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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4473

To restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, and reduce welfare

dependence.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 23, 1994

Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. CANADY, Mr. ARMEY, Mr.

BAKER of California, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CALVERT,

Mr. COBLE, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. CRANE, Mr. DICKEY, Mr.

DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. EWING, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr.

HASTERT, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEVY, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. POMBO, Mr. ROHRABACHER,

Mr. ROTH, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr. WALKER, and

Mr. ZELIFF) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to

the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Banking, Finance and

Urban Affairs, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Rules, Natural Resources, Public Works and Transportation, and

Government Operations

A BILL

To restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, and

reduce welfare dependence.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Real Welfare Reform

3 Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

5 (a) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Ex6 cept as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this

7 Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment

8 to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference

9 shall be considered to be made to that section or other

10 provision of the Social Security Act.

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

12 as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. References in Act; table of contents.

TITLE I—WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS

Sec. 101. Reform of the job opportunities and basic skills training program.

Sec. 102. Work requirement for able-bodied non-parents in food stamp program.

Sec. 103. Requirement that certain AFDC applicants conduct job search activities.

Sec. 104. Effective date.

TITLE II—PROMOTION OF MARRIAGE AND SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY

Subtitle A—Welfare Benefits

Sec. 201. Promotion of families.

Sec. 202. Benefit provisions regarding additional children.

Sec. 203. Provisions relating to paternity establishment.

Subtitle B—Grants for Assistance to Children Born Out-Of-Wedlock

Sec. 211. Grants to States.

Subtitle C—Removal of Barriers to Interethnic Adoption

Sec. 221. Findings and purpose.

Sec. 222. Multiethnic placements.

Subtitle D—Tax Credit for Certain Low-Income Families
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Sec. 231. Additional earned income credit for married individuals.

TITLE III—CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 301. National reporting of information relating to child support with respect to certain employees.

Sec. 302. State information systems.

Sec. 303. National information systems.

Sec. 304. Income withholding.

Sec. 305. Uniform terms in orders.

Sec. 306. Improvements in paternity establishment.

Sec. 307. Waiver of fee for certain individuals receiving child support collection

or paternity determination services.

TITLE IV—SPECIFIC REFORMS IN WELFARE SPENDING

Sec. 401. Income eligibility guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs.

Sec. 402. Repeal of expansions to food stamp program.

Sec. 403. Repeal of empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

Sec. 404. Reduction of benefits to AFDC families who also receive public housing benefits.

Sec. 405. Reduction of social services block grants.

Sec. 406. Restrictions on welfare benefits provided to aliens.

Sec. 407. Replacement of cash benefit with medical vouchers.

Sec. 408. Disability review required for SSI recipients who are 18 years of age.

Sec. 409. Amount of funds available for low-income home energy assistance.

TITLE V—STATE OPTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Option to time limit welfare.

Sec. 502. Option to treat interstate immigrants under rules of former State

with respect to AFDC benefits.

Sec. 503. Evaluation of training programs.

Sec. 504. Elimination of welfare benefits with respect to fugitive felons and

probation and parole violators.

TITLE VI—CAPPING THE AGGREGATE GROWTH OF WELFARE

SPENDING

Sec. 601. Cap on growth of Federal spending on certain welfare programs.

Sec. 602. Establishment of welfare block grant program.

Sec. 603. Conversion of funding under certain welfare programs.

Sec. 604. Savings from welfare spending limits to be used for deficit reduction.

Sec. 605. Special rules with respect to grants for assistance to children born

out-of-wedlock.

Sec. 606. Eligibility under the medicaid program.
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1 TITLE I—WORK REQUIREMENTS

2 FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS

3 SEC. 101. REFORM OF THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC

4 SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM.

5 (a) AMENDMENT TO STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—

6 Section 402(a)(19) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(19)) is amended to

7 read as follows:

8 ‘‘(19) provide that the State has in effect and

9 operation a welfare and dependency reduction pro10 gram which meets the requirements of part F;’’.

11 (b) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING PROGRAM WITH A

12 NEW PROGRAM.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Part F of title IV (42

14 U.S.C. 481 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

15 ‘‘PART F—WORKFARE AND DEPENDENCY REDUCTION

16 PROGRAM

17 ‘‘PURPOSE OF PROGRAM

18 ‘‘SEC. 481. It is the purpose of this part to ensure

19 that individuals receiving welfare assistance contribute

20 services to their communities in exchange for such assist21 ance.

22 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE PROGRAMS

23 ‘‘SEC. 482. As a condition of its participation in the

24 program of aid to families with dependent children under

25 part A, each State shall establish and operate a workfare
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1 and dependency reduction program (in this part referred

2 to as the ‘‘program’’) which meets the requirements of this

3 part.

4 ‘‘PROGRAM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

5 ‘‘SEC. 483. (a) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR

6 PARENTS IN THE AFDC UNEMPLOYED PARENT PRO7 GRAM.—

8 ‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT FOR INDI9 VIDUALS.—In the case of any family eligible for aid

10 to families with dependent children by reason of the

11 unemployment of the parent who is the principal

12 earner, the State shall require one parent to partici13 pate in the community work service program de14 scribed in section 484 for not less than 32 hours per

15 week and to conduct job search activities for not less

16 than 8 hours per week.

17 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENT FOR

18 STATES.—With respect to individuals described in

19 paragraph (1), each State shall maintain a partici20 pation rate (as determined under subsection (d)(1))

21 of 95 percent for quarters during fiscal year 1995

22 and succeeding fiscal years.

23 ‘‘(b) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN

24 NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS.—

25 ‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT FOR INDI26 VIDUALS.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall require

2 any individual described in subparagraph (B) to

3 participate in a State community work service

4 program described in section 484 in accordance

5 with subparagraph (C).

6 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An indi7 vidual described in this subparagraph is an in8 dividual—

9 ‘‘(i) who resides in the State;

10 ‘‘(ii) whose place of residence or em11 ployment is known by the State;

12 ‘‘(iii) who is the noncustodial parent

13 of a dependent child receiving aid to fami14 lies with dependent children under part A;

15 and

16 ‘‘(iv) who is known by the State to

17 have failed to pay required child support

18 on behalf of such a child.

19 ‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.—If

20 an individual described in subparagraph (B)—

21 ‘‘(i) is employed, such individual shall

22 be required to work under the State com23 munity work service program for not less

24 than 16 hours per week; or
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1 ‘‘(ii) is unemployed, such individual

2 shall be required to—

3 ‘‘(I) work under the State com4 munity work service program for not

5 less than 24 hours per week; and

6 ‘‘(II) conduct job search activities

7 for not less than 16 hours per week.

8 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT FOR

9 STATES.—With respect to individuals described in

10 paragraph (1), each State shall maintain a partici11 pation rate (as determined under subsection (d)(2))

12 of—

13 ‘‘(A) 50 percent for quarters during fiscal

14 year 1995; and

15 ‘‘(B) 90 percent for quarters during fiscal

16 year 1996 and succeeding fiscal years.

17 ‘‘(c) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT FOR ADULT RE18 CIPIENTS OF AFDC IN SINGLE-ADULT FAMILIES.—

19 ‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT FOR INDI20 VIDUALS.—Except as provided in subsection (a), the

21 State shall require each adult recipient of aid to

22 families with dependent children in a single-adult

23 family to participate in—
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1 ‘‘(A) the State community work service

2 program described in section 484 for not less

3 than 30 hours per week; or

4 ‘‘(B) the benefits to wages program de5 scribed in section 485 for not less than 30

6 hours per week.

7 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT ON

8 STATES.—With respect to individuals described in

9 paragraph (1), each State shall maintain a partici10 pation rate (as determined under subsection (d)(3))

11 of—

12 ‘‘(A) 25 percent for calendar quarters dur13 ing fiscal year 1995; and

14 ‘‘(B) 50 percent for calendar quarters dur15 ing fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal years.

16 ‘‘(3) WORK PRIORITY FOR FAMILIES WITH

17 OLDER CHILDREN.—

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

19 section 402(a)(47)(A), if a single-adult family

20 includes at least one dependent child under age

21 5, the adult recipient in such family shall not

22 be required to participate in the program under

23 paragraph (1) unless at least 80 percent of all

24 adult recipients in single-adult families which
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1 include only children age 5 or older are partici2 pating in the program.

3 ‘‘(B) FAMILY STATUS.—If a State classi4 fies a family as a single-adult family including

5 only children age 5 or older on or after the date

6 which is 10 months after the date of the enact7 ment of the Real Welfare Reform Act of 1994,

8 the family shall continue to be so classified re9 gardless of whether an additional child under

10 age 5 becomes a member of the family.

11 ‘‘(4) STATE OPTION REGARDING PLACEMENT

12 OF INDIVIDUALS IN BENEFITS TO WAGES PRO13 GRAM.—The State may conduct a job placement

14 program under which the State contracts with pri15 vate entities to place individuals described in para16 graph (1) with qualified employers under the bene17 fits to wages program under section 485.

18 ‘‘(5) STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL

19 ACTIVITIES OR JOB SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM.—

20 Subject to the approval of the Secretary, a State

21 may require not more than 20 percent of the adult

22 recipients required to participate in the program

23 under paragraph (2), on average during any quarter,

24 to conduct educational or job skills training.
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1 ‘‘(6) NONSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT COUNT2 ABLE AS PARTICIPATION.—

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An adult recipient

4 may satisfy the 30-hour per week work require5 ment under paragraph (1)(A) by working solely

6 in nonsubsidized employment or by combining

7 hours worked under a community work service

8 program and hours worked in nonsubsidized

9 employment.

10 ‘‘(B) NONSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.—For

11 purposes of subparagraph (A), the term

12 ‘nonsubsidized employment’ means employment

13 with a private employer for wages.

14 ‘‘(7) ADULT RECIPIENT.—For purposes of this

15 subsection:

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

17 subparagraph (B), the term ‘adult recipient’

18 means an individual whose needs are met in

19 whole or part with payments of aid to families

20 with dependent children.

21 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS EXCLUDED.—The term

22 ‘adult recipient’ shall not include—

23 ‘‘(i) a dependent child (unless such

24 child is the custodial parent of another de25 pendent child); or
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1 ‘‘(ii) any parent who is a member of

2 a family eligible for aid to families with de3 pendent children by reason of the unem4 ployment of the parent who is the principal

5 earner.

6 ‘‘(8) SINGLE-ADULT FAMILY.—For purposes of

7 this subsection, the term ‘single-adult family’ means

8 a family receiving aid to families with dependent

9 children which includes one adult recipient and at

10 least one dependent child.

11 ‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES.—

12 ‘‘(1) UNEMPLOYED PARENTS.—A State’s par13 ticipation rate for purposes of subsection (a)(2) shall

14 be the number, expressed as a percentage, equal

15 to—

16 ‘‘(A) the average weekly number of individ17 uals described in subsection (a)(1) who partici18 pated in the program under this part during

19 such quarter, divided by

20 ‘‘(B) the average weekly number of such

21 individuals who were required under subsection

22 (a)(1) to participate in the program under the

23 part during such quarter.

24 ‘‘(2) NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS.—A State’s par25 ticipation rate for purposes of subsection (b)(2) shall
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1 be the number, expressed as a percentage, equal

2 to—

3 ‘‘(A) the average weekly number of individ4 uals described in subsection (b)(1) who partici5 pated in the program under this part during

6 such quarter, divided by

7 ‘‘(B) the average weekly number of such

8 individuals who were required under subsection

9 (b)(1) to participate in the program under the

10 part during such quarter.

11 ‘‘(3) ADULT RECIPIENTS IN SINGLE-ADULT

12 FAMILIES.—A State’s participation rate for purposes

13 of subsection (c)(2) shall be the number, expressed

14 as a percentage, equal to—

15 ‘‘(A) the average weekly number of individ16 uals described in subsection (c)(1) who partici17 pated in the program under this part during

18 such quarter, divided by

19 ‘‘(B) the average weekly number of such

20 individuals who were required under subsection

21 (c)(1) to participate in the program under this

22 part.

23 ‘‘COMMUNITY WORK SERVICE PROGRAM

24 ‘‘SEC. 484. (a) IN GENERAL.—Each State with a

25 plan approved under part A shall establish a community

26 work service program.
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1 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—An individual partici2 pating in a State community work service program shall

3 work for a public or nonprofit private sector organization

4 performing such tasks as determined appropriate by such

5 organization.

6 ‘‘(c) ENCOURAGEMENT TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE

7 SERVICES.—An individual participating in a State com8 munity work service program may satisfy the applicable

9 participation requirement under subsection (c)(1)(A) of

10 section 483 if such individual provides child care services

11 to other individuals participating in the program in the

12 manner, and for the period of time each week, determined

13 appropriate by the State.

14 ‘‘(d) MODIFICATION TO PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR

15 PARTICIPANTS.—Any payments of aid under part A or the

16 Food Stamp Act of 1977 to the family of an individual

17 participating in a State community work service program

18 shall be made on a biweekly basis.

19 ‘‘(e) BENEFITS BASED ON PERFORMANCE.—If an in20 dividual fails to meet the participation requirements im21 posed on such individual under section 483 with respect

22 to a State community work service program due to an un23 excused absence, the amount of aid under part A and the

24 Food Stamp Act of 1977 to be received by the family of

25 the individual participating in such program shall be re-
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1 duced in proportion to the number of hours of

2 uncompleted work or job search under such program.

3 ‘‘BENEFITS TO WAGES PROGRAM

4 ‘‘SEC. 485. (a) IN GENERAL.—Each State with a

5 plan approved under part A shall establish a benefits to

6 wages program.

7 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—Under a State benefits

8 to wages program, an individual shall work for a qualified

9 employer (as defined in subsection (d)) and the Secretary

10 shall pay a wage subsidy in the amount determined under

11 subsection (c) to such employer on behalf of such individ12 ual. Such wage subsidy shall be in lieu of all or part of

13 any benefits described in subsection (c) which the individ14 ual would otherwise be eligible to receive. The State bene15 fits to wages program shall be designed to place individ16 uals participating in the program in long-term

17 nonsubsidized employment.

18 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF WAGE SUBSIDY.—The amount of

19 the wage subsidy for an individual for a month is an

20 amount determined appropriate by the State which does

21 not exceed the sum of—

22 ‘‘(1) the monthly amount that would otherwise

23 be payable as aid to families with dependent children

24 to the family of such individual, and
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1 ‘‘(2) the monthly cash value of the food stamp

2 benefits that would otherwise be available to such in3 dividual’s household,

4 determined as of the first day of the first full month of

5 the employment of such individual by a qualified employer.

6 ‘‘(d) QUALIFIED EMPLOYER.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub8 section, an employer is qualified to receive a wage

9 subsidy under this subsection if—

10 ‘‘(A) the employer is a private entity;

11 ‘‘(B) the employer is approved by the State

12 to participate in its benefits to wages program;

13 and

14 ‘‘(C) gross wages (as defined in section

15 209 but without regard to any dollar limitation

16 contained in such section) received by an indi17 vidual participating in the benefits to wages

18 program for any month are not less than the

19 amount determined under paragraph (2).

20 ‘‘(2) WAGES BASED ON PERFORMANCE.—

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall pay

22 to an individual participating in the benefits to

23 wages program for any month an amount equal

24 to the product of—

25 ‘‘(i) the greater of—
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1 ‘‘(I) the hourly wage subsidy

2 amount determined under subpara3 graph (B); or

4 ‘‘(II) the greater of the Federal

5 minimum wage or the applicable State

6 minimum wage; and

7 ‘‘(ii) the number of hours worked by

8 such individual during such month.

9 ‘‘(B) HOURLY WAGE SUBSIDY AMOUNT.—

10 The hourly wage subsidy amount determined

11 under this subparagraph with respect to an in12 dividual for any month is an amount equal to—

13 ‘‘(i) the amount of the wage subsidy

14 under subsection (c); divided by

15 ‘‘(ii) the number of hours the individ16 ual is required to work in the benefits to

17 wages program for the month.

18 ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF EMPLOYERS.—In selecting

19 employers under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1),

20 the State shall give priority to those employers dem21 onstrating an ability to place individuals in long22 term nonsubsidized employment.

23 ‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF WAGES.—Under the State ben24 efits to wages program, wages paid to an individual by

25 a qualified employer shall be considered earned income for
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1 purposes of any provision of law, except that such wages

2 shall not be taken into account in determining the eligi3 bility of such individual for the programs described in sub4 section (c) during such individual’s participation in the

5 program.

6 ‘‘(f) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Notwithstanding

7 any other provision of law, for purposes of computing the

8 amount of the Federal payment to a State with respect

9 to any amount determined under subsection (c) with re10 spect to an individual, such amount shall be treated as

11 if paid to the individual under the applicable program.

12 ‘‘(g) LIMIT ON PARTICIPATION.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graph (2), an individual’s participation in a State

15 benefits to wages program shall be limited to 18

16 months.

