Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits § 20.601.1 General

(a) State unemployment compensation laws are approved and certified as provided in section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;  findings are made regarding reduced rates permitted by a State law (section 3303(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and such laws are certified as provided in section 3303(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;  findings are made regarding the inclusion of specified provisions (section 303(a) of the Social Security Act) in State laws approved under section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;  findings are made whether the States have accepted the provisions of the Wagner–Peyser Act and whether their plans of operation for public employment offices comply with the provisions of said Act.

(b) Normal and additional tax credit is given to taxpayers against taxes imposed by section 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(c) Grants of funds are made to States for administration of their employment security laws if their unemployment compensation laws and their plans of operation for public employment offices meet required conditions of Federal law. (Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act;  section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;  sections 6, 7, and 8 of the Wagner–Peyser Act.)

(d) As used throughout this Part, the terms “Secretary” or “Secretary of Labor” shall refer to the Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, or his or her designee.