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PUBLIC LAW 767-SEPT. 1, 1954
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"(5) outside the United States by an individual who is not a citizen of the United States; "(6) by any individual as an employee who is excluded by Executive order from the operation of the Civil Service Retirement Act of 1930 because he is paid on a contract or fee basis; "(7) by any individual as an employee receiving nominal compensation of $12 or less per annum; "(8) in a hospital, home, or other institution of the United States by a patient or inmate thereof; "(9) by any individual as an employee included under section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1947 (relating to certain interns, student nurses, and other student employees of hospitals of the Federal Government; 5 U.S.C. sec. 1052); " (10) by any individual as an employee serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency; "(11) by any individual as an employee who is employed under a Federal relief program to relieve him from unemployment; "(12) as a member of a State, county, or community committee under the Production and Marketing Administration or of any other board, council, committee, or other similar body, unless such board, council, committee, or other body is composed exclusively of individuals otherwise in the full-time employ of the United States; or "(13) by an officer or a member of the crew on or in connection with an American vessel (A) owned by or bareboat chartered to the United States nd (B) whose business is conducted by a general agent of tht Secretary of Commerce, if contributions on account of such service are required to be made to an unemployment fund under a State unemployment compensation law pursuant to section 1606(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or section 3305(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954." For the purpose of paragraph (5) of this subsection, the term 'United States' when used in a geographical sense means the States, Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. "(b) The term 'Federal wages' means all remuneration for Federal service, including cash allowances and remuneration in any medium other than cash. "(c) The term 'Federal employee' means an individual who has performed Federal service. " (d) The term 'compensation' means cash benefits payable to individuals with respect to their unemployment (including any portion thereof payable with respect to dependents). "(e) The term 'benefit year' means the benefit year as defined in the applicable State unemployment compensation law; except that, if such State law does not define a benefit year, then such term means the period prescribed in the agreement under this title with such State or, in the absence of an agreement, the period prescribed by the Secretary. " (f) The term 'Secretary'means the Secretary of Labor. ii
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"SEC. 1502. (a) The Secretary is authorized on behalf of the United States to enter into an agreement with any State, or with the agency administering the unemployment compensation law of such State, under which such State agency (1) will make, as agent of the United
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