45 USC § 404 - Temporary increase in employers’ contribution rate

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title: "45 USC § 404 - Temporary increase in employers’ contribution rate"
title_number: 45
title_name: "RAILROADS"
section_number: "404"
section_name: "Temporary increase in employers’ contribution rate"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2024-06-14"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–7, § 5, Mar. 24, 1961, 75 Stat. 17.)"
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# 1 Temporary increase in employers’ contribution rate

See References in Text note below.

[^1]45 U.S.C. 351December 31, 1961January 1, 1964

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 358(a)2  of this title, the rate of contribution required to be paid under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act [ et seq.] by every employer as defined in such Act shall be 4 per centum with respect to compensation as defined in such Act, paid after , and before .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–7, § 5, Mar. 24, 1961, 75 Stat. 17.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was amended generally by , , , and, as so amended, does not contain a cl. “2”.

The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified principally to chapter 11 (§ 351 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.