17 ‘‘(2) STATE OPTION.—A State may reduce the

18 number of months referred to in paragraph (1) as

19 determined appropriate by the State.

20 ‘‘PENALTIES ON INDIVIDUALS WHO FAIL TO MEET

21 PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

22 ‘‘SEC. 486. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

23 subsection (b) and section 484(e), the State shall have the

24 option to impose a penalty on any individual who fails to

25 adequately participate in the program consisting of—
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1 ‘‘(1) a reduction in the amount of aid to fami2 lies with dependent children received by the individ3 ual’s family, as determined appropriate by the State;

4 or

5 ‘‘(2) a denial of eligibility for such aid to the

6 individual’s family on a temporary or permanent

7 basis, as determined appropriate by the State.

8 ‘‘(b) PENALTIES RELATING TO NONCUSTODIAL PAR9 ENTS.—

10 ‘‘(1) NO PENALTIES AGAINST FAMILY FOR NON11 COMPLIANCE OF NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.—No pen12 alty shall be imposed under this section or section

13 484(e) against a family receiving aid to families with

14 dependent children in the case of a noncustodial par15 ent’s failure to comply with section 483(a).

16 ‘‘(2) PENALTY FOR CERTAIN NONCUSTODIAL

17 PARENTS.—If an individual described in paragraph

18 (1) of section 483(a) knowingly and willfully fails to

19 participate in a State community work service pro20 gram in accordance with such section, such individ21 ual shall be subject to imprisonment in accordance

22 with State law.

23 ‘‘NONDISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS

24 ‘‘SEC. 487. No organization or entity participating in

25 a State community work service program or a State bene26 fits to wages program shall replace any employed worker
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1 with an individual participating in the program under this

2 part. Such an individual may be placed in any position

3 offered by such organization or entity—

4 ‘‘(1) that is a new position;

5 ‘‘(2) that is a position that became available in

6 the normal course of conducting the business of the

7 organization or entity;

8 ‘‘(3) that involves performing work that would

9 otherwise be performed on an overtime basis by a

10 worker who is not an individual participating in the

11 program under this part; or

12 ‘‘(4) that is a position which became available

13 by shifting a current employee to an alternate posi14 tion’’.

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section

16 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—

17 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para18 graph (44);

19 (ii) by striking the period at the end of

20 paragraph (45) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

21 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (45) the

22 following new paragraph:

23 ‘‘(46) provide that the State agency shall pro24 vide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that

25 the State has in effect laws providing for the impris-
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1 onment of any individual who fails to comply with

2 section 483(b)(1) for a term determined appropriate

3 by the State.’’.

4 (B) Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

5 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by adding at the end

6 the following new subsection:

7 ‘‘(l) If a State agency of a State informs the Sec8 retary that an individual who is participating in a benefits

9 to wages program under the welfare and dependency re10 duction program carried out under part F of title IV of

11 the Social Security Act is a member of a household that

12 participates in the food stamp program—

13 ‘‘(1) the Secretary shall pay to the State an

14 amount equal to the value of the food stamp benefits

15 the household is otherwise eligible to receive under

16 this Act; and

17 ‘‘(2) the State shall expend the amount in ac18 cordance with such part rather than for food stamp

19 benefits the household would receive but for the op20 eration of this subsection.’’.

21 (c) PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR WELFARE AND DE22 PENDENCY REDUCTION PROGRAMS.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (k) of section

24 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(k)(1) For purposes of conducting its workfare and

2 dependency reduction program under part F, a State shall

3 receive payments for a calendar quarter in an amount

4 equal to the sum of—

5 ‘‘(A) the product of—

6 ‘‘(i) the applicable dollar amount under

7 paragraph (2)(A), and

8 ‘‘(ii) the average weekly number of individ9 uals who are unemployed parents described in

10 section 483(a)(1) who participated in the pro11 gram under part F during such quarter;

12 ‘‘(B) the product of—

13 ‘‘(i) the applicable dollar amount under

14 paragraph (2)(A), and

15 ‘‘(ii) the average weekly number of individ16 uals who are noncustodial parents described in

17 section 483(b)(1) who participated in the pro18 gram under part F during such quarter; and

19 ‘‘(C) the product of—

20 ‘‘(i) the applicable dollar amount under

21 paragraph (2)(B), and

22 ‘‘(ii) the average weekly number of individ23 uals who are adult recipients of aid to families

24 with dependent children in single-adult families

25 described in section 483(c)(1) who participated
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1 in the program under part F during such quar2 ter.

3 ‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B)

4 of paragraph (1), the applicable dollar amount is—

5 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 1995, $250; and

6 ‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal

7 years, the amount determined under this subpara8 graph for the preceding fiscal year updated by the

9 percentage change in the consumer price index for

10 all urban consumers (United States city average)

11 during such preceding fiscal year.

12 ‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (C) of paragraph

13 (1), the applicable dollar amount is—

14 ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 1995, $625; and

15 ‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal

16 years, the amount determined under this clause for

17 the preceding fiscal year updated by the percentage

18 change in the consumer price index for all urban

19 consumers (United States city average) during such

20 preceding fiscal year.’’.

21 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 403

22 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking subsection

23 (l).

24 (d) ADJUSTMENTS TO MATCHING PERCENTAGE FOR

25 AFDC ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(3) (42

2 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 per3 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable percentage for

4 such quarter (as determined under subsection (o))’’.

5 (2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—Section 403

6 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end

7 the following new subsection:

8 ‘‘(o)(1) The applicable percentage determined under

9 this subsection for a quarter is a percentage equal to the

10 average of the percentages determined under paragraph

11 (2) for each category of individuals described in paragraph

12 (3).

13 ‘‘(2) The percentage determined under this para14 graph for a category of individuals described in paragraph

15 (3) for a quarter is—

16 ‘‘(A) 50 percent if the average weekly number

17 of individuals in the category who actually partici18 pate in the State’s workfare and dependency reduc19 tion program under part F during the quarter ex20 ceeds 99 percent of the average weekly number of

21 individuals in the category required to participate in

22 such program in accordance with the applicable

23 State participation rate requirement for such cat24 egory under section 483;
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1 ‘‘(B) 40 percent, if the average weekly number

2 of individuals in the category who actually partici3 pate in such program for a quarter is at least 90

4 percent but less than 100 percent of the average

5 weekly number of individuals in the category re6 quired to participate in such program in accordance

7 with the applicable State participation rate require8 ment for such category under section 483;

9 ‘‘(C) 25 percent, if the average weekly number

10 of individuals in the category who actually partici11 pate in such program for a quarter is at least 70

12 percent but less than 90 percent of the average

13 weekly number of individuals in the category re14 quired to participate in such program in accordance

15 with the applicable State participation rate require16 ment for such category under section 483; and

17 ‘‘(D) 0 percent, if the average weekly number

18 of individuals in the category who actually partici19 pate in such program for a quarter is less than 70

20 percent of the average weekly number of individuals

21 in the category required to participate in such pro22 gram in accordance with the applicable State partici23 pation rate requirement for such category under sec24 tion 483.
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1 ‘‘(3) The categories of individuals described in this

2 paragraph are the following:

3 ‘‘(A) Individuals who are unemployed parents

4 described in section 483(a)(1).

5 ‘‘(B) Individuals who are noncustodial parents

6 described in section 483(b)(1).

7 ‘‘(C) Individuals who are adult recipients of aid

8 to families with dependent children described in sec9 tion 483(c)(1).’’.

10 (e) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CUSTODIAL PAR11 ENTS UNDER 19.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as

12 amended by subsection (b)(2), is amended—

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

14 (45);

15 (2) by striking the period at the end of para16 graph (46) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (46) the fol18 lowing new paragraph:

19 ‘‘(47) provide that—

20 ‘‘(A) each custodial parent receiving aid

21 under the plan who has not attained 19 years

22 of age and has not successfully completed a

23 high-school education (or its equivalent) shall

24 participate in an educational activity; and

25 ‘‘(B) the State agency may—
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1 ‘‘(i) require a parent described in sub2 paragraph (A) to participate in educational

3 activities directed toward the attainment of

4 a high-school diploma or its equivalent on

5 a full-time (as defined by the educational

6 provider) basis; or

7 ‘‘(ii) require a parent described in

8 subparagraph (A) to participate in training

9 or work activities (in lieu of the edu10 cational activities under such subpara11 graph) if such parent fails to make good

12 progress in successfully completing such

13 educational activities or if it is determined

14 (prior to any assignment of the individual

15 to such educational activities) pursuant to

16 an educational assessment that participa17 tion in such educational activities is inap18 propriate for such parent.’’.

19 (f) AMENDMENTS REGARDING EARNED INCOME TAX

20 CREDIT.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section

22 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating

23 to earned income eligibility certificates) is amended

24 by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO CER2 TAIN EMPLOYEES.—An employer shall obtain an

3 earned income eligibility certificate from each em4 ployee who is employed by such employer under the

5 benefits to wages program under section 485 of the

6 Social Security Act.’’.

7 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made

8 by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years begin9 ning after December 31, 1994.

10 SEC. 102. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE-BODIED NON11 PARENTS IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act

13 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end

14 the following new subsection:

15 ‘‘(i)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub16 section, no individual who is a member of a household that

17 is otherwise eligible to receive food stamps shall be eligible

18 to receive food stamps as a member of that or any other

19 household if the individual has not performed at least 32

20 hours of work on behalf of a State or a political subdivi21 sion of a State, through a program established by the

22 State or political subdivision, during the month preceding

23 the month of an allotment.

24 ‘‘(2) A household member shall be exempt from the

25 requirements of paragraph (1) if the member is—
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1 ‘‘(A) a parent residing with a dependent child

2 under 18 years of age;

3 ‘‘(B) a member of a household with responsibil4 ity for the care of an incapacitated person;

5 ‘‘(C) mentally or physically unfit;

6 ‘‘(D) under 18 years of age; or

7 ‘‘(E) 63 years of age or older.

8 ‘‘(3) No State or political subdivision of a State par9 ticipating in a program established under this subsection

10 shall replace any employed worker with an individual par11 ticipating in the program. Such an individual may be

12 placed in any position offered by the State or political sub13 division that—

14 ‘‘(A) is a new position;

15 ‘‘(B) is a position that became available in the

16 normal course of conducting the business of the

17 State or political subdivision;

18 ‘‘(C) involves performing work that would oth19 erwise be performed on an overtime basis by a work20 er who is not an individual participating in the pro21 gram established under this subsection; or

22 ‘‘(D) that is a position which became available

23 by shifting a current employee to an alternate posi24 tion.
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1 ‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall make a monthly payment

2 to each State and political subdivision of a State that oper3 ates a program established under this subsection for the

4 month preceding the month of an allotment.

5 ‘‘(B) The amount of a payment that is made to a

6 State or political subdivision under subparagraph (A) shall

7 equal the product obtained by multiplying—

8 ‘‘(i) $20 (as adjusted under subparagraph (C));

9 times

10 ‘‘(ii) the number of individuals who performed

11 at least 32 hours of work on behalf of the State or

12 political subdivision, through a program established

13 by the State or political subdivision under this sub14 section, during the month preceding the month of

15 the allotment.

16 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall adjust the amount referred

17 to in subparagraph (B)(i) on October 1, 1995, and each

18 October 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in the Consumer

19 Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the

20 Bureau of Labor Statistics, as appropriately adjusted by

21 the Bureau of Labor Statistics after consultation with the

22 Secretary concerning the application of the Index to this

23 paragraph, for the 12 months ending the preceding June

24 30.’’.

25 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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1 (1) Section 6(d)(4)(M)(ii) of the Food Stamp

2 Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(M)(ii)) is amend3 ed by striking ‘‘section 16 (a), (c), and (h)’’ and in4 serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (c) of section 16’’.

5 (2) Section 16 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2025) is

6 amended—

7 (A) by striking subsection (h); and

8 (B) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j)

9 as subsections (h) and (i), respectively.

10 (3) Section 20 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is

11 amended by striking subsection (g).

12 (4) Section 21 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2030) is

13 amended—

14 (A) in subsection (b)(4)(B)—

15 (i) by striking ‘‘under—’’ and all that

16 follows through ‘‘subsections (a)’’ in clause

17 (i) and inserting ‘‘under subsections (a)’’;

18 and

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘program; and’’ and

20 all that follows through ‘‘except that’’ and

21 inserting ‘‘program, except that’’; and

22 (B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking

23 ‘‘subsections (a), (g), and (h) of section 16’’

24 and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (g) of sec25 tion 16’’.
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1 (5) Section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (7

2 U.S.C. 2031(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking

3 ‘‘subsections (a), (g), (h)(2), and (h)(3) of section

4 16’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (g) of section

5 16’’.

6 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

7 this section shall become effective 180 days after the date

8 of enactment of this Act.

9 SEC. 103. REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AFDC APPLICANTS

10 CONDUCT JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES.

11 (a) DELAY IN BENEFIT FOR CERTAIN FAMILIES.—

12 Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by section

13 101 (b)(2)(A) and (e), is amended—

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

15 (46);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (47) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (47) the fol19 lowing new paragraph:

20 ‘‘(48) provide that if a family is applying for

21 aid under the plan and such family—

22 ‘‘(A) has sufficient liquid assets to meet

23 the basic needs of the family for a 1-month pe24 riod (as determined by the State); and
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1 ‘‘(B) does not include any children under

2 age 5;

3 such family shall not receive such aid until a mem4 ber of the family who has attained age 18 has con5 ducted job search activities determined appropriate

6 by the State for a 1-month period.’’.

7 (b) JOB SEARCH REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN INDI8 VIDUALS.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amend9 ed by section 101 (b)(2)(A) and (e) and subsection (a),

10 is amended—

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

12 (47);

13 (2) by striking the period at the end of para14 graph (48) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (48) the fol16 lowing new paragraph:

17 ‘‘(49) provide that if a family applying for aid

18 under the plan—

19 ‘‘(A) is not described in paragraph (48),

20 and

21 ‘‘(B) does not include any children under

22 age 5,

23 a member of the family who has attained age 18

24 shall conduct job search activities determined appro-
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1 priate by the State during first 1-month period for

2 which the family receives such aid.’’.

3 SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.

4 Except as otherwise specifically provided, the amend5 ments made by this title shall take effect on October 1,

6 1994.

7 TITLE II—PROMOTION OF MAR8 RIAGE AND SOCIAL RESPON9 SIBILITY

10 Subtitle A—Welfare Benefits

11 SEC. 201. PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.

12 (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

13 Congress that—

14 (1) marriage is the foundation of a successful

15 society;

16 (2) marriage is an essential social institution

17 which promotes the interests of children and society

18 at large;

19 (3) the negative consequences of an out-of-wed20 lock birth on the child, the mother, and society are

21 well documented as follows:

22 (A) the illegitimacy rate among black

23 Americans was 26 percent in 1965, but today

24 the rate is 68 percent and climbing;
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1 (B) the illegitimacy rate among white

2 Americans has risen tenfold, from 2.29 percent

3 in 1960 to 22 percent today;

4 (C) the total of all out-of-wedlock births

5 between 1970 and 1991 has risen from 10 per6 cent to 30 percent and if the current trend con7 tinues, 50 percent of all births by the year 2015

8 will be out-of-wedlock;

9 (D) 82 percent of illegitimate births among

10 whites are to women with a high school edu11 cation or less;

12 (E) the one-parent family is six times more

13 likely to be poor than the two-parent family;

14 (F) children born into families receiving

15 welfare assistance are three times more likely to

16 be on welfare when they reach adulthood;

17 (G) teenage single parent mothering is the

18 single biggest contributor to low birth weight

19 babies;

20 (H) children born out-of-wedlock are more

21 likely to experience low verbal cognitive attain22 ment, child abuse, and neglect;

23 (I) young people from single parent or

24 stepparent families are two to three times more
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1 likely to have emotional or behavioral problems

2 than those from intact families;

3 (J) young white women who were raised in

4 a single parent family are 164 percent more

5 likely to have children out-of-wedlock, 111 per6 cent more likely to become parents as teen7 agers, and 92 percent more likely to have their

8 marriages end in divorce;

9 (K) the younger the single parent mother,

10 the less likely she is to finish high school;

11 (L) young women who have children before

12 finishing high school are more likely to receive

13 welfare assistance for a longer period of time;

14 (M) between 1985 and 1990, the public

15 cost of births to teenage mothers under the aid

16 to families with dependent children program,

17 the food stamp program, and the medicaid pro18 gram has been estimated at $120 billion;

19 (N) the absence of a father in the life of

20 a child has a negative effect on school perform21 ance and peer adjustment;

22 (O) the likelihood that a young black man

23 will engage in criminal activities doubles if he

24 is raised without a father and triples if he lives
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1 in a neighborhood with a high concentration of

2 single parent families; and

3 (P) the greater the incidence of single par4 ent families in a neighborhood, the higher the

5 incidence of violent crime and burglary; and

6 (4) in light of this demonstration of the crisis

7 in our Nation, the reduction of out-of-wedlock births

8 is an important government interest and the policy

9 contained in provisions of this title address the cri10 sis.

