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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1120

To provide for the consolidation of Federal employment assistance programs,

to provide increased notice of the availability of the earned income

tax credit, and to repeal the temporary FUTA surtax.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 2, 1995

Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. KASICH, Mr. MICA, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.

SHAYS, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr.

HOKE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. TALENT, Mr. COX of California, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. HERGER,

Mr. BASS, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BURR, Mr. JONES, Mr. FUNDERBURK,

Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. DORNAN, Mrs. SEASTRAND, and Mr. STEARNS)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee

concerned

MARCH 30, 1995

Additional sponsors: Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. HOBSON, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Ms. PRYCE, and Mrs. MYRICK

Deleted sponsor: Mr. STEARNS (added March 2, 1995; deleted March 9, 1995)

A BILL

To provide for the consolidation of Federal employment assistance programs, to provide increased notice of the

availability of the earned income tax credit, and to repeal

the temporary FUTA surtax.
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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Employment Enhancement Reform Act’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is

7 as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT

ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Subtitle A—Block Grants to States

Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.

Sec. 102. Authorization.

Sec. 103. Allocation.

Sec. 104. Application.

Sec. 105. Use of amounts

Sec. 106. Reports.

Sec. 107. Reduction or termination of payments under grant.

Sec. 108. Definitions.

Sec. 109. Transfer of funds.

Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B—Consolidation and Repeal of Certain Federal Employment

Assistance Programs

CHAPTER 1—CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS

Sec. 111. Certain community-based projects regarding health care for the

homeless; conforming amendment regarding Public Law 102–

321.

Sec. 112. Certain employment-related programs under Rehabilitation Act of

1973.

CHAPTER 2—REPEAL OF PROGRAMS

Sec. 121. Higher education for students from migrant and seasonal farmworker

families.

Sec. 122. Certain veterans programs.

Sec. 123. Foster grandparent and senior companion programs, programs under

Food Stamp Act of 1977, and programs under Older Americans Act of 1965.

Sec. 124. Job Training Partnership Act.

Sec. 125. Appalachian vocational and other education facilities and operations

program.

Sec. 126. Targeted jobs credit.

Sec. 127. JOBS program.
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Sec. 128. Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992.

Sec. 129. Adult education programs.

Sec. 130. Vocational education programs.

Sec. 131. National literacy programs.

Sec. 132. Indian employment, training and related services demonstration program.

Sec. 133. Special provisions relating to Indian tribes.

Sec. 134. Literacy corps.

Sec. 135. Miscellaneous repealers.

Subtitle C—Effective Dates

Sec. 141. Effective dates.

TITLE II—NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME

CREDIT

Sec. 201. Notice of availability required to be provided to applicants and former

recipients of AFDC, food stamps, and medicaid.

Sec. 202. Notice of availability of earned income tax credit and dependent care

tax credit to be included on W–4 form.

TITLE III—REPEAL OF TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX

Sec. 301. Repeal of temporary FUTA surtax.

1 TITLE I—CONSOLIDATION OF

2 FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AS3 SISTANCE PROGRAMS

4 Subtitle A—Block Grants to States

5 SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

6 It is the purpose of this subtitle to establish a block

7 grant program to prepare individuals for employment in

8 the labor force by increasing their occupational and edu9 cational skills, resulting in improved long-term employ10 ability, increased employment and earnings, and reduced

11 welfare dependency.

12 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION.

13 (a) GRANTS TO STATES.—The Secretary of Labor

14 may provide grants to States for the purpose of providing
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1 employment assistance to eligible individuals in such

2 States in accordance with this subtitle.

3 (b) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES AND MIGRANT AND

4 SEASONAL FARMWORKER ORGANIZATIONS.—Not more

5 than 5 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out

6 this subtitle for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary

7 to provide grants to Indian tribes and migrant and sea8 sonal farmworker organizations for the purpose of provid9 ing employment assistance to Native Americans and mi10 grant and seasonal farmworkers in accordance with this

11 subtitle.

12 (c) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—A grant received under

13 subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be, may extend for

14 a period of not more than 5 fiscal years. The payments

15 under such grant shall be subject to annual approval of

16 the Secretary and the availability of appropriations for

17 each fiscal year.

18 SEC. 103. ALLOCATION.

19 In providing grants to States under section 102 for

20 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,

21 allocate the amount appropriated for such fiscal year as

22 follows:

(1) 331 23 ⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis

24 of the relative number of unemployed individuals re25 siding in areas of substantial unemployment within
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1 each State as compared to the total number of such

2 unemployed individuals in all such areas of substan3 tial unemployment in all States.

(2) 331 4 ⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis

5 of the relative excess number of unemployed individ6 uals within each State as compared to the total ex7 cess number of unemployed individuals in all States.

