Originally Posted by
9mikemike
Forecasting how much of Sec 23 gets used is just a guess. EIL, REIL and VELOA bidding will be closed and awarded long before the furlough mitigation in Sec 23 would be activated. They have no plans to open up EIL bidding again if they miss the “magic number”. You bid it and take it.
I agree, but it would be a false assumption to believe if you don’t take an EIL or REIL that you are guaranteed to continue getting 75 hours.