Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993
PL 103-152 (H.R.3167), enacted 11/24/1993

107 STAT. 1516 
PUBLIC LAW 103-152—NOV. 24, 1993 
Public Law 103-152 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 24,1993 
To extend the emergency unemplojrment compensation program, to establish a 
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system of worker profiling, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
Unemployment 
tke United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
Compensation 
Amendments of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
1993 
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TW -^c* ^^Y ^ cited as the "Unemployment Compensation 
Amendments of 1993". 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Sections 102(fXl) and 106(aX2) of the 
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 
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102-164, as amended) are each amended by striking "October 2, 
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igga" and inserting "February 5,1994". 
(b) WEEKS OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE DURING EXTENSION.— 
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 102(bX2) 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(bX2) of such Act is 
amended by striking "and (iv)" and inserting "(iv) and (vi)". 
(c) MODIFICATION OF FINAL PHASE-OUT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 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". 
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 101(e) of such Act is 
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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) oy striking '"(and is not triggered off under paragraph 
(1))" in paragraph (2) and inserting "after February 5, 1994,". 
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shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after October no^. 
2,1993. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO EUGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EMER-
GENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) REPEAL OF DISREGARD OF RIGHTS TO REGULAR COMPENSA-
TION.—Subsection (f) of section 101 of the Emergency Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, as amended) 
is hereby repealed. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE,.—^The repeal made by subsection (a) shall "
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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 compensa-
tion from an account estahlished before October 2,1993. 
SEC. 4. WORKER PROFILING. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.- 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROFILING SYSTEM.—Section 303 of 
the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 42 use 503. 
the following new subsection: 
"(jXD 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 serv-
ices to make a successful transition to new emplojrment; 
"(B) refers claimants identified pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) to reemployment services, such as job search assistance 
services, available under an^ 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 uti-
lizes such information in making identifications pursuant to 
subparagraph (A); and 
"(D) meets such other reqmrements as the Secretary of 
Labor determines are appropriate. 
"(2) Whenever the Secretary of Labor, after reasonable notice 
and oi)portunity 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 fiirther 
pa3nnents will not be made to the State until ne 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 re8]>ect to such State.". 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(aX2) of the 
Social Security Act is amended by striking "or (i)" and inserting 42 USC 504. 
morO)". 
(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 p€ura-
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 imder subsection (jXlXB) 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.". 
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(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 amencbnents 
made by subsection (a). Sucn assistance shall include the develop-
ment and identification of model profiling systems. 
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(d) REPORT T
O 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 enectiveness 
of the profiling system required imder 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 
Unemplojrment Compensation Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 
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103-6) is hereby repealed. 
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(^ EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
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Q ) .J^^ amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
take efiTect 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. S. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND. 
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Paragraph (1) of section 905(b) of the Social Security Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(bXD Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretanr of 
the Treasury shall transfer (as of the close of each month) from 
the emplo3nnent security administration account to the extended 
imemployment compensation account established by subsection (a), 
an amoimt (determined by such Secretary) equal to 20 percent 
of the amount by which— 
"(A) the transfers to the emplo3anent security administra-
tion account pursuant to section 901(bX2) during such month, 
exceed 
"(B) the payments during such month from the employment 
security administration account pursuant to section 901 (bX3) 
and(d). 
If for any such month the pa3nnents 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. 
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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), hv 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 strildng "three years" each 
place such term appears and inserting "5 years". 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendments made by paragraph 
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(1) shall take effect on January 1,1994. 
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(b) REINSTATEMENT OF PRIOR LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1621 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 138^), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion, is amended by striking "5 years" each place such term 
appears and inserting "3 years". 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendments made by paragraph 42 use I382j 
(1) shall take effect on October 1,1996. 
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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 strik- ^
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ing "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.—Sec-
tion 501(dX2XBXii) of such Act is amended by striking "on and 
after the date on which a reduction in benefits is imposed under 
section 102(bX2XAXiv)" 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. 
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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 accoimt established l^fore 
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(aXl) 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(aX2) 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 "Feb-
ruary 5,1994", and 
(B) by striking "March 26, 1994" and inserting "April 
30,1994". 
Approved November 24, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3167: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 103-268 (Comm. on Ways and Means), 103-333, and 103-404 
(both from Comm. of Conference). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Oct. 15, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 25-28, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Nov. 9, House recommitted conference report. 
Nov. 20, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 23, House agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
Nov. 24, Presidential statement.