The simplest reform, 13 weeks of extended benefits for everyone receiving regular benefits, would add $5 billion to the Federal budget next year.

These program do not preclude a company's employees from accruing regular frequent-flier benefits.

Only people who use up their regular benefits by Saturday would be entitled to 13 or 20 weeks of extra benefits.

Those who deplete their regular benefits after July 4 would be entitled to no extra benefits at all.

Under this scenario, thousands of workers who are expected to exhaust their regular benefits early in the new year would get no federal help.

Roughly 191,000 people are receiving regular benefits and will be eligible for the temporary program if they exhaust them.

The Government estimates that 3.4 million additional workers will exhaust their regular benefits in the coming year.

"They can't complain that they're getting higher salaries and then turn around and say they deserve regular benefits, too."

Both are 22-card versions, with several special properties in addition to the regular benefits and drawbacks available by drawing cards from the deck.

In January 1940, the first regular ongoing monthly benefits were begun.