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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§9030 Waiver of the 7-day Waiting Period for Benefits Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act

Title 15 › CHAPTER 116 — CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) › SUBCHAPTER II — UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS › § 9030

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Cancels the 7-day waiting requirement for railroad unemployment benefits for any registration period that starts after March 27, 2020 and ends on or before September 6, 2021. The Railroad Retirement Board may make rules and instructions needed to carry this out. The Treasury provides $50,000,000 to pay the extra benefits from this change. If that money is used up, the waiver stops applying to any registration period that starts after the funds are exhausted. Registration period — the enrollment period defined in section 1 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §9030

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(a)No waiting week
With respect to any registration period beginning after March 27, 2020, and ending on or before September 6, 2021, subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1)) shall not apply.
(b)Operating instructions and regulations
The Railroad Retirement Board may prescribe any operating instructions or regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(c)Funding
Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $50,000,000 to cover the costs of additional benefits payable due to the application of subsection (a). Upon the exhaustion of the funds appropriated under this subsection, subsection (a) shall no longer apply with respect to any registration period beginning after the date of exhaustion of funds.
(d)Definition of registration period
For purposes of this section, the term “registration period” has the meaning given such term under section 1 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–2 substituted “
September 6, 2021” for “
March 14, 2021”. 2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “
March 14, 2021” for “
December 31, 2020”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Regulations

Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 234(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1959, provided that: “The Railroad Retirement Board may prescribe any operating instructions or

Regulations

necessary to carry out this section [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section].” Clarification on Authority To Use Funds Pub. L. 117–2, title II, § 2903(b), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 50, provided that: “Funds appropriated under section 2112(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be available to cover the cost of additional benefits payable due to section 2112(a) of such Act by reason of the

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] as well as to cover the cost of such benefits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 11, 2021].” Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 234(c), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1959, provided that: “Funds appropriated under section 2112(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be available to cover the cost of additional benefits payable due to section 2112(a) of such Act [15 U.S.C. 9030(a)] by reason of the

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] as well as to cover the cost of such benefits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020].”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

15 U.S.C. § 9030

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110