11 (b) ELIMINATION OF AFDC BENEFITS TO YOUNG

12 UNWED PARENTS.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—

14 (A) STATE PLAN AMENDMENT.—Section

15 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sec16 tions 101 (b)(2)(A) and (e) and 103 (a) and

17 (b), is amended—

18 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of

19 paragraph (48);

20 (ii) by striking the period at the end

21 of paragraph (49) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

22 and

23 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (49)

24 the following new paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(50)(A) except as provided in subparagraph

2 (B), if a child is born to an individual who is unmar3 ried and who has not attained age 21 (or another

4 age that exceeds 21, as determined appropriate by

5 the State), aid to families with dependent children

6 under the State plan shall not be payable with re7 spect to the child and the parents of the child; and

8 ‘‘(B) provide that subparagraph (A) shall not

9 apply—

10 ‘‘(i) if, after the birth of the child—

11 ‘‘(I) the custodian of the child marries

12 an individual who assumes lawful paternity

13 or permanent legal guardianship and fi14 nancial responsibility for the child; or

15 ‘‘(II) the child is legally adopted;

16 ‘‘(ii) if the parents of the dependent child

17 were married during the 10-month period pre18 ceding the birth of the child and 1 parent died

19 prior to the birth of the child; or

20 ‘‘(iii) with respect to the child after the

21 child has attained age 18.’’.

22 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments

23 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to chil24 dren born on or after the date that is 1 year

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 (2) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE AGE.—

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(50)(A)

3 (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(50)(A)), as added by para4 graph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘21’’ each

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘26’’.

6 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments

7 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to chil8 dren born on or after the date that is 4 years

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

10 (c) FOOD STAMPS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—

12 (A) ELIMINATION OF BENEFIT.—Section 6

13 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.

14 2015), as amended by section 102(a), is amend15 ed by adding at the end the following new sub16 section:

17 ‘‘(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a child

18 is born to an individual who is unmarried and who has

19 not attained age 21 (or another age that exceeds 21, as

20 determined appropriate by the State), the child and the

21 parents of the child shall be ineligible to receive food

22 stamps.

23 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply—

24 ‘‘(A) if after the birth of the child—
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1 ‘‘(i) the custodian of the child marries an

2 individual who assumes lawful paternity or per3 manent legal guardianship and financial respon4 sibility for the child; or

5 ‘‘(ii) the child is legally adopted;

6 ‘‘(B) if the parents of the child were married

7 during the 10-month period preceding the birth of

8 the child and 1 parent died prior to the birth of the

9 child; or

10 ‘‘(C) with respect to the child after the child

11 has attained age 18.’’.

12 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Para13 graph (1) of the second sentence of section 3(o)

14 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended by

15 inserting after the comma at the end the follow16 ing: ‘‘except as provided in subsection (j) of sec17 tion 6,’’.

18 (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments

19 made by this paragraph shall apply to children

20 born on or after the date that is 1 year after

21 the date of enactment of this Act.

22 (2) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE AGE.—

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(j)(1) of the

24 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as added by para-
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1 graph (1)) is amended by striking ‘‘21’’ each

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘26’’.

3 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment

4 made by this paragraph shall apply to children

5 born on or after the date that is 4 years after

6 the date of enactment of this Act.

7 (d) HOUSING PROGRAMS.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—

9 (A) PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.—The Unit10 ed States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

11 1437 et seq.) is amended—

12 (i) in section 6, by adding at the end

13 the following new subsection:

14 ‘‘(q) PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contract described in

16 subsection (a) shall provide that, if a child is born

17 to an individual who is unmarried and who has not

18 attained age 21, neither the child nor the parents of

19 the child shall be eligible to receive assistance under

20 this Act.

21 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not

22 apply—

23 ‘‘(A) if after the birth of the child—

24 ‘‘(i) the custodian of the child marries

25 an individual who assumes lawful paternity
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1 or permanent legal guardianship and fi2 nancial responsibility for the child; or

3 ‘‘(ii) the child is legally adopted;

4 ‘‘(B) if the parents of the child were mar5 ried during the 10-month period preceding the

6 birth of the child and 1 parent died prior to the

7 birth of the child; or

8 ‘‘(C) with respect to the child after the

9 child has attained age 18.’’; and

10 (ii) in section 8, by adding at the end

11 the following new subsection:

12 ‘‘(z) PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contract to make as14 sistance payments described in subsection (a) shall

15 provide that, if a child is born to an individual who

16 is unmarried and who has not attained age 21, nei17 ther the child nor the parents of the child shall be

18 eligible to receive assistance under this section.

19 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not

20 apply—

21 ‘‘(A) if after the birth of the child—

22 ‘‘(i) the custodian of the child marries

23 an individual who assumes lawful paternity

24 or permanent legal guardianship and fi25 nancial responsibility for the child; or
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1 ‘‘(ii) the child is legally adopted;

2 ‘‘(B) if the parents of the child were mar3 ried during the 10-month period preceding the

4 birth of the child and 1 parent died prior to the

5 birth of the child; or

6 ‘‘(C) with respect to the child after the

7 child has attained age 18.’’.

8 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments

9 made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to chil10 dren born on or after the date that is 1 year

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

12 (2) AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN APPLICABLE

13 AGE.—

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(q) of the

15 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

16 1437d(q)), as added by paragraph (1)(A)(i), is

17 amended by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘26’’.

18 (B) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(z) of the

19 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

20 1437f(z)), as added by paragraph (1)(A)(ii), is

21 amended by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘26’’.

22 (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments

23 made by this paragraph shall apply to children

24 born on or after the date that is 4 years after

25 the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 (3) DISCRETIONARY INCREASE IN APPLICABLE

2 AGE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

3 beginning on the effective date of the amendments

4 made by paragraph (1)(A), the Governor of each

5 State shall have the option to increase the minimum

6 age for assistance set forth in section 6(q) or 8(z)

7 of United States Housing Act of 1937, as added by

8 paragraph (1)(A), for individuals residing in the

9 State.

10 SEC. 202. BENEFIT PROVISIONS REGARDING ADDITIONAL

11 CHILDREN.

12 (a) AFDC.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.

14 602(a)), as amended by sections 101 (b)(2)(A) and

15 (e), 103(a) and (b), and 201(b), is amended—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para17 graph (49);

18 (B) by striking the period at the end of

19 paragraph (50) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

20 (C) by inserting after paragraph (50) the

21 following new paragraph:

22 ‘‘(51)(A) provide that aid to families with de23 pendent children under the State plan shall not be

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1 ent of such child was, at the time of the child’s

2 birth—

3 ‘‘(i) a recipient of aid under the State

4 plan; or

5 ‘‘(ii) an individual who received such aid

6 anytime during the 10-month period ending

7 with the birth of the child; and

8 ‘‘(B) provide that subparagraph (A) shall not

9 apply with respect to the child after the child has at10 tained age 18.’’.

11 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

12 by paragraph (1) shall apply to children born on or

13 after the date that is 1 year after the date of the

14 enactment of this Act.

15 (b) FOOD STAMPS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food

17 Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by

18 section 102(a) and 201(c), is amended by adding at

19 the end the following new subsection:

20 ‘‘(k) If a child is born to a parent that is a recipient

21 of aid to families with dependent children under a State

22 plan under section 402 of the Social Security Act, or a

23 parent who received such aid anytime during the 10-

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1 shall be ineligible to participate in the food stamp program

2 until the child attains age 18.’’.

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1)

4 of the second sentence of section 3(o) of such Act

5 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)), as amended by section

6 201(c)(1)(B), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection

7 (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (j) and (k)’’.

8 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made

9 by paragraph (1) shall apply to children born on or

10 after the date that is 1 year after the date of enact11 ment of this Act.

12 SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PATERNITY ESTAB13 LISHMENT.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.

15 602(a)), as amended by sections 101(b)(2)(A) and (e),

16 103 (a) and (b), 201(b), and 202(a), is amended—

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

18 (50);

19 (2) by striking the period at the end of para20 graph (51) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (51) the fol22 lowing new paragraph:

23 ‘‘(52) provide that—

24 ‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs

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1 this part includes a child who has not attained

2 age 18 and who was born on or after January

3 1, 1993, with respect to whom paternity has

4 not been established, aid to families with de5 pendent children paid to such family under the

6 State plan for any month shall be reduced—

7 ‘‘(i) by the amount of aid allocable to

8 such child (until the child attains age 18);

9 and

10 ‘‘(ii) if the parent or caretaker relative

11 of such child is not the parent or caretaker

12 relative of another child for whom aid is

13 available, by the amount of aid allocable to

14 such parent or caretaker relative;

15 ‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A),

16 aid under the State plan shall be available with

17 respect to a dependent child who is up to 4

18 months of age for whom paternity has not been

19 established if the parent or caretaker relative of

20 the child provides the name, address, and such

21 other identifying information as the State may

22 require of an individual who may be the father

23 of the child; and

24 ‘‘(C) the State may exempt up to 10 per25 cent of all families applying for aid under this
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1 part which include a child who was born on or

2 after January 1, 1993, and with respect to

3 whom parternity has not been established, from

4 the reduction imposed under subparagraph

5 (A).’’.

6 (b) PROVISION OF AID IN VIOLATION OF PATERNITY

7 ESTABLISHMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 404 (42

8 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following

9 new subsection:

10 ‘‘(e) If a State expends funds for aid to families with

11 dependent children in violation of the requirements of

12 paragraph (51) in any fiscal year but such expenditures

13 do not constitute a failure to substantially to comply with

14 such requirements, the Secretary shall reduce the amount

15 to be paid to such State under this part for the succeeding

16 fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount of funds

17 misused by such State.’’.

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

19 this section shall apply with respect to individuals applying

20 for aid to families with dependent children under part A

21 of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et

22 seq.) in calendar quarters beginning on or after the date

23 that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this

24 Act.
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1 Subtitle B—Grants for Assistance

2 to Children Born Out-Of-Wedlock

3 SEC. 211. GRANTS TO STATES.

4 Title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by insert5 ing after part B the following:

6 ‘‘PART C—GRANTS FOR ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN

7 BORN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK

8 ‘‘PURPOSE

9 ‘‘SEC. 440. (a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this

10 part is to grant a qualified State the flexibility and re11 sources necessary to provide such services and activities

12 as the State deems appropriate to discourage out-of-wed13 lock births and care for children born out-of-wedlock.

14 ‘‘(b) QUALIFIED STATE DEFINED.—For purposes of

15 this part, the term ‘qualified State’ means a State which—

16 ‘‘(1) has a plan approved under section 402,

17 and

18 ‘‘(2) has certified to the Secretary that—

19 ‘‘(A) the payments made to the State

20 under this part will be used by the State in ac21 cordance with this part, and

22 ‘‘(B) not less frequently than every 2

23 years, the State will audit the expenditures of

24 the amounts paid to the State under this part.
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1 ‘‘USE OF GRANT FUNDS

2 ‘‘SEC. 441. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

3 subsection (b), each qualified State that receives grant

4 funds under this part may use such funds—

5 ‘‘(1) to establish or expand programs to reduce

6 out-of-wedlock pregnancies,

7 ‘‘(2) to promote adoption,

8 ‘‘(3) to establish and operate orphanages,

9 ‘‘(4) to establish and operate closely supervised

10 residential group homes for unwed mothers, or

11 ‘‘(5) in any manner that the State deems ap12 propriate to accomplish the purpose of this part.

13 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—

14 ‘‘(1) NO INDIVIDUAL PAYMENTS.—A qualified

15 State that receives grant funds under this part shall

16 not, directly or indirectly, use such funds for provid17 ing payments to an individual who is the parent of

18 a child born out-of-wedlock and such child if the

19 parent and the child live—

20 ‘‘(A) in a household headed by such par21 ent,

22 ‘‘(B) in the household of a relative, or

23 ‘‘(C) in any other conventional residential

24 or community setting.
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1 ‘‘(2) NO FUNDS USED FOR ABORTION.—No

2 grant funds received by a qualified State under this

3 part shall be used for making abortion available as

4 a method of family planning or for any counseling

5 or advising with respect to abortion.

6 ‘‘(c) PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF FUNDS.—If a quali7 fied State fails to comply with subsection (b) in any fiscal

8 year, the Secretary shall reduce the amount to be paid

9 to such State under this part for the succeeding fiscal year

10 by an amount equal to the amount of funds misused by

11 such State.

12 ‘‘AMOUNT OF GRANT

13 ‘‘SEC. 442. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

14 make a payment to each qualified State for fiscal years

15 1995 through 1999 in an amount equal to the Federal

16 savings amount for the State determined under subsection

17 (b)(1) for the applicable fiscal year.

18 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF GRANT AMOUNT.—

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal savings

20 amount for a State for a fiscal year is an amount

21 that is equal to the product of—

22 ‘‘(A) the State per capita amount for the

23 fiscal year (as determined under paragraph

24 (2)); and

25 ‘‘(B) the State’s excluded population (as

26 determined under paragraph (3)).
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1 ‘‘(2) PER CAPITA AMOUNT.—The State per cap2 ita amount for a fiscal year determined under this

3 paragraph is the sum of—

4 ‘‘(A) the average per capita amount that

5 the Secretary estimates the State will receive

6 under section 403 of the Social Security Act

7 during the fiscal year for providing aid to fami8 lies with dependent children to individuals eligi9 ble to receive such aid; and

10 ‘‘(B) the average per capita amount that

11 the Secretary estimates individuals who are re12 ceiving aid to families with dependent children

13 in the State will receive under the food stamp

14 program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977

15 during the fiscal year.

16 ‘‘(3) STATE EXCLUDED POPULATION.—

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional

18 Budget Office shall determine an excluded pop19 ulation for each qualified State for each fiscal

20 year in accordance with this paragraph.

21 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—A State’s ex22 cluded population for a fiscal year shall equal

23 the sum of—
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1 ‘‘(i) the number of excluded children

2 for the State for the fiscal year as deter3 mined under subparagraph (C);

4 ‘‘(ii) the number of excluded parents

5 for the State for the fiscal year as deter6 mined under subparagraph (D); and

7 ‘‘(iii) the number of individuals in the

8 phase-in population for the State for the

9 fiscal year as determined under subpara10 graph (E).

11 ‘‘(C) EXCLUDED CHILDREN.—

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The number of ex13 cluded children for a State for a fiscal year

14 shall be—

15 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 1995, zero;

16 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 1996, 50

17 percent of the monthly average num18 ber of base year excluded children (as

19 defined in clause (ii)) who were under

20 age 1 during the base year (as defined

21 in clause (iii));

22 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 1997, the

23 sum of—

24 ‘‘(aa) the monthly average

25 number of base year excluded
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1 children who were under age 1

2 during the base year; and

3 ‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the

4 monthly average number of base

5 year excluded children who were

6 over age 1 and under age 2 dur7 ing the base year;

8 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 1998, the

9 sum of—

10 ‘‘(aa) the monthly average

11 number of base year excluded

12 children who were under age 2

13 during the base year; and

14 ‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the

15 monthly average number of base

16 year excluded children who were

17 over age 2 and under age 3 dur18 ing the base year; and

19 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 1999, the

20 sum of—

21 ‘‘(aa) the monthly average

22 number of base year excluded

23 children who were under age 3

24 during the base year; and
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1 ‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the

2 monthly average number of base

3 year excluded children who were

4 over age 3 and under age 4 dur5 ing the base year.

6 ‘‘(ii) BASE YEAR EXCLUDED CHIL7 DREN.—The term ‘base year excluded chil8 dren’ means children who received aid

9 under the State’s plan during the base

10 year who would not have been eligible for

11 such aid if section 402(a)(50) (as in effect

12 during the applicable fiscal year) had been

13 in effect at the time such children were

14 born.

15 ‘‘(iii) BASE YEAR.—For purposes of

16 this part, the term ‘base year’ means—

17 ‘‘(I) 1993, if the Congressional

18 Budget Office is able to determine an

19 excluded population for each State for

20 each fiscal year that such a deter21 mination is required using data pro22 vided by the National Integrated

23 Quality Control System operated by

24 the Department of Health and
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1 Human Services and other relevant

2 data sources, or

3 ‘‘(II) 1993, or another period de4 termined appropriate by the Sec5 retary, based on a survey conducted

6 or approved by the Secretary.

7 ‘‘(D) EXCLUDED PARENTS.—The number

8 of excluded parents for a State for a fiscal year

9 shall be the number of parents excluded in con10 nection with the exclusion of their children

11 under subparagraph (C).

12 ‘‘(E) PHASE-IN POPULATION ADJUSTED

13 FOR DATE OF ENACTMENT.—

14 ‘‘(i) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—For fiscal

15 year 1995, the phase-in population for a

16 State shall be the product of subclauses

17 (I), (II), and (III):

18 ‘‘(I) 4.17 percent.

