PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 603 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections as contained in section 2 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 412 the following: "Sec. 413. Authorization for verification of eligibility for state and local public benefits. ". SEC. 5308. EFFECTIVE DATE. 8 USC 1612 note. Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this subtitle shall be effective as if included in the enactment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Subtitle E—Unemployment Compensation SEC. 5401. CLARIFYING PROVISION RELATING TO BASE PERIODS. 42 USC 503 note. (a) IN GENERAL. —No provision of a State law under which the base period for such State is defined or otherwise determined shall, for purposes of section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(1)), be considered a provision for a method of administration. (b) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section, the terms "State law", "base period", and State" shall have the meanings given them under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemploy- ment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — This section shall apply for purposes of any period beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 5402. INCREASE IN FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNT CEIL- ING. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 902(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1102(a)(2)) is amended by striking "0.25 percent" and inserting "0.5 percent". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This section and the amendment made 42 USC 1102 by this section— note. (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and (2) shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after that date. SEC. 5403. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TO STATES FROM UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND. (a) IN GENERAL.— Subsection (a) of section 903 (42 U.S.C. 1103(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for purposes of carrying out this subsection with respect to any excess amount (referred to in paragraph (1)) remaining in the employment security administration account as of the close of fiscal year 1999, 2000, or 2001, such amount shall— "(i) to the extent of any amounts not in excess of $100,000,000, be subject to subparagraph (B), and "(ii) to the extent of any amounts in excess of $100,000,000, be subject to subparagraph (C). "(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply with respect to any Applicability. amounts described in subparagraph (A)(i), except that— "(i) in carrying out the provisions of paragraph (2)(B) with respect to such amounts (to determine the portion of such
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