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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaaaal0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22022 Updated June 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Julie M. Whittaker Analyst in Applied Microeconomics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program provides monetary assistance to individuals unemployed as a direct result of a major disaster and who are not eligible for regular Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits. DUA is funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). DUA is administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) through each state's UC agency. In the 109th Congress, P.L. 109-176 was signed into law on March 6, 2006, extending the duration of DUA benefits from 26 to 39 weeks for victims of the Hurricane Katrina and Rita disasters. This extension ends on June 3, 2006, for those qualifying for benefits on account of Hurricane Katrina and on June 24, 2006, for those affected by Hurricane Rita. H.R. 5392 and S. 3030 both propose to extend the DUA benefits to a total of 52 weeks for those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This extension did not apply to any subsequent major disasters. The report will be updated as events warrant. The Unemployment Compensation (UC) system generally does not provide UC benefits to the self-employed, to those who are unable to work, or to those who do not have a recent earnings history. However, when the President declares a major disaster, victims who would typically be ineligible for UC may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).I DUA benefits are funded through the Disaster Relief Fund administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds are then transferred to the Department of Labor (DOL) and then distributed by DOL to each affected state's UC agency.2 DUA benefits are available only to those individuals who have become unemployed as a direct result of a declared major disaster. First created in1970 through P.L. 91-606, DUA benefits are authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 1 Authorization for DUA can be found in the Stafford Act, Section 410, P.L. 100-707, 42 USC 5177. Regulations can be found at 20 CFR 625. 2 For a description of FEMA, see CRS Report RL33064, Organization and Mission of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate: Issues and Optionsfor the 109th Congress, by Keith Bea. Congressional Research Service 4- The Library of Congress

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