(3) 331 8 ⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis

9 of the relative number of economically disadvantaged

10 adults within each State as compared to the total

11 number of economically disadvantaged adults in all

12 States.

13 SEC. 104. APPLICATION.

14 The Secretary may provide a grant to a State under

15 section 102 only if such State submits to the Secretary

16 an application which contains such information as the Sec17 retary may reasonably require, including a description of

18 the program to be established by the State under section

19 105.

20 SEC. 105. USE OF AMOUNTS.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

22 PROGRAM.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a

24 grant to a State under section 102 only if such

25 State agrees that it will use all amounts received
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1 from such grant to establish a program to provide

2 employment assistance to eligible individuals de3 scribed in paragraph (2).

4 (2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—An individual

5 shall be eligible to receive employment assistance

6 under the program if such individual—

7 (A) has attained the age of 14 and is eco8 nomically disadvantaged;

9 (B)(i) has been terminated or laid off or

10 who has received a notice of termination or lay11 off from employment, is eligible for or has ex12 hausted entitlement to unemployment com13 pensation, and is unlikely to return to the indi14 vidual’s previous industry or occupation;

15 (ii) has been terminated, has received no16 tice of termination, or has reason to believe that

17 such individual will be terminated or receive no18 tice of termination or lay off from employment,

19 as a result of any permanent closure of or any

20 substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enter21 prise; or

22 (iii) was self-employed (including farmers

23 and ranchers) and is unemployed as a result of

24 general economic conditions in the community

25 in which the individual resides or because of
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1 natural disasters, subject to regulations pre2 scribed by the Secretary;

3 (C) is an individual with a disability;

4 (D) is a member of the Armed Forces who

5 is being separated under other than adverse

6 conditions;

7 (E) is a veteran who is unemployed; or

8 (F) is a displaced homemaker.

9 (b) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out the

10 program described in subsection (a), the State shall meet

11 the following requirements:

12 (1)(A) The State shall ensure the profiling and

13 evaluation of eligible individuals for the purpose of

14 determining the amount of employment assistance

15 services, including, subject to subparagraph (B), the

16 amount of supportive services, if appropriate, to be

17 provided to such individuals. In profiling and evalu18 ating such individuals, the State shall classify indi19 viduals in 1 of the following 3 categories:

20 (i) Job-ready and in need of placement

21 services.

22 (ii) Job-ready and in need of remedial

23 skills enhancement.

24 (iii) Non-job-ready and in need of remedial

25 education.
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1 (B) The State shall ensure that eligible individ2 uals receive information relating to the provision of

3 supportive services from sources other than under

4 this Act for the purpose of participating in the pro5 gram under this Act.

6 (2) The State shall provide appropriate employ7 ment assistance services to eligible individuals based

8 upon the classification of the individual in the cat9 egories described in clauses (i) through (iii) of para10 graph (1)(A). Such assistance may not be used to

11 provide stipends or direct payments to individuals

12 for participation in the program, including payments

13 for supportive services, except that such assistance

14 may include payments for transportation costs,

15 based on need, of such individuals for participation

16 in the program.

17 (3) The State shall monitor the rate at which

18 individuals in the program successfully obtain em19 ployment after separation from the program in ac20 cordance with the following criteria:

21 (A) With respect to individuals classified in

22 the category described in paragraph (1)(A)(i),

23 employment for a period of not less than 6

24 months under which—
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1 (i) the individual works an average of

2 at least 35 hours per week; and

3 (ii) the individual receives wages equal

4 to not less than 65 percent of the average

5 wages received for employment during the

6 2-year period ending on the date of enroll7 ment in the program.

8 (B) With respect to individuals classified

9 in the category described in paragraph

10 (1)(A)(ii)—

11 (i) demonstration of proficiency of

12 those skill areas of the individual assessed

13 as deficient; and

14 (ii) employment for a period of not

15 less than 6 months in accordance with the

16 requirements described in subparagraph

17 (A).

18 (C) With respect to individuals classified in

19 the category described in paragraph

20 (1)(A)(iii)—

21 (i) demonstration of proficiency in

22 education and skills commensurate with a

23 high school degree; and

24 (ii) employment for a period of not

25 less than 6 months in accordance with the
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1 requirements described in subparagraph

2 (A).

3 (4) The State shall, to the extent practicable,

4 establish one-stop-shop centers throughout the State

5 at which eligible individuals are provided information

6 on the various types of employment assistance serv7 ices available under the program and at which such

8 individuals are profiled and evaluated in accordance

9 with paragraph (1)(A).

10 (c) DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out

11 the program described in subsection (a), the State may

12 carry out the following activities:

13 (1) The State may allow eligible individuals to

14 participate in education and job search activities for

15 non-traditional employment.

