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On August 1, 2016, ETA, as authorized by section 2105 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96), issued a final rule to establish, for State Unemployment Compensation (UC) program purposes, occupations that regularly conduct drug testing, at 20 CFR 620.  Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), Congress passed a joint resolution disapproving the rule, and President Trump signed the resolution into law on March 31, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-17).  As a result of the rescission of 20 CFR 620, states no longer have authority to drug test UC applicants for whom suitable work is only available in occupations that regularly conduct drug testing for unlawful use of controlled substances.  The Department proposes to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will identify the occupations that regularly conduct drug testing for purposes of section 2105.