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124 STAT. 2237 PUBLIC LAW 111–205—JULY 22, 2010 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–157). SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA- TION WITH REGULAR COMPENSATION. (a) CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NOT INELIGIBLE BY REASON OF NEW ENTITLEMENT TO REGULAR BENEFITS.—Section 4002 of the Supple- mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA- TION WITH REGULAR COMPENSATION.— ‘‘(1) If— ‘‘(A) an individual has been determined to be entitled to emergency unemployment compensation with respect to a benefit year, ‘‘(B) that benefit year has expired, ‘‘(C) that individual has remaining entitlement to emer- gency unemployment compensation with respect to that benefit year, and ‘‘(D) that individual would qualify for a new benefit year in which the weekly benefit amount of regular com- pensation is at least either $100 or 25 percent less than the individual’s weekly benefit amount in the benefit year referred to in subparagraph (A), then the State shall determine eligibility for compensation as provided in paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) For individuals described in paragraph (1), the State shall determine whether the individual is to be paid emergency unemployment compensation or regular compensation for a week of unemployment using one of the following methods: ‘‘(A) The State shall, if permitted by State law, estab- lish a new benefit year, but defer the payment of regular compensation with respect to that new benefit year until exhaustion of all emergency unemployment compensation payable with respect to the benefit year referred to in paragraph (1)(A); ‘‘(B) The State shall, if permitted by State law, defer the establishment of a new benefit year (which uses all the wages and employment which would have been used to establish a benefit year but for the application of this paragraph), until exhaustion of all emergency unemploy- ment compensation payable with respect to the benefit year referred to in paragraph(1)(A); ‘‘(C) The State shall pay, if permitted by State law— ‘‘(i) regular compensation equal to the weekly ben- efit amount established under the new benefit year, and ‘‘(ii) emergency unemployment compensation equal to the difference between that weekly benefit amount and the weekly benefit amount for the expired benefit year; or ‘‘(D) The State shall determine rights to emergency unemployment compensation without regard to any rights to regular compensation if the individual elects to not file a claim for regular compensation under the new benefit year.’’. Determinations. 26 USC 3304 note.