[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 3] [Revised as of April 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR604.21] [Page 33] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 604--REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH AND ADOPTION UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION--Table of Contents Subpart C--Coverage and Eligibility Sec. 604.21 When does eligibility for Birth and Adoption unemployment compensation commence? Parents may be eligible for Birth and Adoption unemployment compensation during the one-year period commencing with the week in which their child is born or placed with them for adoption. Weeks preceding the week of the birth or placement and weeks following the end of the one-year period are not compensable.