16 (2) The State may establish a State employ17 ment coordinating council (or designate a similar ex18 isting council) which will—

19 (A) study the emerging economic and em20 ployment trends, job creation opportunities, and

21 other employment and job training needs of in22 dividuals in the State;

23 (B) based upon the study conducted under

24 subparagraph (A), propose additional appro-
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1 priate activities to be carried out under the pro2 gram; and

3 (C) report the results of the study con4 ducted under subparagraph (A) and the pro5 posed additional appropriate activities under

6 subparagraph (B) to—

7 (i) the State agency responsible for

8 carrying out the program;

9 (ii) the Governor; and

10 (iii) the State legislature.

11 SEC. 106. REPORTS.

12 (a) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 1

13 year after the date on which a State receives amounts

14 from a grant under section 102, and in each subsequent

15 fiscal year in which the State receives amounts from such

16 grant, the State shall submit to the Secretary a report

17 containing—

18 (1) the total number of individuals who applied

19 for participation in the program in the fiscal year;

20 (2) the total number of individuals enrolled in

21 the program in the fiscal year and the total number

22 of individuals who have re-enrolled in the program

23 for such fiscal year;

24 (3) the period of time spent in the program by

25 individuals who have separated from the program
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1 and the rate at which such individuals successfully

2 obtained employment after such separation in ac3 cordance with the criteria described in subpara4 graphs (A) through (C) of section 105(b)(3); and

5 (4) any other appropriate information requested

6 by the Secretary.

7 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall an8 nually submit to the Congress a report containing—

9 (1) a compilation of the information contained

10 in the reports received by the Secretary under sub11 section (a); and

12 (2) an evaluation of the block grant program

13 under this subtitle.

14 SEC. 107. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS

15 UNDER GRANT.

16 (a) DETERMINATION OF SUCCESS IN PLACING INDI17 VIDUALS IN EMPLOYMENT.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter19 mine, based upon the information contained in the

20 reports submitted by a State under section 106(a),

21 whether or not the State has been successful in plac22 ing individuals in employment during each 2-year

23 period under the program.

24 (2) CRITERIA.—In making a determination

25 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into
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1 consideration appropriate criteria, including the gen2 eral economic conditions of the State during the 2-

3 year period referred to in such paragraph.

4 (b) REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS.—

5 If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that a

6 State has not been successful in placing individuals in em7 ployment during any 2-year period under the program, the

8 Secretary may—

9 (1) reduce the amount of payments under the

10 grant to such State for subsequent fiscal years; or

11 (2) terminate payments under the grant to such

12 State.

13 (c) CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary

14 may reinstate payments or increase payments under a

15 grant with respect to a State that the Secretary has deter16 mined under subsection (a) has not been successful in

17 placing individuals in employment in accordance with sub18 section (b), if the Secretary subsequently determines that

19 such State has implemented appropriate modifications to

20 the program.

21 SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

22 For the purposes of this subtitle, the following defini23 tions apply:

24 (1) AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT.—

25 The term ‘‘area of substantial unemployment’’
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1 means any area which has an average rate of unem2 ployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most recent

3 twelve months as determined by the Secretary. De4 terminations of areas of substantial unemployment

5 shall be made once each fiscal year.

6 (2) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.—The

7 term ‘‘economically disadvantaged’’ means an indi8 vidual who—

9 (A) receives, or is a member of a family

10 which receives, cash welfare payments under a

11 Federal, State, or local welfare program;

12 (B) has, or is a member of a family which

13 has, received a total family income for the six14 month period prior to application for the pro15 gram involved (exclusive of unemployment com16 pensation, child support payments, and welfare

17 payments) which, in relation to family size, was

18 not in excess of the higher of—

19 (i) the official poverty line (as defined

20 by the Office of Management and Budget,

21 and revised annually in accordance with

22 section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget

23 Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.

24 9902(2)); or
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1 (ii) 70 percent of the lower living

2 standard income level;

3 (C) is receiving (or has been determined

4 within the 6-month period prior to the applica5 tion for the program involved to be eligible to

6 receive) food stamps pursuant to the Food

7 Stamp Act of 1977;

8 (D) qualifies as a homeless individual

9 under subsections (a) and (c) of section 103 of

10 the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance

11 Act;

12 (E) is a foster child on behalf of whom

13 State or local government payments are made;

14 (F) in cases permitted by regulations of

15 the Secretary, is an individual with a disability

16 whose own income meets the requirements of

17 subparagraph (A) or (B), but who is a member

18 of a family whose income does not meet such

19 requirements; or

20 (G) is an individual meeting appropriate

21 criteria approved by the State.

22 (3) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.—The term

23 ‘‘individual with a disability’’ means an individual

24 who has a physical or mental disability which for
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1 such individual constitutes or results in a substantial

2 handicap to employment.

