Union Calendar No. 7

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 920

[Report No. 103–17]

A BILL

To extend the emergency unemployment

compensation program, and for other purposes.

FEBRUARY 23, 1993

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 7

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 920

[Report No. 103–17]

To extend the emergency unemployment compensation program, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 17, 1993

Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. MATSUI, and Mr. GEPHARDT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways

and Means

FEBRUARY 23, 1993

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To extend the emergency unemployment compensation

program, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Unemploy5 ment Compensation Amendments of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM2 PENSATION PROGRAM.

3 (a) GENERAL RULE.—Sections 102(f)(1) and

4 106(a)(2) of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation

5 Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–164, as amended) are each

6 amended by striking ‘‘March 6, 1993’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘October 2, 1993’’.

8 (b) MODIFICATION TO FINAL PHASE-OUT.—Para9 graph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘March 6, 1993’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘October 2, 1993’’, and

12 (2) by striking ‘‘June 19, 1993’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘January 15, 1994’’.

14 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of

15 section 101(e) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘March

16 6, 1993’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘October 2,

17 1993’’.

18 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

19 this section shall apply to weeks beginning after March

20 6, 1993.

21 SEC. 3. PROFILING OF NEW CLAIMANTS.

22 (a) GENERAL RULE.—The Secretary of Labor shall

23 establish a program for encouraging the adoption and im24 plementation by all States of a system of profiling all new

25 claimants for regular unemployment compensation (in26 cluding new claimants under each State unemployment
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1 compensation law which is approved under the Federal

2 Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. 3301–3311) and new

3 claimants under Federal unemployment benefit and allow4 ance programs administered by the State under agree5 ments with the Secretary of Labor), to determine which

6 claimants may be likely to exhaust regular unemployment

7 compensation and may need reemployment assistance

8 services to make a successful transition to new employ9 ment.

10 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—The Sec11 retary of Labor shall provide technical assistance and ad12 vice to the States in the development of model profiling

13 systems and the procedures for such systems. Such tech14 nical assistance and advice shall be provided by the utiliza15 tion of such resources as the secretary deems appropriate,

16 and the procedures for such profiling systems shall include

17 the effective utilization of automated data processing.

18 (c) FUNDING OF ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of en19 couraging the development and establishment of model

20 profiling systems in the States, the Secretary of Labor

21 shall provide to each State, from funds available for this

22 purpose, such funds as may be determined by the Sec23 retary to be necessary.

24 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Within 30 months after

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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1 Labor shall report to the Congress on the operation and

2 effectiveness of the profiling systems adopted by the

3 States, and the Secretary’s recommendation for continu4 ation of the systems and any appropriate legislation.

5 (e) STATE.—For purposes of this section, the term

6 ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such term by section

7 3306(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

8 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section

9 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 There are authorized to be appropriated for

12 nonrepayable advances to the account for ‘‘Advances to

13 the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds’’ in the

14 Department of Labor appropriations Acts (for transfer to

15 the ‘‘extended unemployment compensation account’’ es16 tablished by section 905 of the Social Security Act) such

17 sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of

18 the amendments made by section 2 of this Act.

19 SEC. 4. FINANCING PROVISIONS.

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap21 propriated for nonrepayable advances to the account for

22 ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other

23 Funds’’ in the Department of Labor appropriations Acts

24 (for transfer to the ‘‘extended unemployment compensation

25 account’’ established by section 905 of the Social Security
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1 Act) such sums as may be necessary to carry out the pur2 poses of the amendments made by section 2 of this Act.

3 (b) USE OF ADVANCE ACCOUNT FUNDS.—The funds

4 appropriated to the account for ‘‘Advances to the Unem5 ployment Trust Fund and Other Funds’’ in the Department

6 of Labor Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public

7 Law 102–394) are authorized to be used to make payments

8 to the States to carry out the purposes of the amendments

9 made by section 2 of this Act.

10 SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

11 Pursuant to sections 251(b)(2)(D)(i) and 252(e) of

12 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

13 of 1985, the Congress hereby designates all direct spend14 ing amounts provided by this Act (for all fiscal years) and

15 all appropriations authorized by this Act (for all fiscal

16 years) as emergency requirements within the meaning of

17 part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

18 Control Act of 1985.