Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ready to Work Act of 2016”.
Ready to Work Act of 2016
A BILL
To amend title III of the Social Security Act to allow States to drug test applicants for unemployment compensation to ensure they are ready to work.
Sec. 2 Amendment allowing States to make determinations regarding occupations that regularly conduct drug testing
Amendment— Section 303(l)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(l)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking “as determined under regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor” and inserting “as determined by the State”.
Termination of authority of existing regulations— The final rule issued by the Department of Labor on August 1, 2016, entitled “Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Provision on Establishing Appropriate Occupations for Drug Testing of Unemployment Compensation Applicants” (81 Fed. Reg. 50298), shall have no force or effect.