S.Amdt. 2726

SA 2726. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2714 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Reed) to the bill S.
1845, to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert
the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITING FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION WITH
RESPECT TO COSTS FOR OFFICE FURNISHINGS AND
MURALS, PORTRAITS, AND OTHER ARTWORK.

(a) In General.--Section 302 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 501) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) No portion of the cost of office furnishings or
murals, portraits, or other artwork shall be treated as being
a cost for the proper and efficient administration of the
State unemployment compensation law.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to costs incurred on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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