106 STAT. 292 PUBLIC LAW 102-318—JULY 3, 1992 (A) by striking "(e) ELECTION.— Notwithstanding^ and inserting: "(e) ELECTION BY STATES; WEEKS OF BENEFITS DURING PHASE- OUT. — "(1) ELECTION BY STATES.—Notwithstanding", (B) by adding at the end of paragraph (1), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following new sentence: "The preceding sentence shall not be applicable with respect to any extended compensation period which begins £d[ter March 6, 1993, nor shall the special rule in section 203(b)(l)(B) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (or the similar provision in any State law) operate to preclude the beginning of an extended compensation period after March 6, 1993, because of the ending of an earlier extended compensation period under the preceding sentence.", and (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) WEEKS OF BENEFITS DURING PHASE-OUT. —Notwithstanding subsection (b)(l)(B) or any other provision of law, whenever an extended compensation period is beginning in a State (and is not triggered off under paragraph (1)) an individual, who is entitled to extended compensation in the new extended compensation period (whether or not the individual apphes therefor) and also has remaining entitlement to emergency unemployment compensation under this Act, shall be entitled to compensation under the program in which the individual's monetary entitlement (as of me beginning of the first week of the extended compensation period) is the greater." 26 ^sc 3304 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section apply to weeks of imemployment beginning after June 13, 1992. note. SEC. 102. MODIFICATION TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) INDIVIDUAL NOT INELIGIBLE BY REASON OF SUBSEQUENT 26 USC 3304 ENTITLEMENT TO REGULAR BENEFITS.—Section 101 of such Act is ^°^- amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(f) CERTAIN RIGHTS TO REGULAR COMPENSATION DISREGARDED.— If an individual exhausted his rights to regular compensation for any benefit year, such individual's eligibility to receive emergenpy unemployment compensation under tiiis Act in respect of such benefit year shall be determined without regard to any rights to regular compensation for a subsequent benefit year if such individual does not file a claim for regular compensation for such subsequent benefit year." 26 USC 3304 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— "°*®- (1) IN GENERAL. —The amendment made by this section shall ., apply to weeks of luiemployment beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) TRANSITION RULES.— (A) WAIVER OF RECOVERY OF CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS.— On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, no repayment of any emergency unemployment compensation shall be required under section 105 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102- 164, as amended) if the individual would have been entitled to receive such compensation had the amendment made
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