3 (4) LOW-INCOME LEVEL.—The term ‘‘low-in4 come level’’ means $7,000 with respect to income in

5 1969, and for any later year means that amount

6 which bears the same relationship to $7,000 as the

7 Consumer Price Index for that year bears to the

8 Consumer Price Index for 1969, rounded to the

9 nearest $1,000.

10 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

11 the Secretary of Labor.

12 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of

13 the several States, the District of Columbia, the

14 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth

15 of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,

16 Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of

17 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,

18 and the Republic of Palau.

19 (7) UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.—The term

20 ‘‘unemployed individuals’’ means individuals who are

21 without jobs and who want and are available for

22 work. The determination of whether individuals are

23 without jobs shall be made in accordance with the

24 criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
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1 the Department of Labor in defining individuals as

2 unemployed.

3 (8) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ means an

4 individual who served in the active military, naval, or

5 air service, and who was discharged or released

6 therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.

7 (9) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘vo8 cational education’’ means organized educational

9 programs offering a sequence of courses which are

10 directly related to the preparation of individuals in

11 paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging

12 occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or

13 advanced degree. Such programs shall include com14 petency-based applied learning which contributes to

15 an individual’s academic knowledge, higher-order

16 reasoning, and problem-solving skills, work attitudes,

17 general employability skills, and the occupational18 specific skills necessary for economic independence

19 as a productive and contributing member of society.

20 Such term also includes applied technology edu21 cation.

22 (10) DISPLACED HOMEMAKER.—The term ‘‘dis23 placed homemaker’’ means an individual who has

24 been providing unpaid services to family members in

25 the home and who—
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1 (A) has been dependent either—

2 (i) on public assistance and whose

3 youngest child is within 2 years of losing

4 eligibility under part A of title IV of the

5 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et

6 seq.); or

7 (ii) on the income of another family

8 member but is no longer supported by that

9 income; and

10 (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is

11 experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrad12 ing employment.

13 (11) NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT.—The

14 term ‘‘nontraditional employment’’ means occupa15 tions or fields of work where women or men, as the

16 case may be, comprise less than 25 percent of the

17 individuals employed in such occupation or field of

18 work.

19 SEC. 109. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

20 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any

21 amounts appropriated to carry out any provision of law

22 specified in chapter 2 of subtitle B which are not obligated

23 or expended on or after the end of the first fiscal year

24 beginning after the date of the enactment of this subtitle

25 shall be made available to carry out this subtitle.
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1 SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated to carry out this subtitle $8,000,000,000 for each

4 of the fiscal years 1997 through 2001.

5 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant

6 to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) are

7 authorized to remain available until expended.

8 Subtitle B—Consolidation and Re9 peal of Certain Federal Employ10 ment Assistance Programs

11 CHAPTER 1—CONSOLIDATION OF

12 PROGRAMS

13 SEC. 111. CERTAIN COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS RE14 GARDING HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOME15 LESS; CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARD16 ING PUBLIC LAW 102–321.

17 The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act

18 (Public Law 100–77) is amended by striking section 612

19 (relating to homeless individuals with chronic mental ill20 ness).

21 SEC. 112. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROGRAMS

22 UNDER REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.

23 (a) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS

24 WITH MOST SEVERE DISABILITIES.—Section 101(a) of

25 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is

26 amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (5), by amending subpara2 graph (B) to read as follows:

3 ‘‘(B) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commis4 sioner that the State has studied and considered a broad

5 variety of means for providing services to individuals with

6 the most severe disabilities, including the provision of serv7 ices leading to supported employment; and’’; and

8 (2) by amending paragraph (25) to read as fol9 lows:

10 ‘‘(25) provide assurances satisfactory to the Sec11 retary that the State has an acceptable plan for developing

12 a collaborative program with appropriate entities to pro13 vide supported employment services for individuals with

14 the most severe disabilities who require supported employ15 ment services to enter or retain competitive employment;’’.

16 (b) SPECIAL RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND SERV17 ICES.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(12) of the

19 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(12))

20 is amended—

21 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end;

23 (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’

24 after the semicolon at the end; and
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following sub2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(C) provide for entering into agreements with the

4 operators of community rehabilitation programs or to

5 make awards of grants or contracts to nonprofit private

6 organizations, for the provision of special recreation activi7 ties and services, that are, whenever possible, provided in

8 settings with peers who are not individuals with disabil9 ities;’’.

10 (2) SCOPE OF SERVICES.—Section 103(a) of

11 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 723(a))

12 is amended—

13 (A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’

14 after the semicolon at the end;

15 (B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

17 (C) by adding at the end the following

18 paragraph:

19 ‘‘(17) special recreation activities and serv20 ices.’’.

