1766                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 790

the employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the
partners or trustees who are residents of this State is greater than
the number who are residents of any one other state; or

none of the above criteria is met but the employer has elected
coverage in this State or ( , the employer having failed to elect cov-
erage in any state and, not being covered under the provisions of any
other unemployment insurance law in any state), the individual has
filed a claim for benefits, based on that service, under the law of this
State.

For purposes of this subsection an "American employer" means
a person who is an individual who is a resident of the United States;
or

a partnership if two-thirds or more of the partners are residents
of the United States; or a trust, if all of the trustees are residents
of the United States; or a corporation organized under the laws of
the United States or of any state.

(ii) Notwithstanding Sections 20 (g) (2), 20(g)(5) and 20(g)
(8)(vi), all service performed after December 31, 1971, by an officer
or member of the crew of an American vessel or an American aircraft
on or in connection with that vessel or that aircraft if the operating
office from which the operations of that vessel or aircraft operating
on navigable waters is within this State, or the operation of that
aircraft within this State, or the operation of that vessel or such
aircraft within and without the United States, is ordinarily and
regularly supervised, managed, directed and controlled, within this
State.

For the purposes of this subsection, "American Vessel" means any
vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States.
It also means any vessel which is neither documented or numbered
under the laws of the United States nor documented under the laws
of any foreign country, if its crew performs service solely for one
or more citizens or residents of the United States or corporations
organized under the laws of the United States or of any state.
"American aircraft" means an aircraft registered under the laws
of the United States.

(iii) Except as provided in subsection (v) hereof:

Service performed after December 31, 1971 by an individual in
the employ of this State or any of its instrumentalities (or in the
employ of this State and one or more other states or their instrumen-
talities) for a hospital or institution of higher education located in
this State provided that that service is excluded from "employment"
as defined in the Federal Unemployment Tax Act solely by reason
of Section 3306(c) (7) of that Act;

Service performed after December 31, 1971, by an individual in
the employ of any political subdivision of the State for a hospital
or institution of higher education licensed in this State provided
that that service is excluded from "employment" as defined in the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act solely by reason of Section 3306(c)
(7) of that Act, pursuant to an election under Section 9 of this
article; and

Service performed after December 31, 1971, by an individual in
the employ of a religious, charitable, educational or other organiza-
tion which is excluded from the term "employment" as defined in the