which enters into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to which it makes payments of special unemployment assistance in accordance with the provisions of this title and the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, shall be paid by the United States amounts to carry out the provisions of this title in the State. Provides that an individual shall be eligible to receive a payment of assistance or waiting period credit with respect to a week of unemployment occuring during and subsequent to a special unemployment assistance period in accordance with the provisions of this title if specified requirements are met, including that the individual has exhausted all rights to regular, additional, and extended compensation under all Federal and State unemployment compensation laws. Specifies the length for the special une…
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