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  SA 2636. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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, add the following:

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

       (a) In General.--Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to approval of State unemployment 
     compensation laws) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(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
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Public Service.--
       ``(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.
       ``(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--
       ``(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;
       ``(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
       ``(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.
       ``(3) Performance of work activities.--
       ``(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.
       ``(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.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (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.
       (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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