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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1929 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to carry out pilot projects 

to reduce dependency and increase work effort in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2013 

Ms. DELBENE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to carry 

out pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase 

work effort in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Employ5 ment and Training Through Education Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 

2 INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLE3 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

4 Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

5 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(l) PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY

8 AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL

9 NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

11 out, under such terms and conditions as the Sec12 retary considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to 

13 identify best practices for employment and training 

14 programs under this Act to raise the number of 

15 work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employ16 ment, increase their earned income, and reduce their 

17 reliance on public assistance, including but not lim18 ited to the supplemental nutrition assistance pro19 gram. 

20 ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 

21 be selected based on criteria the Secretary estab22 lishes, that shall include— 

23 ‘‘(A) enhancing existing employment and 

24 training programs in the State; 

25 ‘‘(B) agreeing to participate in the evalua26 tion described in paragraph (3), including makVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:31 May 15, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1929.IH H1929

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1 ing available data on participants’ employment 

2 activities and post-participation employment, 

3 earnings, and public benefit receipt; 

4 ‘‘(C) collaborating with the State work5 force board and other job training programs in 

6 the State and local area; 

7 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the pilot project’s 

8 components can be easily replicated by other 

9 States or political subdivisions; and 

10 ‘‘(E) such additional criteria that ensure 

11 that the pilot projects— 

12 ‘‘(i) target a variety of populations of 

13 work registrants, including childless adults, 

14 parents, and individuals with low skills or 

15 limited work experience; 

16 ‘‘(ii) are selected from a range of ex17 isting employment and training programs 

18 including programs that provide— 

19 ‘‘(I) section 20 workfare; 

20 ‘‘(II) skills development for work 

21 registrants with limited employment 

22 history; 

23 ‘‘(III) post-employment support 

24 services necessary for maintaining em25 ployment; and 


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1 ‘‘(IV) education leading to a rec2 ognized postsecondary credential, reg3 istered apprenticeship, or secondary 

4 school diploma or its equivalent; 

5 ‘‘(iii) are located in a range of geo6 graphic areas, including rural, urban, and 

7 Indian reservations; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) include participants who are ex9 empt and not exempt under section 

10 (6)(d)(2). 

11 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall pro12 vide for an independent evaluation of projects se13 lected under this subsection to measure the impact 

14 of the pilot projects on the ability of each pilot 

15 project target population to find and retain employ16 ment that leads to increased household income and 

17 reduced dependency, compared to what would have 

18 occurred in the absence of the pilot project. 

19 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By September 

20 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit, to the Com21 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa22 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

23 and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes 

24 a description of— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the results of each pilot project, in2 cluding an evaluation of the impact of the 

3 project on the employment, income, and public 

4 benefit receipt of the targeted population of 

5 work registrants; 

6 ‘‘(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of 

7 each pilot project; 

8 ‘‘(C) the planned dissemination of the re9 ports’ findings with State agencies; and 

10 ‘‘(D) the steps and funding necessary to 

11 incorporate components of pilot projects that 

12 demonstrate increased employment and earn13 ings into State employment and training pro14 grams. 

15 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—From amounts made available 

16 under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make 

17 $10,000,000 available for each of the fiscal years 

18 2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this subsection. 

19 Such amounts shall remain available until expended. 

20 ‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) Funds provided under this subsection 

22 for pilot projects shall be used only for— 

23 ‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 

24 the provisions of this Act; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the costs and administration of 

2 the pilot projects; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the costs incurred in providing 

4 information and data to the independent 

5 evaluation under paragraph (3); and 

6 ‘‘(iv) the costs of the evaluation under 

7 paragraph (3). 

8 ‘‘(B) Funds made available under this sub9 section may not be used to supplant non-Fed10 eral funds used for existing employment and 

11 training activities.’’. 

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