21 (c) PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY.—Section 101(a) of

22 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is

23 amended—

24 (1) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

25 the semicolon at the end;
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1 (2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following para4 graph:

5 ‘‘(37) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commis6 sioner that the State has awarded grants to individual em7 ployers, community rehabilitation program providers,

8 labor unions, trade associations, Indian tribes, tribal orga9 nizations, designated States units, and other entities that

10 are jointly financed to create and expand job and career

11 opportunities for individuals with disabilities, which pro12 vide training in realistic work settings, job placements, de13 velopment and modification of jobs and career opportuni14 ties, and distribution of rehabilitation technology, includ15 ing necessary support services.’’.

16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 7 of the Rehabilitation

17 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706) is amended by adding at

18 the end the following paragraph:

19 ‘‘(36) The term ‘special recreation activities and serv20 ices’ means activities and services that provide individuals

21 with disabilities with recreational activities and related ex22 periences to aid in the employment, mobility, socialization,

23 independence, and community integration of such individ24 uals. These may include, but are not limited to, vocational

25 skills development, leisure education, leisure networking,
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1 leisure resource development, physical education and

2 sports, scouting and camping, 4-H activities, music, danc3 ing, handicrafts, art, and homemaking.’’.

4 (e) CONFORMING PROVISIONS.—

5 (1) REPEALS.—The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

6 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by striking the

7 following provisions:

8 (A) Subsection (c) of section 311.

9 (B) Section 316.

10 (C) Parts B and C of title VI.

11 (2) FUNDING.—Section 100(b)(1) of the Reha12 bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)) is

13 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(For

14 fiscal year 1996, in determining the amount to be

15 appropriated under the preceding sentence, the

16 amount appropriated for fiscal year 1995 under this

17 subsection is deemed to be the sum of the aggregate

18 amount appropriated for carrying out section 311(c),

19 section 316, and parts B and C of title VI and the

20 amount actually appropriated under this subsection

21 for fiscal year 1994.)’’.

22 (3) REDESIGNATIONS; CROSS-REFERENCES.—

23 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et

24 seq.) is amended—
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1 (A) in section 101(a)(5)(A), by striking

2 ‘‘including individuals served under part C of

3 title VI of this Act’’;

4 (B) in section 310, by striking ‘‘sections

5 311(d), 311(e), 312, and 316’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘sections 311(c), 311(d), and 312’’;

7 (C) in section 311, by redesignating sub8 sections (d) through (f) as subsections (c)

9 through (e), respectively;

10 (D) in title VI, by redesignating part D as

11 part B; and

12 (E) in section 802(j)—

13 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking

14 ‘‘Consistent with’’ and all that follows

15 through ‘‘the Commissioner may’’ and in16 serting ‘‘The Commissioner may’’; and

17 (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking

18 clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii)

19 through (vi) as clauses (ii) through (v), re20 spectively.
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1 CHAPTER 2—REPEAL OF PROGRAMS

2 SEC. 121. HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM MI3 GRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER FAMI4 LIES.

5 Subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2) is repealed.

7 SEC. 122. CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

8 (a) DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM AND

9 LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVE PRO10 GRAM.—Sections 4103A, 4104, and 4104A of title 38,

11 United States Code, are repealed.

12 (b) HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION

13 PROJECT.—Section 738 of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C.

14 11448) is repealed.

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section

16 3117(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

17 (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig18 nating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at

20 the end of subparagraph (A).

21 (2) Section 3672(d) of title 38, United States Code,

22 is amended by striking ‘‘and shall utilize’’ and all that fol23 lows through the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof

24 a period.
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1 (3) Section 4102A(b) of title 38, United States Code,

2 is amended—

3 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

4 (4);

5 (B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7) of sub6 section (b);

7 (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para8 graph (5) and in that paragraph by striking ‘‘; and’’

9 and inserting a period; and

10 (D) by striking subsection (c).

11 (4) Section 4106(a) of title 38, United States Code,

12 is amended—

13 (A) in the fifth sentence—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘in all of the States for the

15 purposes specified in paragraph (5) of section

16 4102A(b) of this title and’’; and

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘sections.’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘section.’’; and

19 (B) in the sixth sentence, by striking ‘‘and of

20 the proposed numbers, by State, of disabled veter21 ans’ outreach program specialists appointed under

22 section 4103A of this title and local veterans’ em23 ployment representatives assigned under section

24 4104 of this title,’’.
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1 (5) Section 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code,

2 is amended—

3 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

4 (3);

5 (B) by striking paragraph (4);

6 (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para7 graph (4) and in that paragraph—

8 (i) by striking ‘‘including an evaluation of

9 the effectiveness of such programs during such

10 program year in meeting the requirements of

11 section 4102A(b) of this title,’’; and

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘(including’’ and all that

13 follows through ‘‘representatives)’’.

