,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,pearce 7for himself1 ,mr4         
,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,cotton1 and ,mr4 ,jordan7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iii of the 
,social ,security ,act to require       
,states to implement a drug testing     
program for applicants for and          
recipients of unemployment compensation4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,accountability in         
,unemployment ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,drug 
testing program for applicants for and  
recipients of unemployment compensation 
7a7 ,in general ,section #cjc7l7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ejc77l77 is amended to read as follows3
  7l7 7#a7 ,for purposes of subsection  
7a71 the law of a ,state shall provide  
that no regular compensation may be paid
 to an individual unless--  7,a7 the    

individual is tested for the use of the 
drugs listed in paragraph 7#c77;,a7--   
7i7 if the individual has applied for   
such compensation and the application   
has not been approved1 before the       
receipt of such compensation2 and  7ii7 
in any other case1 before the end of the
 #c-month period that begins on the date
 of the enactment of this subsection2   
and  7,b7 the individual tests negative 
for the use of such drugs or1 in the    
case of an individual who tests positive
 for the use of such drugs1 the         
individual meets the requirements of    
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 7,a7 ,except as   
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 if an    
individual tests positive pursuant to   
paragraph 7#a7 for the use of any drug  
listed in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 no       
regular compensation may be paid to the 
individual unless--  7i7 a #cj-;day     
period has elapsed since the results of 
the test were determined2 and  7ii7 the 
individual tests negative for the use of
 each drug listed in paragraph 7#c77;,a7

 at the end of such period4  7,b7 ,if an
 individual tests positive pursuant to  
paragraph 7#a7 for the use of any drug  
listed in paragraph 7#c77;,a7 three or  
more times 7whether for the same or a   
different drug71 no regular compensation
 may be paid to the individual unless-- 
7i7 a #e-year period has elapsed since  
the results of the last test were       
determined2 and  7ii7 the individual    
tests negative for the use of each drug 
listed in paragraph 7#c77;,a7 at the end
 of such period4  7#c7 7,a7 ,in         
conducting drug testing pursuant to     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,state shall test   
for each of the following3  7i7         
,marijuana4  7ii7 ,cocaine4  7iii7      
,opiates4  7iv7 ,amphetamines4  7v7     
,methamphetamine4  7vi7 ,phencyclidine4 
7vii7 ,heroin4  7viii7 ,lysergic acid   
diethyliamide4  7ix7 #c1d-methylenedioxy
 amphetamine4  7,b7 ,a positive test for
 a drug listed in subparagraph 7,a7     
shall be treated as a negative test for 
purposes of this subsection if such drug

 was used pursuant to a valid           
prescription or as otherwise authorized 
by law4  7#d7 ,the ,state shall require 
each individual who is tested pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a7 to pay the portion of 
the cost of the drug testing that       
pertains to such individual4 ,if such   
individual tests negative for the use of
 each drug listed in paragraph 7#c77;,a7
 and the ,state provides regular        
compensation to the individual1 the     
,state shall increase the first payment 
of such compensation in an amount equal 
to the amount paid by the individual    
under this paragraph for the drug       
testing4  7#e7 ,in this subsection1 the 
term regular compensation has the       
meaning given such term in section #bje 
of the ,federal-,state ,extended        
,unemployment ,compensation ,act of     
#aigj 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note74  4    
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by this section shall take effect #a    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4