UIPL_13_13_Chg1_Acc.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION UI EUC08 CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OUI DUIO DATE April 9 2013 ADVISORY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 13-13 Change 1 TO STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM JANE OATES s Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Implementation of Sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011 for the Unemployment Insurance Programs for Fiscal Year 2013 - Questions and Answers Emergency Unemployment Compensation 1. Purpose . To respond to questions from states about the impact of sequestration on Emergency Unemployment Compensation EUC for fiscal year FY 2013. 2. References . Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 BBEDCA as amended 2 USC 900 et seq. Budget Control Act of 2011 BCA Pub. L. 112-25 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ATRA Pub. L. 112-240 Title V Sections 501-503 Unemployment Insurance Program Letter UIPL No. 23-08 Supplemental Appropriation Act 2008 Title IV Emergency Unemployment Compensation and UIPL No. 23-08 Changes 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 UIPL No. 04-10 Extension of Temporary Provisions Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 Federal Additional Compensation and Extended Benefits and UIPL No. 04-10 Changes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11 and UIPL No. 13-13 Implementation of Sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011 for the Unemployment Insurance Programs for Fiscal Year 2013. 3. Background . The BCA amended the BBEDCA to require reductions in budgetary authority known as sequestration beginning on January 2 2013 unless Congress passed and the President signed a bill that reduced the deficit by at least 1.2 trillion over 10 years. The ATRA amended the BBEDCA to delay the sequestration implementation date from January 2 2013 to March 1 2013. As required by the BBEDCA the President issued a sequestration order on March 1 2013. UIPL No. 13-13 outlined the sequestration reduction requirements as they applied to the Unemployment Insurance programs for FY 2013. This RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE None Continuing 2 UIPL contains questions and answers about the sequestration reductions for EUC that were outlined in UIPL No. 13-13. 4. Action Requested . State Administrators are requested to provide this guidance to appropriate staff. 5. Inquiries . Questions should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office. 6. Attachment . Questions and Answers Emergency Unemployment Compensation EUC