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Source
(June 25, 1938, ch. 680, § 12, ; June 20, 1939, ch. 227, § 16, ; Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 842, §§ 23,
, ; July 31, 1946, ch. 709, §§ 319–323, , 740; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §§ 1,
, , 895, 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, ; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title II, § 202(29), title XI, § 1106(a), , 972; Aug. 12, 1955, ch. 869, § 6, ; , pt. II, § 206, Sept. 6, 1958, ; , § 1(37), June 11, 1960, ; , title II, § 206, Oct. 30, 1966, ; , title II, § 206, Feb. 15, 1968, ; , title II, § 239, Oct. 15, 1970, ; , title IV, § 405, Oct. 16, 1974, ; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, F.R. , ; , title VII, §§ 7101(e),
7104
(d), (e), Nov. 10, 1988, , 3772.)
References in Text
The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsecs. (h) and (i), is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, , as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
of this title and Tables.
The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (l), is act Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, as amended generally by , title I, § 101, Oct. 16, 1974, , which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 231 et seq.) of chapter
of this title. For further details and complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Codification note set out preceding section
of this title, section
of this title, and Tables.
Section 205 of the Act of Congress approved June 24, 1937 (), referred to in subsec. (l), is section 205 of act June 24, 1937, ch. 382, , which is not classified to the Code.
The civil-service laws, referred to in subsec. (l), are set forth in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section
3301 et seq. of Title 5.
Codification
In subsecs. (h) and (n), “section
of title
” substituted for reference to the Act of March 3, 1917, ( U.S.C. 66) on authority of (1) act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, , section 1 of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and which enacted in section
of Title
the provisions formerly classified to section 66 of former Title 5; and (2) section 2 of , Oct. 23, 1962, , which repealed section
of Title
and supplanted it with section
, and which provided that exemptions from section
1914 shall be deemed exemptions from section
. For further details, see Exemptions note set out under section
of Title
.
In subsec. (l), “chapter 51 and subchapter
of chapter
of title
” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” on authority of , § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
In penultimate sentence of subsec. (l), following the first word “Notwithstanding”, the words “the provisions of the Act of June 22, 1906 (), or” have been omitted as obsolete. The provisions were enacted as section
of Title
, Government Organization and Employees, by , Sept. 6, 1966, . Section
of Title
was repealed by , § 1(a), Nov. 5, 1966, .
Amendments
1988—Subsec. (d). , § 7104(d), added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (n). , § 7104(e), struck out “court” before “proceeding” in proviso of second par.
Subsec. (r). , § 7101(e), added subsec. (r).
1974—Subsec. (l). substituted “subdivisions (5), (6), and (9) of section 7(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974” for “section 10(b)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937”.
1970—Subsec. (c). struck out subsec. (c) which related to immunity from prosecution of any person compelled to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, after claiming his privilege against self-incrimination.
1968—Subsec. (f). , § 206(a), struck out references to maternity benefits and laws and made changes in punctuation and grammar necessitated thereby.
Subsec. (g). , § 206(b), struck out references to maternity benefits and maternity compensation laws and made changes in punctuation and grammar necessitated thereby.
Subsec. (i). , § 206(c), struck out provisions making reference to maternity sickness and to expected and actual date of birth of the child required to be included in report of maternity sickness.
Subsec. (n). , § 206(d), struck out references to maternity benefits and to services of a doctor as to expected date of birth of a female employee’s child, or the birth of such a child.
1966—Subsec. (d). authorized Board to furnish such information to any person or organization upon payment of the cost incurred by reason thereof, and requiring amounts so paid to Board to be credited to railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.
Subsec. (g). substituted “section
of this title” for “section
of this title”.
1960—Subsec. (a). inserted “or by certified mail” after “registered mail”.
1958—Subsec. (l). struck out “except that the Board may fix the salary of a director of unemployment insurance at $10,000 per annum” before first proviso in second paragraph, and substituted “Classification Act of 1949” for “Classification Act of 1923”, immediately preceding such first proviso, which substitution had already been executed in accordance with act Oct. 28, 1949.
1955—Subsec. (l). Act Aug. 12, 1955, specifically provided for employees of Railroad Retirement Board to be in and under competitive civil service.
1949—Subsec. (l). Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted “Classification Act of 1949” for “Classification Act of 1923” in two places.
