article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation, Reemployment, and Fairness Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS IN SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. (a) In General.--Section 3304(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to requirements) is amended by striking ``compensation'' and inserting ``(A) compensation'', by striking the semicolon and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: ``(B) if the State elects to participate, compensation shall not be denied or reduced to any individual for any week because such individual is participating in a qualified self-employment program (as defined in section 3306(t)) with the approval of the State agency (or because of the application, to any such week in such program, of State law provisions relating to availability for work, active search for work, or refusal to accept work);''. (b) Definition.--Section 3306 of such Code (relating to definitions) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: ``(t) Qualified Self-Employment Program.--For purposes of this chapter, the term `qualified self-employment program' means a program which-- ``(1) meets the requirements established by the Secretary of Labor, including requirements for State agencies to determine what constitutes a good prospect for successful, permanent self-employment, ``(2) is approved by the State agency, and ``(3) provides training for individuals attempting to become self-employed.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to compensation paid for weeks beginning on or after January 1, 1993. SEC. 3. EARLY REEMPLOYMENT REVIEW OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS. (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503) 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-- ``(A) shall, not later than the last day of the 5th week for which compensation is payable in an unemployed individual's benefit year, provide an early review of the individual's reemployment prospects, to the extent the State agency determines effective, ``(B) shall, to the extent the State agency determines effective, provide reemployment review information to other State employment and training program staff, including staff of State job services and service delivery areas (as described in section 101 of the Job Training Partnership Act), ``(C) shall, to the extent the State agency determines effective, provide job search and placement services, counseling, testing, occupational and labor market information, assessment, and referral to employers, ``(D) shall provide technical and training program staff to assist with reemployment services, ``(E) shall provide followup evaluation and assistance to individuals participating in reemployment activities, and ``(F) may provide reemployment reviews and, to the extent the State agency determines effective, reemployment services for workers who have received notice of permanent layoff or impending layoff, or workers in occupations which are experiencing limited demand due to technological change, impact of imports, or plant closures. ``(2) The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection, including regulations-- ``(A) to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), ``(B) to determine whether an individual should be considered temporarily or permanently laid off, and ``(C) to assist States in examining the use of computer technology to achieve the purposes of this subsection.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. HEARINGS FOR EMPLOYERS. (a) In General.--Section 303(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ``and for all taxpayers with respect to liability to make contributions, and to pay amounts, under the unemployment compensation law of the State'' before the semicolon. (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor may prescribe such regulations as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a) to section 303(a)(3) of the Social Security Act. (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
summary: Unemployment Compensation, Reemployment, and Fairness Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow States to pay unemployment benefits to eligible individuals while they participate in qualified self-employment training programs. Amends the Social Security Act to require the State agency administering unemployment compensation to provide: (1) early reemployment review of unemployed workers; (2) technical and training program staff to assist with reemployment services; and (3) followup reevaluation and assistance to individuals participating in reemployment activities. Requires such agency to provide: (1) reemployment review information to other State employment and training program staff; and (2) job search and placement services, counseling, testing, occupational and labor market information, assessment, and referral to employers. Allows such agency to provide reemployment reviews and services for workers who have received notice of permanent layoff or impending layoff, or workers in occupations experiencing limited demand due to technological change, impact of imports, or plant closures. Amends the Social Security Act to require States to grant administrative hearings for employers with respect to their liability for paying unemployment taxes. Outlines the Secretary of Labor's administrative responsibilities under this Act.