14 (6) Section 739(b) of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C.

15 11449) is amended by striking ‘‘other than section 738

16 and for the program under section 738’’.

17 (7) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 38,

18 United States Code, is amended by striking the items re19 lating to sections 4103A, 4104, and 4104A.
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1 SEC. 123. FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION

2 PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS UNDER FOOD STAMP

3 ACT OF 1977, AND PROGRAMS UNDER OLDER

4 AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.

5 (a) FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION

6 PROGRAMS.—The Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42

7 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) is amended—

8 (1) in section 200—

9 (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at

10 the end,

11 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the semi12 colon at the end and inserting a period, and

13 (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4),

14 (2) in title II—

15 (A) by striking parts B and C, and

16 (B) in part D—

17 (i) by redesignating such part as part

18 B,

19 (ii) in sections 221 and 225 by strik20 ing ‘‘parts A, B, and C’’ each place it ap21 pears and inserting ‘‘part A’’, and

22 (iii) by redesignating part E as part

23 C,

24 (3) in section 416(f)(2) by striking ‘‘parts (B)

25 and’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’,

26 (4) in section 421—
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1 (A) by striking paragraphs (9), (10), (17),

2 and (18), and

3 (B) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘(B),

4 (C), and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (C)’’,

5 (5) in section 502—

6 (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c),

7 and

8 (B) in subsection (d)—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘part E’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘part C’’, and

11 (ii) by redesignating such subsection

12 as subsection (c), and

13 (6) in section 503(d) by striking ‘‘part E’’ and

14 inserting ‘‘part C’’.

15 (b) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF

16 1977.—(1) Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

17 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

18 (2) The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011

19 et seq.) is amended—

20 (A) in section 5—

21 (i) in subsection (d)(15) by striking ‘‘(15)’’

22 and all that follows through ‘‘(16)’’, and insert23 ing ‘‘and (15)’’, and

24 (ii) in the 4th sentence of subsection (e)—
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1 (I) by striking ‘‘party, amounts’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘party and amounts’’, and

3 (II) by striking ‘‘and expenses that

4 are paid under section 6(d)(4)(I) for de5 pendent care,’’,

6 (B) in section 6—

7 (i) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(1)

8 by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and all that follows through

9 ‘‘(iii)’’, and inserting ‘‘and (ii)’’, and

10 (ii) in subsection (e) by amending para11 graph (5) to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(5) is a parent with responsibility for the care

13 of a dependent child under age 6;’’,

14 (C) in section 11(e)—

15 (i) by striking paragraph (22), and

16 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (23)

17 through (25) as paragraphs (22) through (24),

18 respectively,

19 (D) in section 16—

20 (i) by striking subsection (h), and

21 (ii) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j)

22 as subsections (h) and (i), respectively,

23 (E) in section 21(b)(4) by amending subpara24 graph (B) to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(B) the portion of the administrative

2 costs for which the State would have received

3 reimbursement under subsections (a) and (g) of

4 section 16 (without regard to the first proviso

5 to such subsection (g)) if the individuals who

6 participated in the Project had participated in7 stead in the food stamp program;’’, and

8 (F) in section 22(b)—

9 (i) by striking paragraph (4), and

10 (ii) by redesignating succeeding para11 graphs, and references to such paragraphs, ac12 cordingly.

13 (c) AMENDMENT TO THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF

14 1965.—Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42

15 U.S.C. 3056–3056i) is repealed.

16 SEC. 124. JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Job Training Partnership

18 Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), except sections 421 through

19 439 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) (relating to the

20 Job Corps), is hereby repealed.

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO JOB CORPS.—

22 The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et

23 seq.) is amended—

24 (1) by redesignating sections 421 through 439

25 as sections 1 through 20, respectively;
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1 (2) in section 1 (as redesignated), by striking

2 ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Act’’;

3 (3) in section 3(4) (as redesignated), by strik4 ing ‘‘sections 424 and 425’’ and inserting ‘‘sections

5 4 and 5’’;

6 (4) in section 4 (as redesignated)—

7 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘entities

8 administering programs under title II of this

9 Act,’’; and

10 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘part’’

11 and inserting ‘‘Act’’;

12 (5) in section 6 (as redesignated)—

13 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section

14 428’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8’’; and

15 (B) by striking subsection (d);

16 (6) in section 7 (as redesignated)—

17 (A) by striking subsection (b); and

18 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub19 section (b);

20 (7) in section 13 (as redesignated)—

21 (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘part’’

22 and inserting ‘‘Act’’;

23 (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and

24 activities authorized under sections 452 and

25 453’’; and
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1 (C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section

2 431’’ and inserting ‘‘section 11’’;

