Emergency Unemployment Com­pensation Act of 1991

The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 provides federal-state agreements to pay emergency unemployment compensation to individuals who have exhausted their rights to regular compensation under state law. The act establishes an account for each eligible individual, with a weekly benefit amount equal to the amount of regular compensation payable during their benefit year. States can elect to trigger extended compensation periods in 7- and 8-percent unemployment rate periods. The act also provides for reimbursement to states for payments made under this act, subject to certain conditions.