H. R. 3167

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

An Act

To extend the emergency unemployment compensation program, to establish a

system of worker profiling, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unemployment Compensation

Amendments of 1993’’.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

(a) GENERAL RULE.—Sections 102(f)(1) and 106(a)(2) of the

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law

102–164, as amended) are each amended by striking ‘‘October 2,

1993’’ and inserting ‘‘February 5, 1994’’. (b) WEEKS OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE DURING EXTENSION.— (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is

amended—

(A) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii),

(B) by inserting after clause (v) the following new

clause:

‘‘(vi) REDUCTION OF WEEKS AFTER OCTOBER 2, 1993.—In the case of weeks beginning after October

2, 1993—

‘‘(I) clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be

applied by substituting ‘13’ for ‘33’ and by

substituting ‘7’ for ‘26’, ‘‘(II) clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of this

subparagraph shall not apply, and ‘‘(III) subparagraph A of paragraph (1) shall

be applied by substituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘130

percent’.’’, and

(C) by striking ‘‘or (iv)’’ in clause (vii) (as redesignated

by subparagraph (A)) and inserting ‘‘(iv), or (vi)’’.

(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is

amended by striking ‘‘and (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘(iv) and (vi)’’.

(c) MODIFICATION OF FINAL PHASE-OUT.—Paragraph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘October 2, 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘February

5, 1994’’, and

(2) by striking ‘‘January 15, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘April

30, 1994’’.

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 101(e) of such Act is

amended—

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(1) by striking ‘‘October 2, 1993’’ each place it appears

in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘February 5, 1994’’, and

(2) by striking ‘‘(and is not triggered off under paragraph

(1))’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘after February 5, 1994,’’.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section

shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after October

2, 1993.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

(a) REPEAL OF DISREGARD OF RIGHTS TO REGULAR COMPENSATION.—Subsection (f) of section 101 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–164, as amended)

is hereby repealed.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by subsection (a) shall

apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of the

enactment of this Act; except that such repeal shall not apply

in determining eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation from an account established before October 2, 1993.

SEC. 4. WORKER PROFILING.

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROFILING SYSTEM.—Section 303 of

the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof

the following new subsection:

‘‘(j)(1) The State agency charged with the administration of

the State law shall establish and utilize a system of profiling

all new claimants for regular compensation that— ‘‘(A) identifies which claimants will be likely to exhaust

regular compensation and will need job search assistance services to make a successful transition to new employment; ‘‘(B) refers claimants identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) to reemployment services, such as job search assistance

services, available under any State or Federal law; ‘‘(C) collects follow-up information relating to the services

received by such claimants and the employment outcomes for

such claimants subsequent to receiving such services and utilizes such information in making identifications pursuant to

subparagraph (A); and ‘‘(D) meets such other requirements as the Secretary of

Labor determines are appropriate.

‘‘(2) Whenever the Secretary of Labor, after reasonable notice

and opportunity for hearing to the State agency charged with the

administration of the State law, finds that there is a failure to

comply substantially with the requirements of paragraph (1), the

Secretary of Labor shall notify such State agency that further

payments will not be made to the State until he is satisfied that

there is no longer any such failure. Until the Secretary of Labor

is so satisfied, he shall make no further certification to the Secretary

of the Treasury with respect to such State.’’.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(a)(2) of the

Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘or (i)’’ and inserting

‘‘(i), or (j)’’.

(b) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 303(a) of the Social

Security Act is amended—

(1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9)

and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and

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(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new para- graph: ‘‘(10) A requirement that, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, any claimant who has

been referred to reemployment services pursuant to the

profiling system under subsection (j)(1)(B) participate in such

services or in similar services unless the State agency charged

with the administration of the State law determines—

‘‘(A) such claimant has completed such services; or

‘‘(B) there is justifiable cause for such claimant’s failure to participate in such services.’’. (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Labor shall pro- vide technical assistance and advice to assist the States in

implementing the profiling system required under the amendments

made by subsection (a). Such assistance shall include the development and identification of model profiling systems. (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than the date 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor

shall report to the Congress on the operation and effectiveness

of the profiling system required under the amendments made by

subsection (a) and the participation requirement provided by the

amendments made under subsection (b). Such report shall include

such recommendations as the Secretary of Labor determines are

appropriate. (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993 (Public Law

103–6) is hereby repealed. (f) EFFECTIVE DATES.— (1) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date one year after the date of the enactment

of this Act.

(2) The provisions of subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall

take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND.

Paragraph (1) of section 905(b) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer (as of the close of each month) from

the employment security administration account to the extended

unemployment compensation account established by subsection (a),

an amount (determined by such Secretary) equal to 20 percent

of the amount by which— ‘‘(A) the transfers to the employment security administra- tion account pursuant to section 901(b)(2) during such month,

exceed

‘‘(B) the payments during such month from the employment security administration account pursuant to section 901 (b)(3)

and (d).

If for any such month the payments referred to in subparagraph (B) exceed the transfers referred to in subparagraph (A), proper

adjustments shall be made in the amounts subsequently

transferred.’’

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF REPORTING DATE FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Section 908(f) of the Social Security Act is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2d year’’ and inserting

‘‘third year’’; and

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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘February 1, 1994’’ and

inserting ‘‘February 1, 1995’’.

SEC. 7. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SPONSORSHIP PERIOD FOR ALIENS

UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM.

(a) INCREASE IN SPONSORSHIP PERIOD.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1621 of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 1382j) is amended by striking ‘‘three years’’ each

place such term appears and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph

(1) shall take effect on January 1, 1994.

(b) REINSTATEMENT OF PRIOR LAW.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1621 of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 1382j), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ each place such term

appears and inserting ‘‘3 years’’.

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph

(1) shall take effect on October 1, 1996.

SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF RAILROAD WORKERS.

(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 501(b)

of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991

(Public Law 102–164, as amended) are each amended by striking ‘‘October 2, 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1994’’.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 501(a) of such Act

is amended by striking ‘‘October 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘January

1994’’.

(b) LENGTH OF BENEFITS DURING PERIOD OF EXTENSION.—Section 501(d)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘on and

after the date on which a reduction in benefits is imposed under

section 102(b)(2)(A)(iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘after October 2, 1993’’. (c) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—Section 501(e) of such Act is

amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘October 2, 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘January

1, 1994’’, and

(2) by striking ‘‘January 15, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘March

26, 1994’’.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATES.

(a) REPEAL OF DISREGARD OF RIGHTS TO REGULAR COMPENSA- TION.—Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(b) of this Act, the repeal made by section 3(a) of this Act shall apply to weeks

of unemployment beginning after October 2, 1993, except that such

repeal shall not apply in determining eligibility for emergency

unemployment compensation from an account established before

October 3, 1993.

(b) RAILROAD WORKERS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 501(b)

of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991

(Public Law 102–164, as amended), as amended by section

8(a)(1) of this Act, are each amended by striking ‘‘January

1, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘February 5, 1994’’.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 501(a) of such

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as

amended by section 8(a)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking

‘‘January 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1994’’.

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(3) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—Section 501(e) of such

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as

amended by section 8(c) of this Act, is amended—

(A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘February 5, 1994’’, and

(B) by striking ‘‘March 26, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘April

30, 1994’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

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