‘‘(f)(1) Effective with respect to compensation for
weeks of unemployment beginning after December 31,
2002, for purposes of this section—’’; and
(2) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘Notwithstanding the provision of any State
law described in this paragraph,’’ and inserting
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply for purposes of determining wheth-
er there are State ‘‘on’’ or ‘‘off’’ indicators for weeks be-
ginning on or after January 1, 2003.
SEC. 303. ELIMINATE SPECIAL FEDERAL ELIGIBILITY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR EXTENDED COMPENSA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(a) of the Federal-
State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970
(26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking paragraphs
(3) through (7).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 202(a)(2)
of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘Except’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘title, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply in the case of compensation paid to indi-
viduals during eligibility periods beginning on or
after January 1, 2003.
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STATES.—In
the case of any State the legislature of which has
not been in session for at least 30 calendar days
(whether or not successive) between the date of the
enactment of this Act and January 1, 2003, the
amendments made by this section shall apply in the
case of compensation paid to individuals during eli-
gibility periods beginning after the end of the first
session of the State legislature which begins on or
after January 1, 2003.
TITLE 
IV—IMPROVED 
LABOR
AND WORKFORCE DATA; IM-
PROVEMENTS 
IN 
ADMINIS-
TRATIVE FUNDING FOR AND
MEASURING ACCESS TO THE
UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM
SEC. 401. DATA AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall take
such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, by the
deadline specified in subsection (c), the reports required
to be submitted by each State under section 303(a)(6) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(6)) shall include
the following:
(1) WAGE REPLACEMENT RATIOS.—The aver-
age wage replacement ratio of claimants receiving
unemployment compensation from the State during
the period covered by the report, determined in a
manner consistent with section 201(f)(3).
(2) EFFICIENCY
AND
CONVENIENCE
OF
THE
APPLICATION
PROCESS.—The relative ease or dif-
ficulty with which claimants are able to obtain un-
employment compensation for which they are eligible
from the State, including—
(A) whether information clearly explaining
the claims process is provided or readily avail-
able;
(B) the amount of time generally required
to process a claim for unemployment compensa-
tion; and
(C) measures to accommodate the needs of
claimants whose predominant language is not
English.
(3) INELIGIBILITY DESPITE SUBSTANTIAL AT-
TACHMENT TO WORKFORCE.—The extent to which
individuals are, despite having substantial attach-
ment to the workforce, ineligible for unemployment
compensation for any of the following reasons:
(A) Noncreditability of seasonal employ-
ment.
(B) Failure to earn the amount of wages
or to work for the period of time required dur-
ing the individual’s base period.
(C) Voluntary separation from employment
compelled by serious illness of a relative or an-
other family-related exigency.
(D) Inability to accommodate changes in
terms or conditions of employment imposed by
the employer, such as in the work schedule.
(4) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—Such addi-
tional information as the Secretary of Labor may re-
quire based on the recommendations described in
subsection (b).
(b) JOINT REVIEW PANEL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a
joint review panel (hereinafter in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘‘panel’’) composed of the Secretary
of Labor (who shall also serve as chairman), the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
Comptroller General of the United States, and 2 or
more individuals designated by the Secretary of
Labor to represent the States.
(2) FUNCTION.—Within 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the panel shall prepare
a written report on uniform reporting requirements,
to be followed by the States under such section
303(a)(6), which will permit meaningful comparisons
with respect to the following aspects of the various
States’ unemployment compensation systems:
(A) Coverage and eligibility by earnings
level, type of employment, age, and ethnicity.
(B) The elements of labor market attach-
ment.
(C) The extent and reasons for nonmone-
tary disqualification.
(D) Labor market information (Federal,
State, and local).
(E) The quality, efficiency, and cost of
program administration (Federal, State, and
local).
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The reporting requirements
described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any report
(and supporting information in connection there-
with) the deadline for which, as established under
section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act, is later
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.—In the event that the
requirements described in subsection (a)(4) cannot
be fully implemented within the time required under
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall prompt-
ly submit a written report to the Congress to that
effect, including the reasons for the delay, the meas-
ures which have been or which are being taken to
achieve compliance, and the date by which the Sec-
retary expects that compliance will be achieved.
SEC. 402. FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION OF STATE UNEM-
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION, STATE SYSTEMS
OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES AND VET-
ERANS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 901(c)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1101(c)(1)) is
amended by striking all that precedes clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c)(1)(A) There are hereby appropriated out of the
employment security administration account for each fis-
cal year—