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1935 Social Security Act


FEDERAL GRANTS TO STATES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (TITLE III)


AMOUNT OF FEDERAL APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED (Sec. 301):
Fiscal year ending June 30, 1936 ------------------- $4,000,000
Fiscal years thereafter --------------------------------- 49,000,000

AMOUNT OF GRANT TO EACH STATE (Sec. 302a):
Such amount granted from time to time as the Social Security Board determines to be necessary for the proper administration of the State law during the fiscal year in which payment is to be made, taking into account:
1. Population of the State;
2. Number of persons covered by the State law and the cost of proper administration thereof;
3. Such other factors as the Social Security Board finds relevant.
The Secretary of the Treasury upon receipt of certification of the Social Security Board shall pay prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office the amount certified to the State agency charged with the administration of the law.
The Social Security Board shall not certify payments in excess of the amount appropriated for any fiscal year.

STATE MATCHING REQUIRED:
None.

REQUIRED PROVISIONS OF STATE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW FOR RECEIPT OF FEDERAL GRANTS (Sec. 303a):
1. Approval of State law by Social Security Board under title IX;
2. "Such methods of administration (other than those relating to selection, tenure of office, and compensation of personnel) as are found by the Board to be reasonably calculated to insure full payment of unemployment compensation when due; and
3. "Payment of unemployment compensation solely through public employment offices in the State or such other agencies as the Board may approve; and
4. "Opportunity for a fair hearing, before an impartial tribunal, for all individuals whose claims for unemployment compensation are denied; and
5. "The payment of all money received in the unemployment fund of such State, immediately upon such receipt, to the Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the Unemployment Trust Fund established by section 904; and
6. "Expenditure of all money requisitioned by the State agency from the Unemployment Trust Fund, in the payment of unemployment compensation, exclusive of expenses of administration; and
7. "The making of such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Board may from time to time require, and compliance with such provisions as the Board may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports;" and
8. Making available upon request to any Federal agency administering public works or assistance through public employment, the name, address, occupation, employment status, and rights to further compensation of each recipient of unemployment compensation.

SUSPENSION OF GRANTS (Sec. 303b):
If the Social Security Board finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency, either (1) that a substantial number of persons entitled to compensation are being denied compensation, or (2) that the State has failed to comply substantially with the provisions required in section 303a, the Board shall notify such State agency that further payment will not be made until the Board is satisfied that there is no longer any such denial or failure to comply.
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