,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cadh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjba,mr4  
,jacobs of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 and ,mr4   
,mann7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and     
,economic ,security ,act to require     
,states to impose certain requirements  
on individuals seeking pandemic         
unemployment assistance1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,help ,wanted ,act4 
#b4 ,reinstating ,state work            
requirements  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle 
,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the  
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ijbc7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  #baai4 ,state work  
requirements ,as a condition of any     
agreement under section #bajb7;f71      
section #bajd7;a71 or section #bajg7;a71

 a ,state may not modify its            
unemployment compensation law and       
policies with respect to work search    
requirements under the authority of     
section #dajb7;b7 of the ,families      
,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7#bf 
,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note74  4  7b7 ,pandemic
 ,unemployment ,assistance ,section     
#bajg7;a77#g7 of the ,coronavirus ,aid1 
,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijbe7;a77#g77 is amended
 to read as follows3  7#g7 ,actively    
seeking work ,for purposes of paragraph 
7#b77;,d71 the term actively seeking    
work means1 with respect to any         
individual1 that such individual-- 7,a7 
is registered for employment services in
 such a manner and to such extent as    
prescribed by the ,state agency2  7,b7  
has engaged in an active search for     
employment that is appropriate in light 
of the employment available in the labor
 market1 the individual's skills and    
capabilities1 and includes a number of  
employer contacts that is consistent    

with the standards communicated to the  
individual by the ,state2  7,c7 has     
maintained a record of such work search1
 including employers contacted1 method  
of contact1 and date contacted2 and     
7,d7 when requested1 has provided such  
work search record to the ,state agency4
  4  7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section 
#b of the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1   
and ,economic ,security ,act is amended 
in the table of contents by inserting   
after the item related to section #baah 
the following3  ,sec4 #baai4 ,state work
 requirements  4  #c4 ,voluntary        
departure ,section                      
#bajb7;a77#c77;,a77ii77,i7 of the       
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ijba7;a77#c77;,a77ii77,i77 is amended  
by striking item 7ii74  #d4 ,safety     
concerns ,section #bajb7;a77#c77;,b7 of 
the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and     
,economic ,security ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ijba7;a77#c77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 clause 7i71 by striking or2  7#b7 in   

clause 7ii71 by striking the period and 
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by inserting  
at the end the following3  7iii7 an     
individual who declines to work on the  
basis of safety concerns related to     
,,covid-#ai4  4