,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aagb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,mulvaney1 and ,mr4 ,stivers7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to prevent the  
payment of unemployment compensation to 
individuals discharged for drug or      
alcohol use4  #a4 ,denial of            
unemployment compensation to individuals
 discharged for drug or alcohol use  7a7
 ,in general ,subsection 7a7 of section 
#ccjd of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of
 #aihf is amended--  7#a7 by inserting  
except as provided in paragraph 7#ae71  
before compensation shall not in        
paragraph 7#aj71  7#b7 by redesignating 
paragraphs 7#ae7 through 7#ai7 as       
paragraphs 7#af7 through 7#bj71         
respectively1 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#ad7 the following new 
paragraph3  7#ae7 compensation shall not

 be payable to any individual on the    
basis of any services performed in      
connection with employment from which   
the individual was discharged for an    
employment-related drug or alcohol      
offense 7as defined in subsection 7g771 
4  7b7 ,employment-,related drug or     
alcohol offense ,section #ccjd of such  
,code is amended by adding at the end   
the following new subsection3  7g7      
,employment-,related drug or alcohol    
offense  7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes 
of subsection 7a77#ae71 the term        
employment-related drug or alcohol      
offense includes but is not limited to  
the following3  7,a7 ,being under the   
influence of1 or consuming or otherwise 
using1 alcohol or any controlled        
substance while performing services for 
the employer4  7,b7 ,possessing any     
controlled substance on the premises of 
the employer4  7,c7 ,failure to comply  
with a request by the employer to take a
 drug test4  7,d7 ,testing positive for 
illegal use of a controlled substance   

pursuant to a drug test requested by the
 employer4  7#b7 ,controlled substance  
,for purposes of this subsection1 the   
term controlled substance has the       
meaning given such term under applicable
 ,state law4  7#c7 ,drug test ,for      
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
drug test means a test designed to      
detect the illegal use of a controlled  
substance4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to compensation paid for weeks    
beginning after the end of the first    
session of the ,state legislature which 
begins after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4