3 (8) in section 14 (as redesignated)—

4 (A) in subsection (a)—

5 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph

6 (1), by striking ‘‘section 427’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘section 7’’; and

8 (ii) in paragraph 4(A), by striking

9 ‘‘section 428’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8’’;

10 (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘sec11 tion 423’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3’’;

12 (C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘sections

13 424 and 425’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 4 and 5’’;

14 and

15 (D) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘, pursu16 ant to section 452(d),’’;

17 (9) in section 16 (as redesignated), by striking

18 ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Act’’;

19 (10) in section 19 (as redesignated), by striking

20 ‘‘part’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Act’’;

21 (11) in section 20 (as redesignated), by striking

22 ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘Act’’; and

23 (12) by adding at the end the following new

24 section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 21. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

3 this Act—

4 ‘‘(1) $1,098,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;

5 ‘‘(2) $1,128,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;

6 ‘‘(3) $1,158,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;

7 ‘‘(4) $1,189,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and

8 ‘‘(5) $1,221,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.

9 SEC. 125. APPALACHIAN VOCATIONAL AND OTHER EDU10 CATION FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS PRO11 GRAM.

12 Section 211 of the Appalachian Regional Develop13 ment Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App. 211) is repealed.

14 SEC. 126. TARGETED JOBS CREDIT.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of subchapter A of chap16 ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended

17 by striking subpart F (relating to rules for computing tar18 geted jobs credit).

19 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

20 (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code

21 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by redes22 ignating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

23 (2) The table of subparts for part IV of sub24 chapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by

25 striking the item relating to subpart F.
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1 SEC. 127. JOBS PROGRAM.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—

3 (1) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act

4 (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by striking para5 graph (19).

6 (2) Section 403 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is

7 amended by striking subsections (k) and (l), except

8 that subparagraph (A) of such section 403(l)(3)

9 shall remain in effect for purposes of applying any

10 reduction in payment rates required by such sub11 paragraph for any of the fiscal years specified in

12 such subparagraph.

13 (3) Part F of title IV of such Act is hereby re14 pealed.

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

16 (1) Section 402(a)(9)(A) of such Act (42

17 U.S.C. 602(a)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(in18 cluding activities under part F)’’.

19 (2) Section 402(a)(44)(A) of such Act (42

20 U.S.C. 602(a)(44)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘,

21 part D, and part F’’ and inserting ‘‘and part D’’.

22 (3) Section 402(g)(1)(A)(i) of such Act (42

23 U.S.C. 602(g)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking

24 ‘‘—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘for each

25 family with a dependent child requiring such care, to

26 the extent that such care is determined by the State
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1 agency to be necessary for an individual in the fam2 ily to accept employment or remain employed.’’.

3 (4) Section 402(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

4 602(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (2).

5 (5) Section 407(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42

6 U.S.C. 607(b)(1)(B)) is amended—

7 (A) by striking clauses (i) and (v) and re8 designating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses

9 (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;

10 (B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause

11 (ii) (as so redesignated); and

12 (C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of

13 clause (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting a

14 period.

15 (6) Section 407(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of such Act (42

16 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking

17 ‘‘(including any activity authorized under section

18 402(a)(19) or under part F)’’.

19 (7) Section 407(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

20 607(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph

21 (C).

22 (8) Section 407(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

23 607(c)) is amended—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) where’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘where’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘, and (B)’’ and all that

2 follows through ‘‘part F’’.

3 (9) Section 407(d)(1)(A) of such Act (42

4 U.S.C. 607(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, or in

5 which such individual participated in a program

6 under part F’’.

7 (10) Section 407(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

8 607(e)) is amended—

9 (A) in paragraph (1)—

10 (i) by striking ‘‘in participating in a

11 program under part F and’’; and

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘participate in or’’;

13 and

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘both

15 part F and’’.

16 (11) Section 417 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 617)

17 is amended by striking ‘‘, part D, and part F’’ and

18 inserting ‘‘and part D’’.

19 (12) Section 471(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42

20 U.S.C. 671(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(in21 cluding activities under part F)’’.

22 (13) Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42

23 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and

24 402(a)(19) (relating to the work incentive pro25 gram)’’.
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1 (14) Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C.

2 1308) is amended—

3 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or, in

4 the case of part A of title IV, section 403(k)’’;

5 and

6 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(exclu7 sive of any amounts on account of services and

8 items to which, in the case of part A of such

9 title, section 403(k) applies)’’.

10 (15) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of such Act

11 (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(19)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by

12 striking ‘‘, or considered by the State to be receiving

13 such aid as authorized by section 482(e)(6)’’.

14 (16) Section 1928(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

15 1396s(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph

16 (D).

17 (17) Section 51(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue

18 Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph

19 (B).

