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97 STAT. 1298 45 USC 748. Grenada rescue. Ante, p. 32. "Period of eligibility." Ante, p. 1153. 45 USC 368 note. Ante, p. 32. Ante, p. 222. PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 (2) by striking from section 308(c)(l) of such Act "1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "1985". SEC. 2004. It is the sense of the Senate that the United States Armed Forces engaged in military operations in Grenada are to be commended for their rescue of United States citizens on that island, and for their valor, success, and exemplary conduct in battle, which has been in the highest traditions of the military service. SEC. 2005. (a) Section 17 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ", or the benefit year beginning July 1, 1983" after "July 1, 1982"; (2) in subsection (e), by striking out "June 30, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1984"; and (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: "(fKD For purposes of this section the term 'period of eligibility' means, with respect to any employee for the benefit year beginning July 1, 1982, the period beginning with the later of— "(A) the first day of unemployment following the day on which he exhausted his rights to unemployment benefits (as determined under subsection (b)) in such benefit year; or " (B) March 10, 1983, and consisting of five consecutive registration periods (without regard to benefit year); except that for purposes of this paragraph, any registration period beginning after June 30, 1983, and before the date of the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984, shall not be taken into account for purposes of payment of benefits, or in determining the consecutiveness of registration periods. "(2) For purposes of this section the term 'period of eligibility' means, with respect to any employee for the benefit year beginning July 1, 1983, the period beginning with the later of— "(A) the first day of unemployment following the day on which he exhausted his rights to unemployment benefits (as determined under subsection (b)) in such benefit year; or "(B) the date of the enactment of the Supplemental Appropri- ations Act, 1984, and consisting of five consecutive registration periods; except that no such period of eligibility shall include any registration period beginning after June 30, 1984.". (b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to days of unemployment during any registration period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Amounts appropriated under section 102(b) of Public Law 98-8 shall remain available without regard to fiscal year limitation for purposes of carrying out the amendments made by this section, and amounts appropriated under such section into the railroad unem- plo3ment insurance account in the Unemployment Trust Fund may be transferred into the railroad unemployment insurance adminis- tration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund as may be neces- sary to carry out the amendments made by this section (as determined by the Railroad Retirement Board). SEC. 2006. The first paragraph under the heading "Community development grants" in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-45) is hereby amended by striking out the period at the end thereof, and inserting the following: ": Provided further, That any unit of general local government which was classified as an urban