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57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 117-JUNE 4, 1943 "(c) Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to such week a benefit in an amount equal to his weekly benefit amount less the earnings (if any) payable to him with respect to such week. For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'earnings' shall include only that part of the remuneration payable to him for such week which is in excess of 40 per centum of his weekly benefit amount for any week. Such benefit, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1. "(d) Any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled during any benefit year to a total amount of benefits equal to twenty times his weekly benefit amount or one-half of the wages for employment paid to such individual by employers during his base period, whichever is the lesser: Provided, That such total amount of benefits, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1. "(e) DEPENDENT'S ALLOWANCE.-In addition to the benefits payable under subsections (b) and (c) of this section, each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to such week $1 for each dependent relative, but not more than $3 shall be paid to an individual as dependent's allowance with respect to any one week of unemployment, nor shall any weekly benefit which includes a dependent's allowance be paid in the amount of more than $20. The dependent's allowance is not to be taken into consideration in calculating the claimant's total amount of benefits in subsection (d) of this section. "(f) (1) BENEFPr ArFPE TERMINATION OF MILrrARY EBVICE.- -Not- withstanding any inconsistent provisions of this Act the benefit rights of trainees shall be determined in accordance with the follow- ing provisions of this subsection for the periods and with respect to the matters specified herein. Except as herein otherwise pro- vided, all other provisions of this Act shall continue to be applicable in connection with such benefits. "(2) The term 'military service' as used in this subsection means active service in the land or naval forces of the United States, but the service of an individual in any reserve component of the land or naval forces of the United States who is ordered to active duty in any such force for a period of thirty days or less shall not be deemed to be active service in such force during such period. "(3) The term 'trainee' as used in this subsection means an indi- vidual who entered military service after March 31, 1940, who con- tinued such service for not less than ninety consecutive days and whose military service was terminated on or before the six months after the war in which the United States is now engaged has been terminated by a treaty of peace proclaimed by the President of the United States. "(4) In determining a trainee's 'benefit year' (as defined by section 1 (h) of this Act) the weeks and parts of weeks between the date of his entrance into military service and the date of termination of such service shall be excluded. "(5) In determining a trainee's 'base period' (as defined in section 1 (f) of this Act) the completed and uncompleted calendar quarters between the date of his entrance into military service and the termi- nation of such service shall be excluded. "(6) If under an Act of Congress, payments with respect to the unemployment of individuals who have completed a period of mili- tary service are payable by the United States, a trainee shall be disqualified for benefits with respect to any week beginning within a benefit year as defined in paragraph (4) of this subsection until he has exhausted all his rights to such payments from the United States. Computation. "Earnings." Total amount dur- ing year. "Mi litary service." "Trainee." "Benefit year." Ante, p. 104. "Base period." Ante, p. 104 . 81077'--44 -- -T . I- --8