Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993
PL 103-6 (H.R.920), enacted 03/04/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-6—MAR. 4, 1993 
107 STAT. 33 
Public Law 103-6 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To extend the emergency unemployment compensation program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled. 
Mar. 4, 1993 
[H.R. 920] 
Emergency 
Unemployment 
Compensation 
Amendments of 
1993 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act mav be cited as the "Emergency Unemployment Com-
pensation Amendments of 1993". 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Sections 102(f)(1) and 106(aX2) of the 
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102-164, as amended) are each amended by striking "March 6, 
1993" and inserting "October 2,1993". 
(b) MODIFICATION TO FINAL PHASE-OUT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 102(f) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking "March 6, 1993" and inserting "October 
2,1993", and 
(2) by striking "June 19, 1993" and inserting "January 
15,1994". 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of section 101(e) 
of such Act is amended by striking "March 6, 1993" each place 
it appears and inserting "October 2,1993". 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to weeks beginning after March 6,1993. 
SEC. 3. 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 
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ing "March 6,1993" and inserting "October 2,1993". 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 501(a) of such Act 
is amended by striking "March 1993" and inserting "October 
1993". 
(b) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—Section 501(e) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking "March 6, 1993" and inserting "October 
2,1993", and 
(2) by striking "June 19, 1993" and inserting "January 
15,1994". 
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shall apply to weeks beginning after March 6,1993. 
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SEC. 4. PROFILING OF NEW CLAIMANTS. 
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(a) GENERAL 
RULE.—The Secretary of Labor shall establish 
a program for encouraging the adoption and implementation by 
all States of a system of profiling all new claimants for regular 
imemplojmient compensation (including new claimants under each 
State unemployment compensation law which is approved under 
the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. 3301-3311) and 
new claimants under Federal unemployment benefit and allowance 
grograms administered by the State imder agreements with the 
ecretary of Labor), to determine which claimants may be Ukely 
to exhaust regular unemployment compensation and may need 
reemployment assistance services to make a successful transition 
to new employment. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall provide technical assistance and advice to the States in the 
development of model profiling systems and the procedures for 
such systems. Such technical assistance and advice shall be pro-
vided by the utilization of such resources as the Secretary deems 
appropriate, and the procedures for such profiling systems shall 
include the effective utilization of automated data processing. 
(c) FUNDING OF ACTIVITIES.—^For purposes of encouraging the 
development and establishment of model profiling systems in the 
States, the Secretanr of Labor shall provide to each State, from 
funds available for this purpose, such funds as may be determined 
by the Secretary to be necessary. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Within 30 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall report 
to the Congress on the operation and effectiveness of the profiling 
systems adopted by the States, and the Secretary's recommendation 
for continuation of the systems and any appropriate legislation. 
(e) STATE.—^For purposes of this section, the term "State" has 
the meaning given such term by section 3306(j)(l) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The provisions of this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. FINANCING PROVISIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—^There are authorized to be appropriated 
for nonrepayable advances to the account for "Advances to the 
Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds" in Department of 
Labor Appropriations Acts (for transfer to the "extended luiemploy-
ment compensation accoimt" established by section 905 of the Social 
Security Act) such sums as may be necessary to make pa3rments 
to the States to carry out the purposes of the amendments made 
by section 2 of this Act. 
(b) USE OF ADVANCE ACCOUNT FUNDS.—The funds appropriated 
to the accoimt for "Advances to the Unemplojonent Trust Fund 
and Other Funds" in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act 
for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-394) are authorized to be 
used to make payments to the States to carry out the purposes 
of the amendments made by section 2 of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
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Pursuant to sections 251(b)(2XDXi) and 252(e) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Congress 
herel^ designates all direct spending amounts provided by this 
Act (for all fiscal years) and all appropriations authorized by this 
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Act (for all fiscal years) as emergency requirements within the 
meaning of part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 7. ELIMINATION OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMBERS 
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OF CONGRESS IN 1994. 
(a) COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—^Notwithstanding section 
601(a)(2) of the Le^slative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
31(2)), the cost of living adjustment (relating to pay for Members 
of Congress) which would become effective under such provision 
of law during calendar year 1994 shall not take effect. 
(b) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or an amend-
ment made by this Act, or the application of such provision to 
any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder 
of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or the application 
of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be 
affected. 
Approved March 4, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 920 (S. 382): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-17 (Comm. on Ways and Means). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Feb. 25, considered and passed House. 
Mar. 2, 3, S. 382 considered in Senate; H.R. 920, amended, passed in lieu. 
Mar. 4, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
Mar. 4, Presidential remarks and statement.