S.Amdt. 2636

1. Adds SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIPT OF EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS at the end of the bill

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   In S. 1845 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Permitting a Subsequent Agreement.--Nothing in such title IV shall preclude a State whose agreement under such title was terminated from entering into a subsequent agreement under such title on or after the date of the enactment of this Act if the State, taking into account the application of subsection (a), would otherwise meet the requirements for an agreement under such title.

   Inserted: SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIPT OF EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to approval of State unemployment compensation laws) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (18), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (B) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and

   Inserted: (C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:

   Inserted: "(19) extended compensation, including any such compensation under a temporary program, shall not be payable to an individual for any week in which such individual does not perform at least 10 hours of public service (as described in subsection (g)); and"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(g) Public Service.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(19), the term 'public service' means unpaid service by an individual to a Federal, State, or local agency (as permitted in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local law), with tangible evidence to be provided to the State agency by the individual on a weekly basis demonstrating that the individual has performed such service during the previous week.

   Inserted: "(2) Exceptions.--For purposes of the public service requirement under subsection (a)(19), an individual shall be deemed to have satisfied such requirement for that week if the individual--

   Inserted: "(A) provides tangible evidence to the State agency demonstrating that such individual was unable to perform the required public service for that week due to an illness or family emergency;

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   Inserted: "(B) is a parent of a qualifying child (as defined in section 152(c)) and provides tangible evidence to the State agency demonstrating an inability to perform the required number of hours of public service due to responsibility for child care; or

   Inserted: "(C) provides tangible evidence of a bona fide attempt to perform public service and, pursuant to such criteria as is determined appropriate by the State agency, is determined to be unable to perform such service due to a lack of available public service opportunities in the area in which the individual resides.

   Inserted: "(3) Performance of work activities.--

   Inserted: "(A) In general.--The total number of hours of public service required under subsection (a)(19) shall be reduced by 1 hour for each hour during that week that an individual performs work activities.

   Inserted: "(B) Definition of work activities.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'work activities' has the same meaning as provided under subsection (d) of section 407 of the Social Security Act, except that such activities shall not include job searching, as described in paragraph (6) of such subsection.".

   Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the case of a State which the Secretary of Labor determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the State law to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by subsection (a), the State law shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of section 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by such amendments, solely on the basis of the failure of the State law to meet such additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

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