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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3562

To authorize the State of Wisconsin to implement the demonstration project

known as ‘‘Wisconsin Works’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 4, 1996

Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. KLUG, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. PETRI, Mr.

ROTH, Mr. SENSENBRENNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the

Committees on Agriculture, Economic and Educational Opportunities,

and Commerce, 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

A BILL

To authorize the State of Wisconsin to implement the

demonstration project known as ‘‘Wisconsin Works’’.

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

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT WISCONSIN

4 WORKS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon presentation by the State

6 of Wisconsin of the document entitled ‘‘Wisconsin Works’’

7 (as signed into State law by the Governor of Wisconsin

8 on April 26, 1996) to the appropriate Federal official with
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1 respect to any Federal entitlement program specified in

2 such document—

3 (1) such official is deemed to have waived com4 pliance with the requirements of Federal law with

5 respect to such program to the extent and for the

6 period necessary to enable the State of Wisconsin to

7 carry out the demonstration project described in the

8 document; and

9 (2) the costs of carrying out the demonstration

10 project which would not otherwise be included as ex11 penditures under such program shall be regarded as

12 expenditures under such program.

13 (b) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Subsection (a)(2) shall

14 not apply to the extent that—

15 (1) the sum of such costs and the expenditures

16 of the State of Wisconsin under all programs to

17 which subsection (a) applies during any testing pe18 riod exceeds

19 (2) the total amount that would be expended

20 under such programs during such testing period in

21 the absence of the demonstration project.

22 (c) TESTING PERIOD.—For purposes of subsection

23 (b), the testing periods are—
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1 (1) the 5-year period that begins with the date

2 of the commencement of the demonstration project,

3 and

4 (2) the period of the demonstration project.

5 (d) RECAPTURE OF EXCESS.—If at the close of any

6 testing period, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv7 ices determines that the amount described in subsection

8 (b)(2) exceeds the amount described in subsection (b)(1)

9 for such period, such Secretary shall withhold an amount

10 equal to such excess from amounts otherwise payable to

11 the State of Wisconsin under section 403 of the Social

12 Security Act (relating to the program of aid to families

13 with dependent children) for the first fiscal year beginning

14 after the close of such period. The preceding sentence shall

15 not apply to the extent such Secretary is otherwise paid

16 such excess by the State of Wisconsin.

17 SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER WAIVERS GRANT18 ED TO THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

19 This Act shall not be construed to affect the terms

20 or conditions of any waiver granted before the date of the

21 enactment of this Act to the State of Wisconsin under sec22 tion 1115 of the Social Security Act, including earned

23 waiver savings and conditions. The current waivers are

24 considered a precondition and can be subsumed as part

25 of the Wisconsin Works demonstration.
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE UNDER SUBSEQUENT

2 LEGISLATION.

3 If, after the date of the enactment of this Act, any

4 Federal law is enacted which modifies the terms of, or the

5 amounts of expenditures permitted under, any program to

6 which section 1 applies, the State of Wisconsin may elect

7 to participate in such program as so modified.

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