19 ‘‘(II) The average monthly num20 ber of base year excluded children (as

21 defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph

22 (C)) in the State who were under age

23 1 during the base year (as defined in

24 clause (iii) of subparagraph (C)) and
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1 the number of parents excluded in

2 connection with such children.

3 ‘‘(III) The number of months (in

4 whole or in part) by which the date of

5 the enactment of the Real Welfare Re6 form Act of 1994 precedes October 1,

7 1994.

8 ‘‘(ii) SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS.—

9 For fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal

10 years, the phase-in population for a State

11 shall be the product of subclauses (I), (II),

12 (III), and (IV):

13 ‘‘(I) 4.17 percent.

14 ‘‘(II) The average monthly num15 ber of base year excluded children (as

16 defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph

17 (C)) in the State who were under age

18 1 during the base year (as defined in

19 clause (iii) of subparagraph (C)) and

20 the number of parents excluded in

21 connection with such children.

22 ‘‘(III) The number of months (in

23 whole or in part) by which the date of

24 the enactment of the Real Welfare Re-
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1 form Act of 1994 precedes or succeeds

2 October 1, 1994.

3 ‘‘(IV)(aa) If the date of the en4 actment of the Real Welfare Reform

5 Act of 1994 precedes October 1,

6 1994, 1; or

7 ‘‘(bb) If the date of the enact8 ment of the Real Welfare Reform Act

9 of 1994 succeeds October 1, 1994,

10 -1.’’.

11 Subtitle C—Removal of Barriers to

12 Interethnic Adoption

13 SEC. 221. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

15 (1) nearly 500,000 children are in foster care in

16 the United States;

17 (2) tens of thousands of children in foster care

18 are waiting for adoption;

19 (3) 2 years and 8 months is the median length

20 of time that children wait to be adopted;

21 (4) child welfare agencies should work to elimi22 nate racial, ethnic, and national origin discrimina23 tion and bias in adoption and foster care recruit24 ment, selection, and placement procedures; and
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1 (5) active, creative, and diligent efforts are

2 needed to recruit parents, from every race and cul3 ture, for children needing foster care or adoptive

4 parents.

5 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to de6 crease the length of time that children wait to be adopted

7 and to prevent discrimination in the placement of children

8 on the basis of race, color, or national origin.

9 SEC. 222. MULTIETHNIC PLACEMENTS.

10 (a) ACTIVITIES.—

11 (1) PROHIBITION.—An agency, or entity, that

12 receives Federal assistance and is involved in adop13 tion or foster care placements may not—

14 (A) categorically deny to any person the

15 opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster

16 parent, on the basis of the race, color, or na17 tional origin of the adoptive or foster parent, or

18 the child, involved; or

19 (B) delay or deny the placement of a child

20 for adoption or into foster care, or otherwise

21 discriminate in making a placement decision, on

22 the basis of the race, color, or national origin

23 of the adoptive or foster parent, or the child, in24 volved.
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1 (2) PERMISSIBLE CONSIDERATION.—An agency

2 or entity to which paragraph (1) applies may con3 sider the race, color, or national origin of a child as

4 a factor in making a placement decision if such fac5 tor is relevant to the best interests of the child in6 volved and is considered in conjunction with other

7 factors.

8 (3) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,

9 the term ‘‘placement decision’’ means the decision to

10 place, or to delay or deny the placement of, a child

11 in a foster care or an adoptive home, and includes

12 the decision of the agency or entity involved to seek

13 the termination of birth parent rights or otherwise

14 make a child legally available for adoptive place15 ment.

16 (b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Health and

17 Human Services shall not provide placement and adminis18 trative funds under section 474(a)(3) of the Social Secu19 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)) to an agency or entity de20 scribed in subsection (a) that is not in compliance with

21 subsection (a).

22 (c) EQUITABLE RELIEF.—Any individual who is ag23 grieved by an action in violation of subsection (a), taken

24 by an agency or entity described in subsection (a), shall
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1 have the right to bring an action seeking relief in a United

2 States district court of appropriate jurisdiction.

3 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be

4 construed to affect the application of the Indian Child

5 Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).

6 Subtitle D—Tax Credit for Certain

7 Low-Income Families

8 SEC. 231. ADDITIONAL EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR MAR9 RIED INDIVIDUALS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 32(a) of

11 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to earned in12 come credit) is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a

14 credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for

15 the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of—

16 ‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible individual,

17 an amount equal to the credit percentage of so

18 much of the taxpayer’s earned income for the

19 taxable year as does not exceed the earned in20 come amount, and

21 ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible married in22 dividual, the applicable percentage of $1,000.’’.

23 (b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—Section 32(b) of the

24 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to percentages
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1 and amounts) is amended by adding at the end the follow2 ing new paragraph:

3 ‘‘(3) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applica4 ble percentage for any taxable year is equal to 100

5 percent reduced (but not below 0 percent) by 10 per6 centage points for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof)

7 by which the taxpayer’s earned income for such tax8 able year exceeds $16,000.’’.

9 (c) ELIGIBLE MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.—Section

10 32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to

11 definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the

12 end the following new paragraph:

13 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.—The

14 term ‘eligible married individual’ means an eligible

15 individual (determined without regard to paragraph

16 (1)(A)(ii))—

17 ‘‘(A) who is married (as defined in section

18 7703) and who has lived together with the indi19 vidual’s spouse at all times during such mar20 riage during the taxable year, and

21 ‘‘(B) has earned income for the taxable

22 year of at least $8,500.’’.

23 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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1 (1) Section 32(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue

2 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph

3 (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’.

4 (2) Section 32(i) of such Code is amended to

5 read as follows:

6 ‘‘(i) INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable

8 year beginning after the applicable calendar year,

9 each dollar amount referred to in paragraph (2)(B)

10 shall be increased by an amount equal to—

11 ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by

12 ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter13 mined under section 1(f)(3), for the calendar

14 year in which the taxable year begins, by sub15 stituting for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subpara16 graph (B) thereof—

17 ‘‘(i) ‘calendar year 1993’ in the case

18 of the dollar amounts referred to in para19 graph (2)(B)(i), and

20 ‘‘(ii) ‘calendar year 1994’ in the case

21 of the dollar amounts referred to in para22 graph (2)(B)(ii).

23 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS, ETC.—For purposes of

24 paragraph (1)—
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1 ‘‘(A) APPLICABLE CALENDAR YEAR.—The

2 term ‘applicable calendar year’ means—

3 ‘‘(i) 1994 in the case of the dollar

4 amounts referred to in paragraph

5 (2)(B)(i), and

6 ‘‘(ii) 1995 in the case of the dollar

7 amounts referred to in paragraph

8 (2)(B)(ii).

9 ‘‘(B) DOLLAR AMOUNTS.—The dollar

10 amounts referred to in this subparagraph are—

11 ‘‘(i) each dollar amount contained in

12 subsection (b)(2)(A), and

13 ‘‘(ii) the $16,000 amount contained in

14 subsection (b)(3) and the dollar amount

15 contained in subsection (c)(4)(B).

16 ‘‘(3) ROUNDING.—If any dollar amount after

17 being increased under paragraph (1) is not a mul18 tiple of $10, such dollar amount shall be rounded to

19 the nearest multiple of $10 (or, if such dollar

20 amount is a multiple of $5, such dollar amount shall

21 be increased to the next higher multiple of $10).’’.

22 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

23 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after

24 December 31, 1994.
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1 TITLE III—CHILD SUPPORT

2 ENFORCEMENT

3 SEC. 301. NATIONAL REPORTING OF INFORMATION RELAT4 ING TO CHILD SUPPORT WITH RESPECT TO

5 CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

6 (a) MODIFIED W–4 REPORTING.—

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REPORTING SYSTEM.—

8 The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with

9 the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a system for

10 the reporting of information relating to child support

11 obligations of employees, that meets the require12 ments of this subsection.

13 (2) EMPLOYEE OBLIGATIONS.—

14 (A) EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO CHILD SUP15 PORT WAGE WITHHOLDING.—The system shall

16 require each employee who owes a qualified

17 child support obligation to indicate, at the time

18 such obligation first arises or is modified, on a

19 W–4 form that the employee is otherwise re20 quired to file with the employer—

21 (i) the existence of the obligation;

22 (ii) the amount of the obligation;

23 (iii) the name and address of the per24 son to whom the obligation is owed; and
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1 (iv) whether health care insurance is

2 available through the employer to the fam3 ily of the employee.

4 (B) EMPLOYEES IN DESIGNATED INDUS5 TRIES.—The system shall require each em6 ployee, who is employed in a State in an indus7 try that the State has designated pursuant to

8 section 466(a)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act

9 as one with respect to which universal employ10 ment reporting would improve child support

11 enforcement in a cost-effective manner, to an12 nually file with the employer a W–4 form indi13 cating—

14 (i) whether the employee owes a quali15 fied child support obligation; and

16 (ii) if so—

17 (I) the amount of the obligation;

18 (II) the name and address of the

19 person to whom the obligation is

20 owed; and

21 (III) whether health care insur22 ance is available through the employer

23 to the family of the employee.

24 (C) ONE-TIME UPDATING OF W–4 INFOR25 MATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES.—The system shall
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1 require each employee to file with the employer,

2 during a period that the State in which the em3 ployee is employed has prescribed pursuant to

4 section 466(a)(12)(B) of the Social Security

5 Act, a W–4 form indicating—

6 (i) whether the employee owes a quali7 fied child support obligation; and

8 (ii) if so—

9 (I) the amount of each such obli10 gation;

11 (II) the name and address of

12 each person to whom the obligation is

13 owed; and

14 (III) whether health care insur15 ance is available through the employer

16 to the family of the employee.

17 (D) QUALIFIED CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGA18 TION.—As used in this subsection, the term

19 ‘‘qualified child support obligation’’ means a

20 legal obligation to provide child support (as de21 fined in section 462(b) of the Social Security

22 Act) which is to be collected, in whole or in

23 part, through wage withholding pursuant to an

24 order issued by a court of any State or an order
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1 of an administrative process established under

2 the law of any State.

3 (3) EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS.—Each employer

4 who receives information from an employee pursuant

5 to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall—

6 (A) within 10 days after such receipt, for7 ward the information to the agency, designated

8 pursuant to section 466(a)(11)(A) of the Social

9 Security Act, of the State in which the em10 ployee is employed by the employer; and

11 (B) withhold from the income of the em12 ployee the amount indicated on the W–4 form

13 (or, if the employer has received from the State

14 a notice that the amount is incorrect, such

15 other amount as the State indicates is to be so

16 withheld), in the manner described in section

17 466(b)(6)(A)(i) of such Act.

18 (4) NEW HIRES IN CERTAIN STATES EX19 CEPTED.—This subsection shall not apply with re20 spect to the employment in a State of any employee

21 not described in paragraph (2)(B) if the Secretary

22 of Health and Human Services determines that the

23 State—
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1 (A) requires all employers in the State to

2 report to the State all basic employment infor3 mation on new hires;

4 (B) requires such information to be com5 pared with information in the State registry of

6 child support orders established pursuant to

7 section 466(a)(13) of the Social Security Act

8 and with requests from other States for infor9 mation on the location of noncustodial parents;

10 (C) maintains updated employment infor11 mation on all individuals employed in the State

12 in a manner that enables the State to effec13 tively respond to such requests; and

14 (D) requires all employers in the State, on

15 receipt of a notice from the State that an em16 ployee owes a qualified child support obligation,

17 to begin withholding from the income of the

18 employee the amount of the obligation, in the

19 manner described in section 466(b)(6)(A)(i) of

20 the Social Security Act.

21 (b) STATE ROLE.—Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C.

22 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the

23 following:

24 ‘‘(11) Procedures under which the State shall

25 designate a public agency to—
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1 ‘‘(A) maintain the information provided by

2 employers pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the

3 Real Welfare Reform Act of 1994 in accordance

4 with regulations prescribed by the Secretary

5 which allow other States easy access to the in6 formation through the Interstate Locate Net7 work established under section 453(g) of this

8 Act; and

9 ‘‘(B) determine whether or not the infor10 mation described in subparagraph (A) of this

11 paragraph provided by an employer with respect

12 to an employee is accurate by comparing the in13 formation with the information on file in the

14 State registry of child support orders estab15 lished pursuant to section 466(a)(13) of this

16 Act, and—

17 ‘‘(i) if the information is confirmed by

18 the information on file in the registry, no19 tify any individual (or such individual’s

20 designee) who resides in the State and to

21 whom the employee has a legal obligation

22 to provide child support, of such informa23 tion;

24 ‘‘(ii) if the information is not so con25 firmed due to a discrepancy between the
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1 information and a copy of a child support

2 order in the registry, notify the employer

3 of the discrepancy and the correct informa4 tion using the order developed under sec5 tion 452(a)(12) of this Act; or

6 ‘‘(iii) if the information is not so con7 firmed because the registry does not con8 tain a copy of an order that imposes a

9 child support obligation on the employee,

10 search the child support order registries

11 established pursuant to section 466(a)(13)

12 of this Act of the States in which the obli13 gation is most likely to have been imposed.

14 ‘‘(12) Procedures under which the State shall—

15 ‘‘(A) designate at least 1 industry, for pur16 poses of section 301(a)(2)(B) of the Real Wel17 fare Reform Act of 1994, as an industry with

18 respect to which universal employment report19 ing would improve child support enforcement in

20 a cost-effective manner;

21 ‘‘(B) prescribe the period during which

22 individuals employed in the State are to be

23 required to file with their employers updated

24 W–4 forms as required by section 301(a)(2)(C)

25 of such Act; and
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1 ‘‘(C) impose a fine—

2 ‘‘(i) against any individual employed

3 in the State who is required by section

4 301(a)(2) of such Act to file a W–4 form

5 with any employer of the individual and

6 fails to do so; and

7 ‘‘(ii) in an amount equal to the aver8 age cost of noncompliance (as determined

9 by the State) or $25, whichever is the less10 er, on any employer who fails to comply

11 with section 301(a)(3) of such Act for any

12 month.’’.

13 SEC. 302. STATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

14 (a) STATE REGISTRIES OF CHILD SUPPORT OR15 DERS.—Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended

16 by section 301(b), is amended by inserting after para17 graph (12) the following:

18 ‘‘(13) Procedures requiring the State agency

19 designated pursuant to paragraph (16) to maintain

20 a child support order registry, which must include—

21 ‘‘(A) a copy of each child support order

22 being enforced under the State plan; and

23 ‘‘(B) at the request of an individual who

24 has or is owed a legal obligation to provide child

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1 a copy of the order that imposes the obliga2 tion.’’.

3 (b) ACCESSIBILITY OF STATE INFORMATION RELAT4 ED TO CHILD SUPPORT.—

5 (1) TO OTHER STATES.—Section 466(a) (42

6 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 301(b)(1)

7 and subsection (a) of this section, is amended by in8 serting after paragraph (13) the following:

9 ‘‘(14)(A) Procedures requiring all records of the

10 State to which the agency administering the plan

11 has access and determines may be useful in locating

12 noncustodial parents or collecting child support to be

13 made accessible to any agency of any State for such

14 purpose, through the Interstate Locate Network es15 tablished under section 453(g), in accordance with

16 safeguards established to prevent release of informa17 tion if the release might jeopardize the safety of any

18 individual.

19 ‘‘(B) The State may impose reasonable fees for

20 access to State records provided pursuant to sub21 paragraph (A).’’.

22 (2) TO PRIVATE PARTIES.—Section 466(a) (42

23 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 301(b)(1),

24 subsection (a) of this section, and paragraph (1) of
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1 this subsection, is amended by inserting after para2 graph (14) the following:

3 ‘‘(15) Procedures under which—

4 ‘‘(A) noncustodial parents (and their des5 ignees) must be given access to State parent lo6 cator services to aid in the establishment or en7 forcement of visitation rights, in accordance

8 with safeguards established to prevent release

9 of information if the release might jeopardize

10 the safety of any individual; and

11 ‘‘(B) custodial parents (and their des12 ignees) must be given access to State parent lo13 cator services to aid in the establishment and

14 enforcement of child support obligations against

15 noncustodial parents.’’.

16 SEC. 303. NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

17 (a) EXPANSION OF PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.—

18 Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a)—

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘transmit’’;

21 and

22 (B) by striking ‘‘enforcing support obliga23 tions against such parent’’ and inserting ‘‘es24 tablishing parentage, establishing, modifying,

25 and enforcing child support obligations, and (2)
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1 to any noncustodial parent (or the designee of

2 the noncustodial parent) information as to the

3 whereabouts of the custodial parent when such

4 information is to be used to locate such parent

5 for the purpose of enforcing child visitation

6 rights and obligations’’;

7 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd

8 sentence the following: ‘‘Information shall not be

9 disclosed to a custodial parent or a noncustodial par10 ent if the disclosure would jeopardize the safety of

11 the child or either of such parents.’’;

12 (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘and such

13 reasonable fees’’ after ‘‘such documents’’; and

14 (4) by striking ‘‘absent parent’’ each place such

15 term appears and inserting ‘‘noncustodial parent’’.