20 SEC. 128. SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL CONVERSION

21 AND TRAINING ACT OF 1992.

22 The Service Members Occupational Conversion and

23 Training Act of 1992 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is repealed.
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1 SEC. 129. ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

2 The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.)

3 is repealed.

4 SEC. 130. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

5 The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech6 nology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is repealed.

7 SEC. 131. NATIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS.

8 The National Literacy Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1211–

9 2) is repealed.

10 SEC. 132. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND RELATED

11 SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

12 The Indian Employment, Training and Related Serv13 ices Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.)

14 is repealed.

15 SEC. 133. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIAN

16 TRIBES.

17 Subsection (i) of section 682 of the Social Security

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 682(i)) is repealed.

19 SEC. 134. LITERACY CORPS.

20 Section 109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act

21 of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is repealed.

22 SEC. 135. MISCELLANEOUS REPEALERS.

23 The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:

24 (1) The Act of June 6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49 et

25 seq.; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Wagner-Peyser

26 Act’’).
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1 (2) Subtitle A of title VII of Stewart B. McKin2 ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et

3 seq.).

4 (3) Subtitle C of title VII of Stewart B. McKin5 ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11441 et

6 seq.).

7 (4) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of

8 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 and following) and the items

9 relating to such chapter in the table of contents of

10 such Act.

11 (5) Section 402 of the Homeownership and Op12 portunity Through HOPE Act (42 U.S.C. 12870).

13 (6) Section 204 of the Immigration Reform and

14 Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1255a note).

15 Subtitle C—Effective Dates

16 SEC. 141. EFFECTIVE DATES.

17 (a) SUBTITLE A.—Subtitle A shall take effect on the

18 first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date

19 of the enactment of this Act.

20 (b) SUBTITLE B.—Subtitle B and the amendments

21 made by subtitle B shall take effect 180 days after the

22 first day of the fiscal year described in subsection (a).
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1 TITLE II—NOTICE OF AVAILABIL2 ITY OF EARNED INCOME

3 CREDIT

4 SEC. 201. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY REQUIRED TO BE PRO5 VIDED TO APPLICANTS AND FORMER RECIPI6 ENTS OF AFDC, FOOD STAMPS, AND MEDIC7 AID.

8 (a) AFDC.—Section 402(a) of the Social Security

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

11 (44);

12 (2) by striking the period at the end of para13 graph (45) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (45) the fol15 lowing:

16 ‘‘(46) provide that the State agency must pro17 vide written notice of the existence and availability

18 of the earned income credit under section 32 of the

19 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to—

20 ‘‘(A) any individual who applies for aid

21 under the State plan, upon receipt of the appli22 cation; and

23 ‘‘(B) any individual whose aid under the

24 State plan is terminated, in the notice of termi25 nation of benefits.’’.
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1 (b) FOOD STAMPS.—Section 11(e) of the Food

2 Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (24) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

4 end;

5 (2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at

6 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

7 (3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the fol8 lowing:

9 ‘‘(26) that whenever a household applies for

10 food stamp benefits, and whenever such benefits are

11 terminated with respect to a household, the State

12 agency shall provide to each member of such house13 hold notice of—

14 ‘‘(A) the existence of the earned income

15 tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Rev16 enue Code of 1986; and

17 ‘‘(B) the fact that such credit may be ap18 plicable to such member.’’.

19 (c) MEDICAID.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Secu20 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

22 (61);

23 (2) by striking the period at the end of para24 graph (62) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new

2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(63) provide that the State shall provide notice

4 of the existence and availability of the earned income

5 tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue

6 Code of 1986 to each individual applying for medical

7 assistance under the State plan and to each individ8 ual whose eligibility for medical assistance under the

9 State plan is terminated.’’.

10 SEC. 202. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME

11 TAX CREDIT AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX

12 CREDIT TO BE INCLUDED ON W–4 FORM.

13 Section 11114 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

14 Act of 1990 (relating to program to increase public aware15 ness) is amended by adding at the end the following new

16 sentence: ‘‘Such means shall include printing a notice of

17 the availability of such credits on the forms used by em18 ployees to determine the proper number of withholding ex19 emptions under chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code

20 of 1986.’’.
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1 TITLE III—REPEAL OF

2 TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX

3 SEC. 301. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX.

4 (a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 3301 of the Internal

5 Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax) is amended

6 to read as follows:

7 ‘‘SEC. 3301. RATE OF TAX.

8 ‘‘There is hereby imposed on every employer (as de9 fined in section 3306(a)) for each calendar year an excise

10 tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal

11 to 6.0 percent of the total wages (as defined in section

12 3306(b)) paid by him during the calendar year with re13 spect to employment (as defined in section 3306(c)).’’

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

15 subsection (a) shall apply to calendar year 1996 and sub16 sequent calendar years.

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