(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an employee may receive extended unemployment or extended sickness benefits under this part if he or she:
- (1) Has exhausted normal unemployment or normal sickness benefits (as the case may be) under subpart A of this part;
- (2) Has completed 10 years of railroad service, as set forth in § 336.13 of this part; and
- (3) Continues to have days of unemployment or days of sickness, as the case may be.