; and (3) by adding at the end No recovery benefit under this section shall be payable for any registration period beginning on or after April 1, 2021. For registration periods beginning on or after February 1, 2021, a recovery benefit under this section shall only be payable to a qualified employee with respect to any registration period in which the employee received normal unemployment benefits as defined in paragraph (c)(1), but shall not be payable to a qualified employee who did not receive unemployment benefits or who received extended benefits as defined in paragraph (c)(2) for such registration period. (b) Additional appropriations Section 2(a)(5)(B) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)(B) is amended by adding at the end the following: In addition to the amount appropriated by the preceding sentence, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $300,000,000 to cover the cost of recovery benefits provided under subparagraph (A), to remain available until expended. . (c) Disregard of recovery benefits for purposes of all Federal and Federally assisted programs Section 2(a)(5) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) A recovery benefit payable under subparagraph (A) shall not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded as a resource for the month of receipt and the following 9 months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of the recipient (or the recipient’s spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. . (d) Clarification on authority to use funds Funds appropriated under either the first or second sentence of subparagraph (B) of section 2(a)(5) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available to cover the cost of recovery benefits provided under such section 2(a)(5) by reason of the