---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 1001.164"
title: "20"
number: "1001.164"
heading: "What is the uniform national threshold EER, and how will it be calculated?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/1001.164"
---

# §1001.164. What is the uniform national threshold EER, and how will it be calculated?

- (a) The uniform national threshold EER for a program year is equal to 90 percent of the national EER for veterans and eligible persons (as defined in [§ 1001.163(c)](/cfr/20/1001.163.md?p=c)).
- (b) The uniform national threshold EER resulting from this calculation is expressed as a percentage that is rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 78 FR 15290, Mar. 11, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 49k; 38 U.S.C. chapters 41 and 42.