16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERSTATE LOCATE NET17 WORK.—Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by add18 ing at the end the following:

19 ‘‘(g) The Secretary shall establish an Interstate Lo20 cate Network linking the Parent Locator Service and all

21 State databases relating to child support enforcement,

22 which—

23 ‘‘(1) any State may use to—

24 ‘‘(A) locate any noncustodial parent who

25 has a legal obligation to provide child support
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1 (as defined in section 462(b)), with respect to

2 whom such an obligation is being sought, or

3 against whom visitation rights are being en4 forced, by accessing the records of any Federal,

5 State, or other source of locate or child support

6 information, directly from one computer system

7 to another; or

8 ‘‘(B) direct a locate request to another

9 State or a Federal agency, or, if the source of

10 locate information is unknown, broadcast such

11 a request to selected States or to all States;

12 ‘‘(2) allows on-line and batch processing of lo13 cate requests, with on-line access restricted to cases

14 in which the information is needed immediately

15 (such as for court appearances), and batch process16 ing used to ‘troll’ data bases to locate individuals or

17 update information periodically; and

18 ‘‘(3) enables courts to access information on the

19 Interstate Locate Network through a computer ter20 minal located in the court.’’.

21 (c) INFORMATION SHARING REGULATIONS.—Section

22 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is amended—

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

24 (9);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of the 2nd

2 sentence of paragraph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

3 and

4 (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol5 lowing:

6 ‘‘(11) prescribe regulations governing informa7 tion sharing among States, within States, and be8 tween the States and the Parent Locator Service—

9 ‘‘(A) to ensure that a State may broadcast

10 a request for information for the purpose of lo11 cating a noncustodial parent or collecting child

12 support, and receive a response to the request

13 in not more than 48 hours; and

14 ‘‘(B) to require a State that is attempting

15 to locate a noncustodial parent—

16 ‘‘(i) to compare all outstanding cases

17 with information in the employment

18 records of the State; and

19 ‘‘(ii) if, after complying with clause

20 (i), the State is unable to locate the

21 noncustodial parent, then—

22 ‘‘(I) if the State has reason to

23 believe that the noncustodial parent is

24 in another particular State or States,

25 to request such State or States for in-
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1 formation on the noncustodial parent;

2 and

3 ‘‘(II) if not, to broadcast to all

4 States a request for such informa5 tion.’’.

6 SEC. 304. INCOME WITHHOLDING.

7 (a) STATE ROLE.—Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C.

8 666(a)), as amended by sections 301(b)(1) and 302, is

9 amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:

10 ‘‘(16) Procedures under which the State shall

11 designate a public agency to—

12 ‘‘(A) collect child support pursuant to the

13 State plan; and

14 ‘‘(B) distribute, in accordance with section

15 457 and with all due deliberate speed, the

16 amounts collected as child support.

17 ‘‘(17) Procedures under which the State shall

18 require any court of the State that establishes or

19 modifies a child support order to transmit a copy of

20 the order to the State agency designated pursuant to

21 paragraph (18), unless the order does not provide

22 for income withholding, and the noncustodial parent

23 and the custodial parent object.

24 ‘‘(18) Procedures under which the State shall

25 designate a State agency to use the uniform income
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1 withholding order developed under section

2 452(a)(12) to notify the agency administering the

3 State plan, any employer of an individual required to

4 pay child support through income withholding pursu5 ant to an order issued or modified in the State, and

6 the agency designated pursuant to paragraph (16) of

7 this subsection of each State in which such an em8 ployer is located, of—

9 ‘‘(A) the identity of the individual;

10 ‘‘(B) the amount to be withheld; and

11 ‘‘(C) the State agency to which the with12 held amount is to be paid.’’.

13 (b) UNIFORM WITHHOLDING ORDER.—Section

14 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)), as amended by section 303(c),

15 is amended—

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

17 (10);

18 (2) by striking the period at the end of para19 graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

20 (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol21 lowing:

22 ‘‘(12) develop a uniform order to be used in all

23 cases in which income is to be withheld for the pay24 ment of child support, which shall—
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1 ‘‘(A) contain the name of the individual

2 whose income is to be withheld, the number of

3 children covered by the order, and the individ4 ual or State to whom the withheld income is to

5 be paid, and

6 ‘‘(B) be in the form necessary to allow for

7 the service of the order on all sources of in8 come.’’.

9 (c) STATES REQUIRED TO HAVE LAWS REQUIRING

10 EMPLOYERS TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT PURSUANT

11 TO UNIFORM INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDERS.—Section

12 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended—

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and in the

14 case of each individual employed in the State,’’ be15 fore ‘‘so much’’;

16 (2) in paragraph (6)(C), by inserting ‘‘of this

17 paragraph and paragraph (9)(B) of this subsection’’

18 after ‘‘(A)’’; and

19 (3) in paragraph (9)—

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(9)’’; and

21 (B) by adding at the end the following:

22 ‘‘(B)(i) As a condition of doing business in the

23 State, any individual or entity engaged in commerce

24 in the State shall, upon receipt of a valid income

25 withholding order for any of its employees—
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1 ‘‘(I) immediately provide a copy of the

2 order to the employee subject to the order; and

3 ‘‘(II) notwithstanding paragraph (4) of

4 this subsection, withhold, within 10 days after

5 receipt of the order, income from the employee

6 in the manner described in paragraph (6)(A)(i)

7 of this subsection.

8 ‘‘(ii) A valid income withholding order may be

9 served on the individual or entity directly or by first10 class mail.

11 ‘‘(iii) Any individual or entity who complies

12 with a valid income withholding order may not be

13 held liable for wrongful withholding of income from

14 the employee subject to the order.

15 ‘‘(iv) The State shall impose a civil fine in an

16 amount equal to the average cost of noncompliance

17 (as determined by the State) or $25, whichever is

18 the lesser, on any such individual or entity who re19 ceives a valid income withholding order with respect

20 to an employee of the individual or entity, and who,

21 due to negligence, fails to comply with the order

22 within 10 days after receipt.

23 ‘‘(v) Any individual or entity who imposes a fee

24 for the administration of child support income with25 holding and related reporting of information shall
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1 not collect more than the average cost of such ad2 ministration, as determined by the State.

3 ‘‘(vi) For purposes of this subparagraph, a valid

4 income withholding order is a withholding order de5 veloped under section 452(a)(12) that has been is6 sued by a court or agency of a State and is regular

7 on its face.’’.

8 SEC. 305. UNIFORM TERMS IN ORDERS.

9 Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)), as amended by

10 sections 303(c) and 304(b), is amended—

11 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

12 the semicolon;

13 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at

14 the end of the 2nd sentence and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

15 and

16 (3) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(13) develop, in conjunction with State execu18 tive and judicial organizations, a uniform abstract of

19 a child support order, for use by all State courts to

20 record, with respect to each child support order in

21 the child support order registry established under

22 section 466(a)(12)—

23 ‘‘(A) the date support payments are to

24 begin under the order;
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1 ‘‘(B) the circumstances upon which sup2 port payments are to end under the order;

3 ‘‘(C) the amount of child support payable

4 pursuant to the order expressed as a sum cer5 tain to be paid on a monthly basis, arrearages

6 expressed as a sum certain as of a certain date,

7 and any payback schedule for the arrearages;

8 ‘‘(D) whether the order awards support in

9 a lump sum (nonallocated) or per child;

10 ‘‘(E) if the award is in a lump sum, the

11 event causing a change in the support award

12 and the amount of any change;

13 ‘‘(F) other expenses covered by the order;

14 ‘‘(G) the names of the parents subject to

15 the order;

16 ‘‘(H) the social security account numbers

17 of the parents;

18 ‘‘(I) the name, date of birth, and social se19 curity account number (if any) of each child

20 covered by the order;

21 ‘‘(J) the identification (FIPS code, name,

22 and address) of the court that issued the order;

23 ‘‘(K) any information on health care sup24 port required by the order; and
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1 ‘‘(L) the party to contact if additional in2 formation is obtained.’’.

3 SEC. 306. IMPROVEMENTS IN PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

4 Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘at the option of the State,’’ in

6 paragraph (2)(B), and

7 (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (5) the

8 following new subparagraph:

9 ‘‘(C) Procedures under which—

10 ‘‘(i) the opportunity to establish paternity

11 voluntarily and by simple affidavit is available

12 to the unmarried parents of a child at the time

13 of the child’s birth by requiring hospitals and

14 birthing facilities to make explanatory materials

15 and forms available to the parents as part of

16 the birth certificate process;

17 ‘‘(ii) a simple, civil consent procedure is

18 available at any time for individuals who agree

19 to acknowledge parentage of a child;

20 ‘‘(iii) an acknowledgment of parentage may

21 be incorporated in a witnessed, written state22 ment that includes a statement that—

23 ‘‘(I) the individual signing such state24 ment understands the consequences of ac25 knowledging paternity,
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1 ‘‘(II) such individual is signing the

2 statement voluntarily,

3 ‘‘(III) such individual does not object

4 to the court entering an order for parent5 age, based on the acknowledgment, without

6 notice prior to the entry of the order and

7 without the requirement of pleadings, serv8 ice, summons, testimony, or a hearing, and

9 ‘‘(IV) such individual understands

10 that signing such statement may create an

11 obligation to provide child support; and

12 ‘‘(iv) if under State law a court order is re13 quired to establish paternity, an acknowledg14 ment of parentage as provided for under clause

15 (iii) shall be filed with a State court of appro16 priate jurisdiction within 10 days and a pater17 nity order based on such acknowledgment shall

18 be established without the requirement of plead19 ings, service, summons, testimony, or a hear20 ing.’’.

21 SEC. 307. WAIVER OF FEE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RE22 CEIVING CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION OR

23 PATERNITY DETERMINATION SERVICES.

24 Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended by striking

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (23), by striking the period
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1 at the end of paragraph (24) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and

2 by inserting after paragraph (24) the following new para3 graph:

4 ‘‘(25) notwithstanding subparagraphs (B), (C),

5 and (D) of paragraph (6), provide that no fee shall

6 be imposed for child support collection or paternity

7 determination services provided with respect to an

8 individual who is denied assistance under part A of

9 this title due to the amendments made by title II of

10 the Real Welfare Reform Act of 1994.’’.

11 TITLE IV—SPECIFIC REFORMS

12 IN WELFARE SPENDING

13 SEC. 401. INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL

14 LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.

15 The third sentence of section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Na16 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)) is

17 amended by striking ‘‘185 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘130

18 percent’’.

19 SEC. 402. REPEAL OF EXPANSIONS TO FOOD STAMP PRO20 GRAM.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title XIII of Public

22 Law 103–66, and the amendments made by such chapter,

23 are repealed as of the enactment of such chapter.

24 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Food Stamp Act of 1977

25 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) shall be applied and administered
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1 as if chapter 3 of title XIII of Public Law 103–66, and

2 the amendments made by such chapter, had not been en3 acted.

4 SEC. 403. REPEAL OF EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTER5 PRISE COMMUNITIES.

6 (a) REPEAL.—Part I of subchapter C of title XIII

7 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby re8 pealed.

9 (b) APPLICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—

10 The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and

11 administered as if the provision described in subsection (a)

12 had not been enacted.

13 SEC. 404. REDUCTION OF BENEFITS TO AFDC FAMILIES

14 WHO ALSO RECEIVE PUBLIC HOUSING BENE15 FITS.

16 (a) REPEAL OF OPTIONAL CONSIDERATION OF

17 HOUSING SUBSIDIES.—Section 402(a)(7)(C) (42 U.S.C.

18 602(a)(7)(C)) is amended—

19 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

20 (2) by striking clause (ii); and

21 (3) by striking ‘‘law)—’’ through ‘‘(i) an

22 amount’’ and inserting ‘‘law) an amount’’.

23 (b) REDUCTION OF PAYMENTS TO AFDC FAMILIES

24 WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC HOUSING BENEFITS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.

2 602(a)), as amended by sections 101(b)(2)(A) and

3 (e), 103(a) and (b), 201(b), 202(a), and 203(a), is

4 amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para6 graph (51);

7 (B) by striking the period at the end of

8 paragraph (52) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

9 (C) by inserting after paragraph (52) the

10 following new paragraph:

11 ‘‘(53) in the case of a family receiving aid

12 under this part for any month and occupying a unit

13 in public housing or housing assisted under section

14 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or a

15 State housing program, reduce the payment of aid

16 under the plan to such family by 25 percent each

17 month.’’.

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

19 by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to pay20 ments under part A of title IV of the Social Security

21 Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after Oc22 tober 1, 1994.

23 SEC. 405. REDUCTION OF SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK

24 GRANTS.

25 Section 2003(c) (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

2 end;

3 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘each fiscal

4 year after fiscal year 1989.’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal

5 years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994; and’’; and

6 (3) by adding at the end the following new

7 paragraph:

8 ‘‘(6) $1,800,000,000 for each fiscal year after

9 fiscal year 1994.’’.

10 SEC. 406. RESTRICTIONS ON WELFARE BENEFITS PRO11 VIDED TO ALIENS.

12 (a) BENEFITS LIMITED TO CITIZENS.—On and after

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any

14 other provision of law, no benefits shall be available under

15 the following programs to any individual who is not a

16 United States citizen:

17 (1) The program of medical assistance under

18 title XIX of the Social Security Act, except emer19 gency services (as defined for purposes of section

20 1916(a)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act).

21 (2) The Maternal and Child Health Services

22 Block Grant Program under title V of the Social Se23 curity Act.
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1 (3) The program established in section 330 of

2 the Public Health Service Act (relating to commu3 nity health centers).

4 (4) The program established in section 1001 of

5 the Public Health Service Act (relating to family

6 planning methods and services).

7 (5) The program established in section 329 of

8 the Public Health Service Act (relating to migrant

9 health centers).

10 (6) The program of aid and services to needy

11 families with children under part A of title IV of the

12 Social Security Act.

13 (7) The child welfare services program under

14 part B of title IV of the Social Security Act.

15 (8) The supplemental security income program

16 under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

17 (9) The program of foster care and adoption

18 assistance under part E of title IV of the Social Se19 curity Act.

20 (10) The food stamp program, as defined in

21 section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7

22 U.S.C. 2012(h)).

23 (11) The school lunch program carried out

24 under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.

25 1751 et seq.).
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1 (12) The special supplemental food program for

2 women, infants, and children carried out under sec3 tion 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42

4 U.S.C. 1786).

5 (13) The nutrition programs carried out under

6 part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of

7 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e et seq.).

8 (14) The school breakfast program carried out

9 under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966

10 (42 U.S.C. 1773).

11 (15) The child and adult care food program

12 carried out under section 17 of the National School

13 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766).

14 (16) The Emergency Food Assistance Act of

15 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note).

16 (17) The summer food service program for chil17 dren carried out under section 13 of the National

18 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761).

19 (18) The commodity supplemental food pro20 gram authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture

21 and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C.

22 612c note).

23 (19) The special milk program carried out

24 under section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966

25 (42 U.S.C. 1772).
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1 (20) The program of rental assistance on behalf

2 of low-income families provided under section 8 of

3 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

4 1437f).

5 (21) The program of assistance to public hous6 ing under title I of the United States Housing Act

7 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.).

8 (22) The loan program under section 502 of the

9 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472).

10 (23) The program of interest reduction pay11 ments pursuant to contracts entered into by the Sec12 retary of Housing and Urban Development under

13 section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.

14 1715z–1).

15 (24) The program of loans for rental and coop16 erative housing under section 515 of the Housing

17 Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485).

18 (25) The program of rental assistance pay19 ments pursuant to contracts entered into under sec20 tion 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42

21 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A)).

22 (26) The program of assistance payments on

23 behalf of homeowners under section 235 of the Na24 tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z).
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1 (27) The program of rent supplement payments

2 on behalf of qualified tenants pursuant to contracts

3 entered into under section 101 of the Housing and

4 Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s).

5 (28) The loan and grant programs under sec6 tion 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.

7 1474) for repairs and improvements to rural dwell8 ings.

9 (29) The loan and assistance programs under

10 sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949

11 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486) for housing for farm labor.

12 (30) The program of grants for preservation

13 and rehabilitation of housing under section 533 of

14 the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m).

15 (31) The program of grants and loans for mu16 tual and self-help housing and technical assistance

17 under section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42

18 U.S.C. 1490c).

19 (32) The program of site loans under section

20 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490d).

21 (33) The program under part B of title IV of

22 the Higher Education Act of 1965.

23 (34) The program under subpart 1 of part A of

24 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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1 (35) The program under part C of title IV of

2 the Higher Education Act of 1965.

