PREGNANCY DISQUALIFICATIONS.

SEC. 312. PREGNANCY DISQUALIFICATIONS. (a) General Rule.—Paragraph (12) of section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to requirements for approval of State unemployment compensation laws) is amended to read as follows: “(12) no person shall be denied compensation under such State law solely on the basis of pregnancy or termination of pregnancy;”. (b) Technical Amendment.—Subsection (c) of section 3304 of such Code (relating to certification of State unemployment compensation laws) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “On October 31 of any taxable year after 1977, the Secretary shall not certify any State which, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to the State agency, the Secretary of Labor finds has failed to amend its law so that it contains each of the provisions required by reason of the enactment of the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 to be included therein, or has with respect to the 12-month period ending on such October 31, failed to comply substantially with any such provision.”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to certifications of States for 1978 and subsequent years.