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“NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUSPEND THE RULES” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S545 on Jan. 28, 2014.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUSPEND THE RULES
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: In accordance with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing and considering amendment no. 2606 on S. 1845, as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 7. ENDING UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS TO JOBLESS MILLIONAIRES
AND BILLIONAIRES.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to make payments of unemployment compensation (including such compensation under the Federal-State Extended Compensation Act of 1970 and the emergency unemployment compensation program under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008) to an individual whose adjusted gross income in the preceding year was equal to or greater than $1,000,000.
(b) Compliance.--Unemployment Insurance applications shall include a form or procedure for an individual applicant to certify the individual's adjusted gross income was not equal to or greater than $1,000,000 in the preceding year.
(c) Audits.--The certifications required by subsection (b) shall be auditable by the U.S. Department of Labor or the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
(d) Status of Applicants.--It is the duty of the states to verify the residency, employment, legal, and income status of applicants for Unemployment Insurance and no Federal funds may be expended for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility under this Act.
(e) Effective Date.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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