3 (36) The program under subpart 3 of part A of

4 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

5 (37) The program under part E of title IV of

6 the Higher Education Act of 1965.

7 (38) The program under subpart 4 of part A of

8 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

9 (39) The program under title IX of the Higher

10 Education Act of 1965.

11 (40) The program under subpart 5 of part A of

12 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

13 (41) The programs established in sections 338A

14 and 338B of the Public Health Service Act and the

15 programs established in part A of title VII of such

16 Act (relating to loans and scholarships for education

17 in the health professions).

18 (42) The program established in part A of title

19 XIX of the Public Health Service Act (relating to

20 block grants for preventive health and health serv21 ices).

22 (43) The programs established in subparts I

23 and II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health

24 Service Act.
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1 (44)(A) The program of training for disadvan2 taged adults and youth under part A of title II of

3 the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601

4 et seq.), as in effect before July 1, 1993.

5 (B)(i) The program of training for disadvan6 taged adults under part A of title II of the Job

7 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),

8 as in effect on and after July 1, 1993.

9 (ii) The program of training for disadvantaged

10 youth under part C of title II of the Job Training

11 Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), as in ef12 fect on and after July 1, 1993.

13 (45) The Job Corps program under part B of

14 title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29

15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.).

16 (46) The summer youth employment and train17 ing programs under part B of title II of the Job

18 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1630 et seq.).

19 (47) The programs carried out under the Older

20 American Community Service Employment Act (42

21 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).

22 (48) The programs under title III of the Older

23 Americans Act of 1965.
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1 (49) The programs carried out under part B of

2 title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of

3 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5011–5012).

4 (50) The programs carried out under part C of

5 title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of

6 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5013).

7 (51) The program under the Low-Income En8 ergy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et

9 seq.).

10 (52) The weatherization assistance program

11 under title IV of the Energy Conservation and Pro12 duction Act (42 U.S.C. 6851).

13 (53) The program of block grants to States for

14 social services under title XX of the Social Security

15 Act.

16 (54) The programs carried out under the Com17 munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901

18 et seq.).

19 (55) The program of legal assistance to eligible

20 clients and other programs under the Legal Services

21 Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.).

22 (56) The program for emergency food and shel23 ter grants under title III of the Stewart B. McKin24 ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et

25 seq.).
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1 (57) The programs carried out under the Child

2 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42

3 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).

4 (58) A State program for providing child care

5 under section 402(i) of the Social Security Act.

6 (b) EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL

7 ALIENS.—

8 (1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of

9 the Congress that States and local educational agen10 cies should not be required to provide a free public

11 elementary or secondary education to any individual

12 who is not within one of the following classes of indi13 viduals:

14 (A) Citizens of the United States.

15 (B) Aliens lawfully admitted to the United

16 States for permanent residence.

17 (C) Aliens who are permanently residing in

18 the United States under color of law (including

19 residence as an asylee, refugee, or parolee).

20 (2) NOTIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.—A State

21 or local educational agency shall notify the Attorney

22 General whenever such State or agency learns that

23 a child who is not within a class of individuals under

24 subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) is
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1 enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school

2 served by such State or agency, respectively.

3 (3) DEPORTATION.—

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—After receiving notifica5 tion under paragraph (2), the Attorney General

6 shall immediately take action under section 242

7 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to bring

8 deportation proceedings against a child de9 scribed in such paragraph, and any relative liv10 ing with such child who is not within a class of

11 individuals under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)

12 of paragraph (1).

13 (B) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any

14 other provision of law, a State or local edu15 cational agency shall not be required to provide

16 a free public education to any individual de17 scribed in subparagraph (A) during the period

18 such individual is awaiting deportation.

19 (4) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this sec20 tion—

21 (A) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’,

22 ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’

23 have the meanings given such terms in section

24 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu25 cation Act of 1965, and
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1 (B) the term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 States,

2 the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Amer3 ican Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

4 SEC. 407. REPLACEMENT OF CASH BENEFIT WITH MEDICAL

5 VOUCHERS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1611(b) (42 U.S.C.

7 1382(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following

8 new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2),

10 the benefit under this title for a child who has not

11 attained 18 years of age shall be vouchers issued

12 pursuant to subsection (j).’’.

13 (b) ISSUANCE OF VOUCHERS FOR TREATMENT OF

14 DISABLING CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR

15 SSI BENEFITS.—Section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) is

16 amended by adding at the end the following new sub17 section:

18 ‘‘VOUCHER PROGRAM

19 ‘‘(j)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services

20 shall issue to each child eligible for benefits under this

21 title who has not attained 18 years of age vouchers which

22 may be used to cover the cost of any item—

23 ‘‘(A) that is associated with treating the blind24 ness or disability of the child;

25 ‘‘(B) for which a medical expense deduction

26 may be claimed under section 213 of the Internal
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1 Revenue Code of 1986 by the child or any taxpayer

2 who may claim the child as a dependent; and

3 ‘‘(C) the cost of which is not covered by the

4 program of medical assistance approved under title

5 XIX of the State in which the child resides.

6 ‘‘(2) The annual dollar amount of the vouchers issued

7 under this subsection with respect to a child shall not ex8 ceed the annual amount of the cash benefit to which the

9 child would (but for this subsection) have been entitled

10 under this title.

11 ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to each qualified pro12 vider of health care goods or services that submits to the

13 Secretary a voucher issued under this subsection, the face

14 amount of the voucher.

15 ‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term

16 ‘qualified provider’ means a provider that is licensed by

17 a State or by a professional health care organization ap18 proved by the Secretary.

19 ‘‘(4) The parents of a child who receives vouchers

20 under this subsection may submit to the Secretary vouch21 ers issued under this subsection for transportation costs

22 incurred in providing medical or therapeutic assistance to

23 such child and the Secretary shall make payments to such

24 parents under such vouchers pursuant to the rules relating
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1 to transportation costs under section 213 of the Internal

2 Revenue Code of 1986.’’.

3 SEC. 408. DISABILITY REVIEW REQUIRED FOR SSI RECIPI4 ENTS WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(a)(3)(G) (42 U.S.C.

6 1382(a)(3)(G)) is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(G)’’; and

8 (2) by adding after and below the end the fol9 lowing:

10 ‘‘(ii)(I) During the 1-year period that begins on the

11 date a recipient of benefits under this title by reason of

12 disability attains 18 years of age, the applicable State

13 agency or the Secretary (as may be appropriate) shall re14 determine the eligibility of the recipient for such benefits

15 by reason of disability, by applying the criteria used in

16 determining eligibility for such benefits of applicants who

17 have attained 18 years of age.

18 ‘‘(II) A review under subclause (I) shall be considered

19 a substitute for a review required under clause (i).’’.

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

21 subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who attain 18

22 years of age in or after the 9th month after the month

23 in which this Act is enacted.
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1 SEC. 409. AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR LOW-INCOME

2 HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

4 amount of funds available for obligation in any fiscal year

5 for programs and activities under the Low-Income Home

6 Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (title XXVI of Public Law

7 97–35; 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) shall be the amount of

8 funds appropriated for that fiscal year for such programs

9 and activities pursuant to the authorization of appropria10 tions in section 2602(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621(b))

11 reduced by $400,000,000.

12 TITLE V—STATE OPTIONS AND

13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

14 SEC. 501. OPTION TO TIME LIMIT WELFARE.

15 (a) AFDC PROGRAM.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.

17 602(a)), as amended by sections 101(b)(2)(A) and

18 (e), 103 (a) and (b), 201(b), 202(a), 203(a), and

19 404(b), is amended—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para21 graph (52);

22 (B) by striking the period at the end of

23 paragraph (53) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (C) by inserting after paragraph (53) the

25 following new paragraph:

26 ‘‘(54) at the option of the State—
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1 ‘‘(A) provide that aid shall be available to

2 a family otherwise eligible under the plan only

3 for a period of time determined appropriate by

4 the State; and

5 ‘‘(B) provide that in the case of a family

6 applying for aid under the State plan that has

7 moved to the State from another State which

8 has a limit under subparagraph (A) in effect,

9 the State may apply such limit to the family in

10 determining—

11 ‘‘(i) the eligibility of the family for aid

12 under this part; and

13 ‘‘(ii) the amount of aid available to

14 the family under this part.’’.

15 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID PROGRAM.—

16 Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended by insert17 ing after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

18 ‘‘(d) An individual shall continue to be eligible for

19 medical assistance under the State plan under title XIX

20 if, but for the exercise by the State of the option under

21 subsection (a)(54), the individual would be eligible for aid

22 to families with dependent children under this part.’’.

23 (b) FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.—Section 6 of the Food

24 Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by sec-
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1 tions 102(a), 201(c), and 202(b), is amended by adding

2 at the end the following new subsection:

3 ‘‘(l)(1) A State may provide that food stamps shall

4 be available to households residing in the State that are

5 otherwise eligible under this Act only for a period of time

6 determined appropriate by the State.

7 ‘‘(2) If a household moves to a State from another

8 State which has a limit under paragraph (1) in effect, the

9 State to which the household moves may apply such limit

10 to such household in determining—

11 ‘‘(A) the eligibility of the household for food

12 stamps; and

13 ‘‘(B) the amount of the allotment of the house14 hold.’’.

15 (c) HOUSING PROGRAMS.—The United States Hous16 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), as amended

17 in section 201(d), is amended—

18 (1) in section 6, by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new subsection:

20 ‘‘(r) OPTION TO TIME LIMIT ASSISTANCE.—Each

21 contract described in subsection (a) shall provide that—

22 ‘‘(1) the Governor of each State shall have the

23 option to limit the period of time during which any

24 individual residing in the State who is otherwise eli-
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1 gible to receive assistance under this Act may receive

2 such assistance; and

3 ‘‘(2) if an individual moves to a State from an4 other State which has a limit under paragraph (1)

5 in effect, the Governor of the State to which the in6 dividual moves may apply such limit to such individ7 ual in determining—

8 ‘‘(A) the eligibility of the individual for as9 sistance under this Act; and

10 ‘‘(B) the amount of assistance available to

11 the individual under this Act.’’; and

12 (2) in section 8, by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new subsection:

14 ‘‘(aa) OPTION TO TIME LIMIT ASSISTANCE.—Each

15 contract to make assistance payments described in sub16 section (a) shall provide that—

17 ‘‘(1) the Governor of each State shall have the

18 option to limit the period of time during which any

19 individual residing in the State who is otherwise eli20 gible to receive assistance under this section may re21 ceive such assistance; and

22 ‘‘(2) if an individual moves to a State from an23 other State which has a limit under paragraph (1)

24 in effect, the Governor of the State to which the in-
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1 dividual moves may apply such limit to such individ2 ual in determining—

3 ‘‘(A) the eligibility of the individual for as4 sistance under this section; and

5 ‘‘(B) the amount of assistance available to

6 the individual under this section.’’.

7 SEC. 502. OPTION TO TREAT INTERSTATE IMMIGRANTS

8 UNDER RULES OF FORMER STATE WITH RE9 SPECT TO AFDC BENEFITS.

10 Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by

11 sections 101(b)(2)(A) and (e), 103 (a) and (b), 201(b),

12 202(a), 203(a), 404(b), and 501, is amended—

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

14 (53);

15 (2) by striking the period at the end of para16 graph (54) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (54) the fol18 lowing new paragraph:

19 ‘‘(55) except as provided in paragraph (54) (re20 garding time limits on receipt of aid), at the option

21 of the State, in the case of a family applying for aid

22 under the State plan that has moved to the State

23 from another jurisdiction of the United States with

24 a State plan approved under this part, and has re25 sided in the State for less than 24 months consecu-
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1 tively (as determined by the State), apply the rules

2 that would have been applied by such jurisdiction if

3 the family had not moved from such other jurisdic4 tion in determining—

5 ‘‘(A) the eligibility of the family for bene6 fits, and

7 ‘‘(B) the amount of benefits payable to the

8 family under the State plan,

9 during the 24-month period beginning on the date

10 the family moved to the State (as determined by the

11 State).’’.

12 SEC. 503. EVALUATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in co14 operation with the States, shall conduct ongoing evalua15 tions of Federal and State job training programs. Such

16 evaluations shall—

17 (1) be conducted through experiments using

18 control groups chosen by scientific random assign19 ment; and

20 (2) determine whether job training programs ef21 fectively raise the hourly wage rates of individuals

22 receiving training through such programs.

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

24 are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal
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1 years 1995 through 2000 to carry out the purposes of this

2 section.

3 SEC. 504. ELIMINATION OF WELFARE BENEFITS WITH RE4 SPECT TO FUGITIVE FELONS AND PROBA5 TION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.

6 (a) MEDICAID PROGRAM.—

7 (1) INELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSIST8 ANCE.—Section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C 1396a(a)) is

9 amended—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para11 graph (61);

12 (B) by striking the period at the end of

13 paragraph (62) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (C) by adding at the end the following new

15 paragraph:

16 ‘‘(63) provide that no medical assistance

17 shall be available under the plan to any individ18 ual who—

19 ‘‘(A) is taking an action described in sec20 tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code, or

21 ‘‘(B) is violating a condition of probation

22 or parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’.

23 (2) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW

24 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Section 1902(a)(7) (42

25 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(7)) is amended by inserting the fol-
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1 lowing after the semicolon: ‘‘but such safeguards

2 shall not prevent the State agency from furnishing

3 a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer,

4 upon such officer’s request, with the current address

5 of any recipient if the officer furnishes the agency

6 with such recipient’s name and notifies the agency

7 that—

8 ‘‘(A) such recipient—

9 ‘‘(i) is taking an action described in

10 section 1073(1) of title 18, United States

11 Code or violating a condition of probation

12 or parole imposed under Federal or State

13 law; or

14 ‘‘(ii) has information that is necessary

15 for the officer to conduct the officer’s offi16 cial duties;

17 ‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of such

18 recipient is within the officer’s official duties;

19 and

20 ‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper ex21 ercise of those duties;’’.

22 (b) AFDC PROGRAM.—

23 (1) INELIGIBILITY FOR AID.—Section 402(a),

24 as amended by sections 101(b)(2)(A) and (e), 103
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1 (a) and (b), 201(b), 202(a), 203(a), 404(b), 501,

2 and 502, (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—

3 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para4 graph (54);

5 (B) by striking the period at the end of

6 paragraph (55) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

7 (C) by inserting after paragraph (55) the

8 following new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(56) provide that no aid shall be available

10 under the plan to any individual who—

11 ‘‘(A) is taking an action described in sec12 tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code, or

13 ‘‘(B) is violating a condition of probation

14 or parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’.

15 (2) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW

16 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Section 402(a)(9) (42

17 U.S.C. 602(a)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘State or

18 local’’ through ‘‘official duties’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed19 eral, State, or local law enforcement officer, upon

20 such officer’s request, with the current address of

21 any recipient if the officer furnishes the agency with

22 such recipient’s name and notifies the agency that

23 such recipient is taking an action described in sec24 tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code, is vio25 lating a condition of probation or parole imposed
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1 under Federal or State law, or has information that

2 is necessary for the officer to conduct the officer’s

3 official duties, that the location or apprehension of

4 such recipient is within the officer’s official duties’’.

5 (c) FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.—

6 (1) INELIGIBILITY FOR FOOD STAMPS.—Section

7 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015),

8 as amended by sections 102(a), 201(c), 202(b), and

9 501(b), is amended by adding at the end the follow10 ing new subsection:

11 ‘‘(m) No member of a household who is otherwise eli12 gible to participate in the food stamp program shall be

13 eligible to participate in the program as a member of that

14 or any other household while the individual is—

15 ‘‘(1) taking an action described in section

16 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code; or

17 ‘‘(2) violating a condition of probation or parole

18 imposed under Federal or State law.’’.

19 (2) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW

20 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Section 11(e)(8) of such

21 Act (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and (C)’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘(C)’’; and

24 (B) by inserting before the semicolon at

25 the end the following: ‘‘, and (D) notwithstand-
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1 ing any other provision of law, all information

2 obtained under this Act from a member of a

3 household shall be made available, on request,

4 to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement of5 ficer if the officer furnishes the State agency

6 with the name of the member and notifies the

7 agency that (i) the member (I) is taking an ac8 tion described in section 1073(1) of title 18,

9 United States Code, or violating a condition of

10 probation or parole imposed under Federal or

11 State law, or (II) has information that is nec12 essary for the officer to conduct the officer’s of13 ficial duties, (ii) the location or apprehension of

14 the member is within the official duties of the

15 officer, and (iii) the request is made in the

16 proper exercise of the duties’’.

17 (d) SSI PROGRAM.—

18 (1) INELIGIBILITY FOR AID.—Section 1611(e)

19 (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended by inserting after

20 paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

21 ‘‘(4) No person shall be an eligible individual or

22 eligible spouse for purposes of this title with respect

23 to any month if throughout such month such indi24 vidual or spouse—
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1 ‘‘(A) is taking an action described in sec2 tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code, or

3 ‘‘(B) is violating a condition of probation

4 or parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’.

