When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that it is difficult for job applicants residing in a certain area to find employment in the area, based on employment and other conditions in the area, has formulated plans to promote the employment of the job applicants in other areas and has had the relevant Prefectural Labor Director and the chief of the Public Employment Security Offices carry out employment placement activities over a wide area based on these plans (hereinafter referred to as "wide area employment placement activities" in this Article), and also finds it necessary in light of the standards specified by Cabinet Order for the area covered by the wide area employment placement activities, the Minister may make a decision on the measures for paying the basic allowance to qualified recipients whom the chief of the Public Employment Security Office certifies to be appropriate to be referred to employment through wide area employment placement activities for the area, in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits, with regard to the days the applicants are unemployed within the period prescribed in paragraph (4), but limited to the period designated by the Minister. In this case, the number of days for which the basic allowance is payable in excess of the prescribed duration of benefits is to be limited to the number of benefit days specified by Cabinet Order.
厚生労働大臣は、その地域における雇用に関する状況等から判断して、その地域内に居住する求職者がその地域において職業に就くことが困難であると認める地域について、求職者が他の地域において職業に就くことを促進するための計画を作成し、関係都道府県労働局長及び公共職業安定所長に、当該計画に基づく広範囲の地域にわたる職業紹介活動（以下この条において「広域職業紹介活動」という。）を行わせた場合において、当該広域職業紹介活動に係る地域について、政令で定める基準に照らして必要があると認めるときは、その指定する期間内に限り、公共職業安定所長が当該地域に係る当該広域職業紹介活動により職業のあつせんを受けることが適当であると認定する受給資格者について、第四項の規定による期間内の失業している日について、所定給付日数を超えて基本手当を支給する措置を決定することができる。この場合において、所定給付日数を超えて基本手当を支給する日数は、政令で定める日数を限度とするものとする。
When a person who is qualified to receive payment of the basic allowance based on the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "wide area extended benefits") has changed their domicile or residence to a place within the area designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the basic allowance may continue to be paid based on the measures.
前項の措置に基づく基本手当の支給（以下「広域延長給付」という。）を受けることができる者が厚生労働大臣の指定する地域に住所又は居所を変更した場合には、引き続き当該措置に基づき基本手当を支給することができる。
In certifying whether or not a qualified recipient is appropriate for referral to employment through wide area employment placement activities, the certification of the chief of the Public Employment Security Office must conform to the standards specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
公共職業安定所長は、受給資格者が広域職業紹介活動により職業のあつせんを受けることが適当であるかどうかを認定するときは、厚生労働大臣の定める基準によらなければならない。
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs (1) and (2), the benefit period for a qualified recipient who is to receive payment of the wide area extended benefits is to be the period obtained by adding the number of days specified by Cabinet Order as prescribed in the second sentence of paragraph (1) to the period specified in these provisions.