; and (2) by striking no extended benefit period under this paragraph shall begin after December 31, 2020 and inserting the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to any employee whose extended benefit period under subparagraph (B) begins on or after February 1, 2021, and shall not apply to any employee with respect to any registration period beginning on or after April 1, 2021 . (b) Clarification on authority to use funds Funds appropriated under either the first or second sentence of clause (iv) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 190608. Extension of waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (a) In general Section 2112(a) of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (subtitle A of title II of division A of Public Law 116–136 ), is amended by striking December 31, 2020 and inserting January 31, 2021 . (b) Operating instructions and regulations The Railroad Retirement Board may prescribe any operating instructions or regulations necessary to carry out this section. VII Energy and Environment Provisions 190701. Home energy and water service continuity Any entity receiving financial assistance pursuant to any division of this Act shall, to the maximum extent practicable, establish or maintain in effect policies to ensure that no home energy service or public water system service to a residential customer, which is provided or regulated by such entity, is or remains disconnected or interrupted during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act because of nonpayment, and all reconnections of such public water system service are conducted in a manner that