5 (2) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW

6 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Section 1631(e) (42

7 U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended by inserting after para8 graph (3) the following new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

10 Secretary shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law

11 enforcement officer, upon such officer’s request, with the

12 current address of any recipient of benefits under this

13 title, if the officer furnishes the agency with such recipi14 ent’s name and notifies the agency that—

15 ‘‘(A) such recipient—

16 ‘‘(i) is taking an action described in section

17 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code or vio18 lating a condition of probation or parole im19 posed under Federal or State law; or

20 ‘‘(ii) has information that is necessary for

21 the officer to conduct the officer’s official du22 ties;

23 ‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of such recip24 ient is within the officer’s official duties; and
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1 ‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper exercise

2 of those duties.’’.

3 (e) HOUSING PROGRAMS.—

4 (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—The United

5 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et

6 seq.) is amended—

7 (A) in section 6(l)—

8 (i) in paragraph (5), by striking

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end;

10 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the

11 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

12 and

13 (iii) by inserting immediately after

14 paragraph (6) the following new para15 graph:

16 ‘‘(7) provide that it shall be cause for imme17 diate termination of the tenancy of a public housing

18 tenant if such tenant—

19 ‘‘(A) is taking an action described in sec20 tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code; or

21 ‘‘(B) is violating a condition of probation

22 or parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’;

23 and

24 (B) in section 8(d)(1)(B)—
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1 (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

2 the end;

3 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (iii) by adding after clause (iv) the

6 following new clause:

7 ‘‘(v) it shall be cause for termination

8 of the tenancy of a tenant if such tenant—

9 ‘‘(I) is taking an action described

10 in section 1073(1) of title 18, United

11 States Code; or

12 ‘‘(II) is violating a condition of

13 probation or parole imposed under

14 Federal or State law;’’.

15 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW EN16 FORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Title I of the United

17 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et

18 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following

19 new section:

20 ‘‘SEC. 26. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCE21 MENT AGENCIES.

22 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each

23 public housing agency shall furnish to any Federal, State,

24 or local law enforcement agency, upon request, the current
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1 address of any recipient of assistance under this Act if

2 the law enforcement agency—

3 ‘‘(1) furnishes the public housing agency with

4 such recipient’s name; and

5 ‘‘(2) notifies such agency that—

6 ‘‘(A) such recipient—

7 ‘‘(i) is taking an action described in

8 section 1073(1) of title 18, United States

9 Code or violating a condition of probation

10 or parole imposed under Federal or State

11 law; or

12 ‘‘(ii) has information that is necessary

13 for the officer to conduct the officer’s offi14 cial duties;

15 ‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of such

16 recipient is within the official duties of the

17 agency; and

18 ‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper ex19 ercise of such duties.’’.

20 (f) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by

21 this section shall be effective on the date of the enactment

22 of this Act.
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1 TITLE VI—CAPPING THE AGGRE2 GATE GROWTH OF WELFARE

3 SPENDING

4 SEC. 601. CAP ON GROWTH OF FEDERAL SPENDING ON

5 CERTAIN WELFARE PROGRAMS.

6 (a) RESTRICTIONS ON SPENDING.—The total amount

7 of Federal spending for a fiscal year for the programs list8 ed in subsection (b) shall not exceed—

9 (1) in fiscal year 1995, an amount equal to the

10 sum of—

11 (A) the total Federal spending for fiscal

12 year 1994 on the programs listed in section

13 603;

14 (B) the total Federal spending for fiscal

15 year 1994 on the refundable portion of the

16 earned income credit under section 32 of the

17 Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

18 (C) the total Federal spending for fiscal

19 year 1994 on the head start programs carried

20 out under the Head Start Act;

21 (D) the total Federal spending for fiscal

22 year 1994 on cash, medical, and social services

23 assistance furnished to refugees and entrants

24 under title IV of the Immigration and National-
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1 ity Act and section 501 of the Refugee Edu2 cation Assistance Act of 1980; and

3 (E) the total Federal spending for fiscal

4 year 1994 on the special supplemental food pro5 gram for women, infants, and children carried

6 out under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act

7 of 1966; and

8 (2) in fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal

9 years, an amount equal to the sum of—

10 (A) the total Federal spending permitted

11 under this subsection for the preceding fiscal

12 year; and

13 (B) 3.5 percent of such spending.

14 (b) PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO SPENDING LIMIT.—The

15 programs listed in this subsection are the following:

16 (1) The welfare block grant program estab17 lished under section 602.

18 (2) The refundable portion of the earned in19 come credit under section 32 of the Internal Reve20 nue Code of 1986.

21 (3) Grants for assistance to children born out22 of-wedlock under part C of title IV of the Social Se23 curity Act.

24 (4) The head start programs carried out under

25 the Head Start Act.
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1 (5) The cash, medical, and social services as2 sistance programs for refugees and entrants under

3 title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act and

4 section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act

5 of 1980.

6 (6) The special supplemental food program for

7 women, infants, and children carried out under sec8 tion 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

9 (c) RECONCILIATION OF GROWTH LIMITS.—

10 (1) ALLOCATIONS.—The joint explanatory

11 statement accompanying a conference report on a

12 concurrent resolution on the budget described in sec13 tion 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

14 for a fiscal year shall include allocations to each

15 committee based on the spending cap imposed by

16 subsection (a) for such fiscal year.

17 (2) RECONCILIATION DIRECTIVES.—The rec18 onciliation directives described in section 310 of the

19 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall specify re20 ductions for each committee necessary to comply

21 with the spending caps imposed by subsection (a) for

22 such fiscal year.

23 (3) CONSULTATION WITH COMMITTEES.—In

24 conducting any activities required under paragraphs

25 (1) and (2), the Committees on the Budget of the
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1 House of Representatives and the Senate shall con2 sult with the following committees of Congress:

3 (A) The Committee on Ways and Means of

4 the House of Representatives.

5 (B) The Committee on Finance of the Sen6 ate.

7 (C) The Committee on Agriculture of the

8 House of Representatives.

9 (D) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutri10 tion, and Forestry of the Senate.

11 (E) The Committee on Education and

12 Labor of the House of Representatives.

13 (F) The Committee on Labor and Human

14 Resources of the Senate.

15 (G) The Committee on Banking, Finance

16 and Urban Affairs of the House of Representa17 tives.

18 (H) The Committee on Banking, Housing,

19 and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

20 (I) The Committee on Energy and Com21 merce of the House of Representatives.

22 (d) REFUNDABLE PORTION OF EITC.—For purposes

23 of this title, the refundable portion of the earned income

24 credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of

25 1986 is the amount treated as an overpayment of tax
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1 under section 6401(b)(1) of such Code which is allocable

2 to such credit.

3 SEC. 602. ESTABLISHMENT OF WELFARE BLOCK GRANT

4 PROGRAM.

5 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 1995 and

7 succeeding fiscal years, the Secretary of Health and

8 Human Services (hereafter referred to in this section

9 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make grants to the States

10 in accordance with this section.

11 (2) LIMIT ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The aggregate amount

13 of grants made to States under this section for

14 a fiscal year shall not exceed the total Federal

15 spending permitted under section 601(a) for the

16 fiscal year reduced by the sum of the amount

17 to be expended by the Federal Government for

18 the fiscal year, as estimated by the Congres19 sional Budget Office, for—

20 (i) the refundable portion of the

21 earned income credit under section 32 of

22 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

23 (ii) grants for assistance to children

24 born out-of-wedlock under part C of title

25 IV of the Social Security Act;
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1 (iii) the head start programs carried

2 out under the Head Start Act;

3 (iv) cash, medical, and social services

4 assistance furnished to refugees and en5 trants under title IV of the Immigration

6 and Nationality Act and section 501 of the

7 Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

8 and

9 (v) the special supplemental food pro10 gram for women, infants, and children car11 ried out under section 17 of the Child Nu12 trition Act of 1966.

13 (B) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the programs list14 ed in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph

15 (A) are amended by law after the Congressional

16 Budget Office has completed the estimates re17 quired under such subparagraph, the aggregate

18 amount of grants made to States under this

19 section (as determined under subparagraph

20 (A)) shall be reduced by the amount by which

21 the total Federal spending on such programs,

22 as amended, will exceed the amount determined

23 under such estimates.

24 (3) ALLOCATION TO THE STATES.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

2 subparagraph (B), a State shall receive a grant

3 under this section for a fiscal year equal to the

4 amount which bears the same ratio to the total

5 amount appropriated for grants under this sec6 tion for the fiscal year as the total amount of

7 Federal funds received by the State under the

8 programs listed in section 603 for fiscal year

9 1994 bears to the total amount of Federal

10 funds received by all States under the programs

11 listed in section 603 for fiscal year 1994.

12 (B) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

13 AUTHORITIES.—In the case of a State which is

14 a public housing authority, any grant made

15 under subparagraph (A) with respect to such

16 authority shall be directly allocated to the high17 est governmental unit of general authority

18 (other than the Federal Government) in the ju19 risdiction in which the such authority is located.

20 (b) PROVISION OF AID TO LOW-INCOME HOUSE21 HOLDS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State shall use the

23 amounts received under this section to provide aid to

24 low-income households located in the State. Except

25 as provided in subsection (c), a State shall have the
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1 authority to provide such aid in any manner deter2 mined appropriate by the State, including the au3 thority to determine—

4 (A) the type of benefits constituting such

5 aid;

6 (B) the level of benefits constituting such

7 aid;

8 (C) the eligibility criteria for such aid; and

9 (D) the appropriateness of any reports to

10 the Secretary with respect to such aid.

11 (2) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSE12 HOLD.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘low13 income household’’ means a household with an an14 nual income that is less than 175 percent of the

15 Federal poverty income guidelines issued by the De16 partment of Health and Human Services.

17 (c) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING USE OF FUNDS.—

18 (1) NO FUNDS USED FOR ABORTION.—A State

19 may not use grant funds received under this section

20 for making abortion available as a method of family

21 planning or for any counseling or advising with re22 spect to abortion.

23 (2) WORK REQUIREMENTS.—

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a State uses grant

25 funds received under this section to provide di-
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1 rect cash assistance during a fiscal year to a

2 population that is equivalent to a population de3 scribed in subparagraph (B), the requirements

4 concerning work, job search, and job training

5 provided under subparagraph (C) shall apply to

6 each equivalent population receiving assistance.

7 (B) POPULATIONS DESCRIBED.—The pop8 ulations described in this subparagraph are the

9 populations that would be required to partici10 pate in—

11 (i) the State’s welfare and dependency

12 reduction program under subsection (a)(1)

13 of section 483 of the Social Security Act

14 (as amended by section 101 of this Act) if

15 such program were in effect during the fis16 cal year; and

17 (ii) the State’s welfare and depend18 ency reduction program under subsection

19 (c)(1) of section 483 of the Social Security

20 Act (as amended by section 101 of this

21 Act) if such program were in effect during

22 the fiscal year.

23 (C) REQUIREMENTS ON STATES.—With re24 spect to any population which receives direct

25 cash assistance under this section and which is
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1 equivalent to a population described in subpara2 graph (B), the State shall meet the following

3 requirements:

4 (i) The State shall meet the cor5 responding State participation rate re6 quirements established under subsections

7 (a)(2) and (c)(2) of section 483 of the So8 cial Security Act (as amended by section

9 101 of this Act) that would be in effect if

10 the State’s welfare and dependency reduc11 tion program were in effect during the fis12 cal year.

13 (ii)(I) Except as provided subclause

14 (II), the State shall not reduce the number

15 of hours of required participation in work

16 and job search activity specified under sub17 sections (a)(1) and (c)(1) of section 483 of

18 the Social Security Act (as amended by

19 section 101 of this Act) that would be in

20 effect if the State’s welfare and depend21 ency reduction program were in effect dur22 ing the fiscal year.

23 (II) For purposes of subclause (I), a

24 State may reduce the number of hours of

25 required participation as specified under
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1 subsection (c)(1) of section 483 of the So2 cial Security Act in the case of an individ3 ual who provides child care services to

4 other individuals conducting work, job

5 search, and job training activities in ac6 cordance with this subparagraph.

7 (iii) In establishing participation re8 quirements for a population which is re9 ceiving direct cash assistance under this

10 section and which is equivalent to the pop11 ulation described in section 483(c)(1) of

12 the Social Security Act (as amended by

13 section 101 of this Act) the State shall

14 comply with the provisions of section

15 483(c)(3) of such Act (as amended by sec16 tion 101 of this Act) relating to work pri17 orities for families with older children, that

18 would be in effect if the State’s welfare

19 and dependency reduction program were in

20 effect during the fiscal year.

21 (iv) In operating any work program in

22 accordance with this paragraph, the State

23 shall follow a system of payment based on

24 performance which directly prorates assist25 ance based on the satisfactory completion
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1 of the required hours of specified activity,

2 similar to the system established under

3 section 484(e) of the Social Security Act

4 (as amended by section 101 of this Act).

5 (v) The State shall require individuals

6 who are noncustodial parents who fail to

7 pay child support for children who receive

8 direct cash or food assistance under this

9 section and who are equivalent to children

10 who would be eligible for aid to families

11 with dependent children if such program

12 were in effect during the fiscal year, to

13 comply with the provisions of section

14 483(b) of the Social Security Act (as

15 amended by section 101 of this Act) that

16 would be in effect if the State’s welfare

17 and dependency reduction program were in

18 effect during the fiscal year.

19 (D) OTHER RECIPIENTS.—If a State uses

20 grant funds received under this section to pro21 vide direct food or cash assistance during a fis22 cal year to a population that is equivalent to

23 the population that would be subject to the

24 State work program under section 6(i) of the

25 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as amended by sec-
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1 tion 102 of this Act) if such program were in

2 effect during the fiscal year, such equivalent

3 population shall be subject to the provisions of

4 section 6(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as

5 amended by section 102 of this Act) as if such

6 program were in effect during the fiscal year.

7 (E) STATE EXPERIMENTATION.—

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided

9 in clause (ii), for purposes of experimen10 tation, a State may waive within a limited

11 locality within the State the requirements

12 under subparagraphs (C) and (D). A State

13 conducting an experiment under this sub14 paragraph shall have the full authority to

15 establish within the locality of the experi16 ment—

17 (I) the categories of recipients of

18 aid who will be required to participate

19 in some form of work, job search, or

20 job training activity; and

21 (II) the types of activity which

22 will be required.

23 (ii) LIMITATION.—Clause (i) shall

24 apply to a State only if the State meets the

25 following requirements:
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1 (I) The State shall notify the

2 Secretary of the modifications to the

3 requirements under subparagraphs

4 (C) and (D) that the State proposes

5 to make and shall receive the approval

6 of the Secretary.

7 (II) The State shall assure the

8 Secretary that the overall average

9 weekly aggregate number of recipients

10 of assistance under this section within

11 the locality of the experiment who will

12 be required to participate in some

13 form of work, job search, or job train14 ing will not be less than the average

15 weekly number required to participate

16 in such activities under subparagraphs

17 (C) and (D).

18 (F) WORK REQUIREMENTS ELIMINATED

19 FOR GROUPS WHICH NO LONGER RECEIVE BEN20 EFITS.—The State shall not be required to im21 pose work, job search, or job training require22 ments on any—

23 (i) subgroup of a population that is

24 equivalent to a subgroup of a population

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1 ceases to provide direct cash assistance to

2 such subgroup; or

3 (ii) subgroup of a population that is

4 equivalent to a subgroup of the population

5 that would be subject to the State work

6 program under section 6(i) of the Food

7 Stamp Act of 1977 (as amended by section

8 102 of this Act) if such program were in

9 effect, if the State ceases to provide direct

10 food or cash assistance to such subgroup.

11 (3) BENEFITS TO YOUNG UNWED PARENTS.—

12 (A) CASH ASSISTANCE.—Any individual

13 described in section 402(a)(50)(A) of the Social

14 Security Act (as added by section 201(b) of this

15 Act) shall be denied cash assistance paid out of

16 grant funds received by the State under this

17 section in the same manner as such individual

18 would be denied aid to families with dependent

19 children under such section if funding for the

20 aid to families with dependent children program

21 was not terminated under section 603.

22 (B) FOOD ASSISTANCE.—Any individual

23 described in section 6(j)(1) of the Food Stamp

24 Act of 1977 (as added by section 201(c) of this

25 Act) shall be denied direct food assistance paid
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1 out of grant funds received by the State under

2 this section in the same manner as such indi3 vidual would be denied food stamps under such

4 section if funding for the food stamp program

5 was not terminated under section 603.

6 (C) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—Any individ7 ual described in sections 6(q) and (8)(z) of the

8 United States Housing Act of 1937 (as added

9 by section 201(d) of this Act) shall be denied

10 housing assistance paid out of grant funds re11 ceived by the State under this section in the

12 same manner as such individual would be de13 nied housing assistance under such section if

14 funding for the housing assistance program was

15 not terminated under section 603.

