,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #h1        
#bjai,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4
 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,loudermilk1 ,mr4          
,westerman1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 
,mr4 ,mitchell1 ,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4      
,des,jarlais1 and ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,iii of the ,social        
,security ,act to permit ,states to     
conduct substance abuse risk assessments
 and targeted drug testing as a         
condition for the receipt of            
unemployment benefits1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,ensuring ,quality  
in the ,unemployment ,insurance ,program
 7,,equip7 ,act4  #b4 ,drug screening   
made a condition of benefit receipt  7a7
 ,in general ,section #cjc7l7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ejc7l77 is amended to read as follows3 
7l7  7#a7 ,nothing in this ,act or any  
other provision of ,federal law shall be
 considered to prevent a ,state from    
enacting legislation to provide for     
testing an applicant for unemployment   
compensation for the unlawful use of    
controlled substances as a condition for
 receiving such compensation1 including 
legislation that provides for the       
following procedures3  7,a7 ,no regular 
compensation may be paid to an applicant
 for such compensation with respect to a
 benefit year unless1 before the receipt
 of any such compensation--  7i7 the    
applicant has completed a substance     
abuse risk assessment for such benefit  
year2 and  7ii7 subject to subparagraph 
7,b71 if the ,state determines based on 

the results of such assessment that the 
applicant is a high-risk applicant1 not 
later than #a week after the results of 
the assessment are determined1 the      
applicant tests negative for controlled 
substances4  7,b7 ,if a high-risk       
applicant tests positive for any        
controlled substance-- 7i7 if such test 
result is the first positive test result
 for such applicant in the benefit      
year--  7,i7 no regular compensation may
 be paid to such applicant for a period 
of #cj days beginning on the date that  
such test result is determined2 and     
7,,ii7 no regular compensation may be   
paid to such applicant during the       
remainder of such benefit year unless   
the applicant tests negative for        
controlled substances at the end of such
 period2  7ii7 if such test result is   
not the first positive test result for  
such applicant in the benefit year1 no  
regular compensation may be paid to such
 applicant during the remainder of such 
benefit year4  7,c7 ,a high-risk        

applicant receiving benefits with       
respect to a benefit year shall be      
subject to testing for controlled       
substances by the ,state at any time    
during the benefit year1 with limited   
notice provided to the applicant of such
 testing4  7,d7 ,a high-risk applicant  
who is tested for controlled substances 
under-- 7i7 subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,c7   
shall be responsible for the cost of    
such test if the individual tests       
positive for any such substance2 and    
7ii7 subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii7 shall be
 responsible for the cost of such test4 
7#b7 ,for purposes of this subsection-- 
7,a7 the term benefit year means the    
benefit year as defined in the          
applicable ,state law2  7,b7 the term   
controlled substance--  7i7 means a drug
 or other substance selected by the     
,state to be included in drug testing   
under this subsection2 and  7ii7 does   
not include any drug or other substance 
used by the applicant pursuant to a     
valid prescription or as otherwise      

authorized by law2  7,c7 the term       
high-risk applicant1 with respect to a  
benefit year1 means an individual who is
 determined by the ,state to have a high
 risk of substance abuse based on the   
results of a substance abuse risk       
assessment administered under paragraph 
7#a77;,a77i72 and  7,d7 the term        
substance abuse risk assessment means a 
screening instrument1 approved by the   
,director of the ,national ,institutes  
of ,health1 designed to determine       
whether an individual has a high risk of
 substance abuse4  4  7b7 ,no merit     
staffing requirements ,section          
#cjc7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejc7;a77#a77 shall 
not be construed in such a manner as to 
apply the merit staffing requirements in
 section #ijj4fjc of title #e1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on  
,october #a1 #bjaa1 to the              
implementation of section #cjc7l7 of    
such ,act 7as amended by subsection     
7a774  7c7 ,funding for substance abuse 

testing  7#a7 ,funding from ,,ipab      
,section #ahii;,a7m7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciekkk7m77 is amended-- 7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking to the   
,board to carry and inserting for the   
purposes of carrying out section        
#cjc7l71 and1 if any funds remain in the
 fiscal year involved1 for the ,board   
for the purpose of carrying2 and  7,b7  
by striking paragraph 7#b74  7#b7       
,funding from the ,,co-,,op program     
,section #acbb7;g7 of the ,patient      
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjdb7;g77 is amended by
 striking to carry out this section and 
inserting to carry out section #cjc7l7  
of the ,social ,security ,act1 to the   
extent funds are necessary to carry out 
such section after the application of   
section #ahii;,a7m77#a7 of such ,act4