1946—Subsec. (b). Act July 31, 1946, § 319, inserted provisions relating to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois.
Subsec. (f). Act July 31, 1946, § 320, inserted references to sickness or maternity laws and benefits.
Subsec. (g). Act July 31, 1946, § 321, inserted references to sickness or maternity laws and benefits and struck out phrase limiting second paragraph to eligibility with respect to unemployment after June 30, 1939.
Subsec. (i). Act July 31, 1946, § 322, added third par., providing for form, execution and filing of statements of sickness.
Subsecs. (n) to (q). Act July 31, 1946, § 323, added subsecs. (n) to (q).
1940—Subsec. (l). Act Oct. 10, 1940, § 22, inserted provisions relating to acquisition of competitive classified civil-service status by a person in the employ of Board on June 30, 1939, and June 30, 1940.
Act Oct. 10, 1940, § 23, inserted provisos relating to personnel for registering unemployed employees.
1939—Subsec. (g). Act June 20, 1939, inserted “, with respect to unemployment after June 30, 1939” after “employee is eligible” and struck out “June 30, 1939” after “therefor) after”.
Change of Name
Subsec. (b) of this section was amended by act June 25, 1948, § 32(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1948, as amended by act May 24, 1949, which substituted “United States District Court for the District of Columbia” for “District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia”.
“United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois” substituted for “District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois” in view of act June 25, 1948, which states that “There shall be in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the district”, and that “Illinois is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Illinois.” See sections
and
of Title
, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by section 7104(d), (e) of , effective Jan. 1, 1990, see section 7104(f) of , set out as a note under section
of this title.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 603 of , set out as a note under section
of Title
, The Public Health and Welfare.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by effective on sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, and not to affect any immunity to which any individual is entitled under this section by reason of any testimony given before sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 of , set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provisions note under section
of Title
, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by effective July 1, 1968, see section 208 of , set out as a note under section
of this title.
Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by effective Sept. 6, 1958, except as otherwise indicated, see section 207(c) of , set out as a note under section
of this title.
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Amendment by act July 31, 1946, effective July 31, 1946, see section 401 of act July 31, 1946.
Effective Date of 1940 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by act Oct. 10, 1940, see section 1 of act Oct. 10, 1940, set out as a note under section
of this title.
Repeals
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by , Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, , 655.
Transfer of Functions
“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Civil Service Commission” in subsec. (l), pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, F.R. , , set out under section
of Title
, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, F.R. , set out under section
of Title
.
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of , Oct. 6, 1972, , 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Railroad Unemployment Compensation Committee
, title V, § 504, Aug. 12, 1983, , provided that:
“(a) Representatives of railroad labor and railroad management shall jointly establish (and jointly appoint the members of) a committee to be known as the ‘Railroad Unemployment Compensation Committee’ (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’).
“(b) The Committee shall consist of five members—
“(1) two of whom shall be representatives of railroad labor,
“(2) two of whom shall be representatives of railroad management, and
“(3) one of whom shall be an individual who shall not be in the employment of or pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any employer (as defined in section 1 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 [ U.S.C. ]) or any organization of employees (as defined in section 1 of such Act).
“(c) The Committee shall review all aspects of the unemployment and sickness insurance systems provided by the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act [this chapter] including (but not limited to) a review of—
“(1) benefit levels,
“(2) experience rating,
“(3) debt repayment and interest on debt,
“(4) waiting period for unemployment benefits and qualifying requirements, and
“(5) alternatives to the railroad unemployment insurance system such as covering railroad employees under the Federal-State unemployment compensation system.
“(d) Not later than April 1, 1984, the Committee shall submit a report to the Congress containing recommendations—
“(1) with respect to the review conducted under subsection (c), and
“(2) with respect to the repayment of funds which the railroad unemployment insurance system has borrowed from the Railroad Retirement Account.
Any recommendation submitted under paragraph (2) shall contain adjustments in contributions and benefits which will enable the railroad unemployment compensation system to repay all loans from the Railroad Retirement Account before December 31, 2000.
“(e) The Railroad Retirement Board (and any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government) is authorized to cooperate with, and assist, the Committee (at its request) in carrying out its duties by furnishing services, information, data, or other material which the Committee determines will be helpful in carrying out its duties.”
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
of this title.
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