Agreements With States

Agreements With States in general Sec. 102. (a) The Secretary is authorized on behalf of the United States to enter into an agreement with a State, or with the agency administering the unemployment compensation law of such State, under which such State agency— (1) will make, as agent of the United States, payments of temporary unemployment compensation to the individuals referred to in section 101 on the basis provided in this Act; and (2) will otherwise cooperate with the Secretary and with other State agencies in making payments of temporary unemployment compensation under this Act. state may select later date for exhaustions under state law which qualify under this act (b) If the State so re1uests, the agreement entered into under this section shall specify, in lieu of June 30, 1957, such later date as the State may request. In any such case, an exhaustion under the unemployment compensation law of such State shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this Act unless it occurred after such later date. amendment, suspension, or termination of agreement (c) Each agreement under this Act shall provide the terms and conditions upon which the agreement may be amended, suspended, or terminated. no denial or reduction of state benefits (d) Any agreement under this Act shall provide that unemployment compensation otherwise payable to any individual under the State’s unemployment compensation law will not be denied or reduced for any week by reason of any right to temporary unemployment compensation under this Act. This subsection shall not apply to a State law which temporarily extended the duration of unemployment72 Stat. 173 compensation benefits, if such State law provides for its expiration by reason of the enactment of this Act.