16 (4) BENEFIT PROVISIONS REGARDING ADDI17 TIONAL CHILDREN.—A State may not use grant

18 funds received under this section for providing direct

19 cash, food, or housing aid to a child if the custodial

20 parent of such child is, at the time of the child’s

21 birth—

22 (A) a recipient of direct cash aid paid for

23 out of grant funds received by the State under

24 this section; or
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1 (B) an individual who received such aid

2 anytime during the 10-month period ending

3 with the birth of the child.

4 (5) REQUIREMENTS FOR PATERNITY ESTAB5 LISHMENT.—The provisions of section 402(a)(52) of

6 the Social Security Act (as added by section 203(a)

7 of this Act) shall apply to any family applying for

8 direct cash aid paid out of grant funds received by

9 a State under this section in the same manner as

10 such provisions would apply to a family applying for

11 aid under the aid to families with dependent children

12 program if funding for such program was not termi13 nated under section 603.

14 (6) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AID FOR

15 NONCITIZENS.—A State shall not use grant funds

16 received under this section for providing aid to an

17 individual who is not a United States citizen.

18 (7) AID DENIED TO FUGITIVE FELONS AND

19 PROBATION OR PAROLE VIOLATORS.—

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—A State shall not use

21 grant funds received under this section for pro22 viding aid to an individual who—

23 (i) is taking an action described in

24 section 1073(1) of title 18, United States

25 Code, or
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1 (ii) is violating a condition of proba2 tion or parole imposed under Federal or

3 State law.

4 (B) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH

5 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—A State re6 ceiving grant funds under this section shall fur7 nish to a Federal, State, or local law enforce8 ment officer, upon such officer’s request, the

9 current address of any individual receiving aid

10 under this section if the officer furnishes the

11 State with such individual’s name and notifies

12 the State that—

13 (i) such individual—

14 (I) is taking an action described

15 in section 1073(1) of title 18, United

16 States Code or violating a condition of

17 probation or parole imposed under

18 Federal or State law; or

19 (II) has information that is nec20 essary for the officer to conduct the

21 officer’s official duties;

22 (ii) the location or apprehension of

23 such recipient is within the officer’s official

24 duties; and
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1 (iii) the request is made in the proper

2 exercise of those duties.

3 (8) CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.—A State shall not vio4 late any requirement established by statute or regu5 lation under the following Acts in providing aid

6 using grant funds received under this section:

7 (A) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

8 1965.

9 (B) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

10 of 1973.

11 (C) Title IX of the Education Amendments

12 of 1972.

13 (D) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

14 (E) The Americans With Disabilities Act

15 of 1990.

16 (9) RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO CER17 TAIN PROVISIONS.—Except as provided in para18 graphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) it is rec19 ommended that a State provide aid out of grant

20 funds received under this section in accordance with

21 the principles of the provisions contained in the

22 amendments made by titles I, II, V, and VI of this

23 Act.

24 (10) CHILD SUPPORT AND PATERNITY ESTAB25 LISHMENT.—A State receiving grant funds under
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1 this section shall conduct child support and pater2 nity establishment activities in accordance with part

3 D of title IV of the Social Security Act.

4 (d) NO ENTITLEMENT TO RECEIVE AID.—An indi5 vidual shall not be entitled to receive aid out of grant

6 funds received by a State under this section.

7 (e) DEFINITION OF STATE.—For purposes of this

8 section, the term ‘‘State’’ means any governmental unit

9 (other than a public housing authority) that received Fed10 eral funds under a program listed in section 603 during

11 fiscal year 1994.

12 SEC. 603. CONVERSION OF FUNDING UNDER CERTAIN WEL13 FARE PROGRAMS.

14 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective

15 October 1, 1994, funding under the following programs

16 is terminated:

17 (1) CASH AID.—

18 (A) The program of aid and services to

19 needy families with children under title IV of

20 the Social Security Act (excluding the child

21 support and establishment of paternity program

22 under part D of such title) (Budget account

23 number: 75–1501–0–1–609).
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1 (B) The supplemental security income pro2 gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act

3 (Budget account number: 75–0406–0–1–609).

4 (C) The foster care and adoption assist5 ance program under part E of title IV of the

6 Social Security Act (Budget account number:

7 75–1545–1–1–506).

8 (D) Emergency assistance to needy fami9 lies with children under title I, parts A and D

10 of title IV, and titles X, XI, XIV, and XVI of

11 the Social Security Act (Budget account num12 ber: 75–1501–0–1–609).

13 (E) General assistance to Indians (Budget

14 account number: 14–2100–0–1–452).

15 (2) MEDICAL AID.—

16 (A) Indian health services (Budget account

17 number: 75–0390–0–1–551).

18 (B) The Maternal and Child Health Serv19 ices Block Grant Program under title V of the

20 Social Security Act. (Budget account number:

21 75–0350–0–1–551).

22 (C) The program established in section

23 330 of the Public Health Service Act (relating

24 to community health centers) (Budget account

25 number: 75–0350–0–1–550).
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1 (D) The program established in section

2 329 of the Public Health Service Act (relating

3 to migrant health centers) (Budget account

4 number: 75–0350–0–1–550).

5 (3) FOOD AID.—

6 (A) The food stamp program under the

7 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (Budget account num8 ber: 12–3505–0–1–605).

9 (B) The school lunch program carried out

10 under the National School Lunch Act (Budget

11 account number: 12–3539–0–1–605).

12 (C) The emergency food assistance pro13 gram under the Emergency Food Assistance

14 Act of 1983 (Budget account number: 12–

15 3635–0–1–351).

16 (D) The nutrition programs carried out

17 under part C of title III of the Older Americans

18 Act of 1965 (Budget account number: 12–

19 3503–0–1–351).

20 (E) The school breakfast program carried

21 out under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act

22 of 1966 (Budget account number: 12–3539–0–

23 1–605).

24 (F) The child and adult care food program

25 carried out under section 17 of the National
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1 School Lunch Act (Budget account number:

2 12–3539–0–1–605).

3 (G) The summer food service program for

4 children carried out under section 13 of the Na5 tional School Lunch Act (Budget account num6 ber: 12–3539–0–1–605).

7 (H) The needy families food distribution

8 program under section 4(b) of the Food Stamp

9 Act of 1977 (Budget account number: 12–

10 3503–0–1–605).

11 (I) The commodity supplemental food pro12 gram for children and elderly persons author13 ized by the Agriculture and Consumer Protec14 tion Act of 1973 (Budget account number: 12–

15 3512–0–1–605).

16 (J) The special milk program carried out

17 under section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of

18 1966 (Budget account number: 12–3502–0–1–

19 605).

20 (4) HOUSING AID.—

21 (A) Lower income housing assistance

22 under section 8 of the United States Housing

23 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1772) (Budget account

24 number: 86–0139–0–1–604).
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1 (B) Low-rent public housing under the

2 United States Housing Act of 1937 (Budget ac3 count number: 86–4098–0–3–604).

4 (C) Rural housing loans for low-income

5 families under section 502 of the Housing Act

6 of 1949 (Budget account number: 12–2081–0–

7 1–371).

8 (D) Interest reduction payments under sec9 tion 236 of the National Housing Act (Budget

10 account number: 86–0148–0–1–604).

11 (E) Rural rental housing loans under sec12 tion 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Budget

13 account number: 12–2081–0–1–371).

14 (F) Rural rental assistance under section

15 521 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Budget ac16 count number: 12–0137–0–1–604).

17 (G) Homeownership assistance for lower

18 income families under section 235 of the Na19 tional Housing Act (Budget account number:

20 86–0148–0–1–604).

21 (H) Rent supplements under section 101

22 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of

23 1965 (Budget account number: 86–0129–0–1–

24 604).
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1 (I) Indian housing improvement grants

2 under part 256 of title 25 Code of Federal Reg3 ulations (Budget account number: 14x–2301–

4 0–1–452).

5 (J) Rural housing repair loan grants for

6 very low-income rural home owners under sec7 tion 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Budget

8 account number: 12–2081–0–1–371).

9 (K) Farm labor housing loans under sec10 tion 514 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Budget

11 account number: 12–2081–0–1–371).

12 (L) Rural housing self-help technical as13 sistance grants under section 523 of the Hous14 ing Act of 1949 (Budget account number: 12–

15 2006–0–1–604).

16 (M) Rural housing self-help technical as17 sistance loans under section 523 of the Housing

18 Act of 1949 (Budget account number: 12–

19 2080–0–1–371).

20 (N) Farm labor housing grants under sec21 tion 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Budget

22 account number: 12–2004–0–1–604).

23 (O) Rural housing preservation grants for

24 low-income rural homeowners under section 533
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1 of the Housing Act of 1949 (Budget account

2 number: 12–2070–0–1–604).

3 (5) ENERGY AID.—

4 (A) Programs under the Low-Income En5 ergy Assistance Act of 1981 (Budget account

6 number: 75–1502–0–1–609).

7 (B) The weatherization assistance program

8 under title IV of the Energy Conservation and

9 Production Act (Budget account number: 89–

10 0215–0–1–999).

11 (6) EDUCATION AID.—

12 (A) The Federal Pell Grant Program

13 under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the

14 Higher Education Act of 1965 (Budget account

15 number: 91–0200–0–1–502).

16 (B) Grants under subpart 1 of part A of

17 chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Sec18 ondary Education Act of 1965 (Budget account

19 number: 91–0900–0–1–501).

20 (C) Federal supplemental educational op21 portunity grants under subpart 3 of part A of

22 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965

23 (Budget account number: 91–0200–1–502).

24 (D) Programs for Migratory Children

25 under subpart 1 of part D of chapter 1 of title
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1 I of the Elementary and Secondary Education

2 Act of 1965 (Budget account number: 91–

3 0900–0–501).

4 (E) Federal TRIO Programs under chap5 ter I of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (Budget account

7 number: 91–0201–0–1–502).

8 (F) Grants to States for State Student In9 centives under subpart 4 of part A of title IV

10 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Budget

11 account number: 91–0200–0–1–502).

12 (G) Grants to Institutions and Consortia

13 to Encourage Women and Minority Participa14 tion in Graduate Education under part A of

15 title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965

16 (Budget account number: 91–0900–0–1–502).

17 (H) Programs under the Follow Through

18 Act (Budget account number: 91–1000–0–1–

19 501).

20 (7) JOBS AND TRAINING AID.—

21 (A) The adult training program carried out

22 under part A of title II of the Job Training

23 Partnership Act (Budget account number: 16–

24 0174–0–1–504–00.01).
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1 (B) The summer youth employment and

2 training program carried out under part B of

3 title II of the Job Training Partnership Act

4 (Budget account number: 16–0174–0–1–504–

5 00.02).

6 (C) The Job Corps carried out under part

7 B of title IV of the Job Training Partnership

8 Act (Budget account number: 16–0174–0–1–

9 504–00.12).

10 (D) The older American community service

11 employment program carried out under title V

12 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (Budget

13 account number: 16–0175–0–1–504).

14 (E) The JOBS program carried out under

15 part F of title IV of the Social Security Act

16 (Budget account number: 75–1509–0–1–504).

17 (F) The Foster Grandparent Program car18 ried out under part B of title II of the Domes19 tic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (Budget ac20 count number: 44-0103–0–1–506).

21 (G) The Senior Companion Program car22 ried out under part C of title II of the Domestic

23 Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (Budget account

24 number: 44–0103–0–1–506).
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1 (H) The employment and training pro2 grams for native americans and migrant and

3 seasonal farmworkers supported under sections

4 501 and 502 of the Job Training Partnership

5 Act (Budget account number: 16–0174–0–1–

6 504).

7 (I) Indian and Native American employ8 ment and training program (Budget account

9 number: 16–0174–0–1–504).

10 (8) SOCIAL SERVICES.—

11 (A) The Social Services Block Grant under

12 title XX of the Social Security Act (Budget ac13 count number: 75–1634–0–1–506).

14 (B) The community service block grant

15 programs carried out under the Community

16 Services Block Grant Act (Budget account

17 number: 75–1504–0–1–506).

18 (C) The activities carried out under the

19 Legal Services Corporation Act (Budget ac20 count number: 20–0501–0–1–752).

21 (D) The emergency food and shelter pro22 gram under title III of the Steward B. McKin23 ney Homeless Assistance Act (Budget account

24 number: 58–0103–1–605).
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1 (E) The population research and voluntary

2 family planning programs carried out under

3 title X of the Public Health Service Act (Budg4 et account number: 75–0350–0–1–550).

5 (F) The program under the Domestic Vol6 unteer Service Act of 1973 (Budget account

7 number: (44–0103–0–1–506).

8 (G) The supportive services carried out

9 under part B of title III of the Older Americans

10 Act of 1965 (Budget account number: (75–

11 0142–1–506).

12 (I) Day care assistance under section

13 402(g) of the Social Security Act (Budget ac14 count number: 75–1515–0–1–609).

15 (9) AID TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.—

16 (A) The community development block

17 grant program carried out under the Housing

18 and Community Development Act of 1974

19 (Budget account number: 86–0162–0–1–451).

20 (B) The urban development block grant

21 program carried out under the Housing and

22 Community Development Act of 1974 (Budget

23 account number: 86–0170–0–1–451).

24 (C) Economic development administration

25 under the Public Works and Economic Develop-
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1 ment Act of 1965 (Budget account number:

2 13–2050–0–1–452).

3 (D) The Appalachian regional development

4 program under the Appalachian Regional De5 velopment Act of 1965 (Budget account num6 ber: 46–0200–0–1–452).

7 (E) The activities carried out under section

8 204 of the Immigration Reform and Control

9 Act of 1986 (Budget account number: 75–

10 1508–0–1–506).

11 SEC. 604. SAVINGS FROM WELFARE SPENDING LIMITS TO

12 BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.

13 (a) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—All savings to the Federal

14 Government resulting from the spending cap imposed

15 under section 601 shall be used for deficit reduction. Such

16 savings shall not be used to fund increased spending under

17 any programs that are not subject to the spending cap.

18 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY CAPS.—For

19 purposes of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

20 1993, the present discretionary spending caps shall be ad21 justed for the net increase in discretionary spending that

22 results from the creation of the welfare block grant as a

23 replacement for current welfare entitlement programs.
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1 SEC. 605. SPECIAL RULES WITH RESPECT TO GRANTS FOR

2 ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN BORN OUT-OF3 WEDLOCK.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective upon the termination of

5 funding under section 603 for the aid to families with de6 pendent children program under part A of title IV of the

7 Social Security Act—

8 (1) the requirement of section 440(b)(1) of the

9 Social Security Act shall be satisfied by a State if

10 the State had a plan in effect under section 402 of

11 such Act during the base year (as defined in section

12 442(b)(2)(C)(iii) of such Act); and

13 (2) notwithstanding section 442(a) of the Social

14 Security Act, the Federal savings amount for a

15 State for a fiscal year shall be determined under

16 subsection (b).

17 (b) DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL SAVINGS

18 AMOUNT.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal savings amount

20 for a State for a fiscal year is an amount equal to

21 the product of—

22 (A) the State per capita amount for the

23 fiscal year (as determined under paragraph

24 (2)); and
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1 (B) the State’s excluded population for the

2 fiscal year (as determined under section

3 442(b)(3) of the Social Security Act).

4 (2) PER CAPITA AMOUNT.—

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The State per capita

6 amount for a fiscal year determined under this

7 paragraph is—

8 (i) for fiscal year 1995, the sum of—

9 (I) the average per capita

10 amount received by the State under

11 section 403 of the Social Security Act

12 during the base year (as defined in

13 section 442(b)(3)(C)(iii) of the Social

14 Security Act); and

15 (II) the average per capita

16 amount received by AFDC recipients

17 (as defined in subparagraph (B)) in

18 the State under the food stamp pro19 gram under the Food Stamp Act of

20 1977 during such base year; and

21 (ii) for fiscal year 1996 and succeed22 ing fiscal years, the amount determined

23 under this paragraph for the preceding fis24 cal year updated, through the midpoint of

25 the fiscal year, by projecting the estimated
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1 percentage change in the Consumer Price

2 Index during the 12-month period ending

3 at that midpoint, with appropriate adjust4 ments to reflect previous underestimations

5 or overestimations under this subpara6 graph in the projected percentage change

7 in the Consumer Price Index.

8 (B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of sub9 paragraph (A), the term ‘‘AFDC recipient’’

10 means an individual who received aid to fami11 lies with dependent children under part A of

12 title IV of the Social Security Act during the

13 base year (as defined in section

14 442(b)(3)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act).

15 SEC. 606. ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) (42

17 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(I)) is amended to read as fol18 lows:

19 ‘‘(I)(aa) who are receiving aid or

20 assistance under any plan of the State

21 approved under title I, X, or XIV, or

22 ‘‘(bb) who would be eligible to re23 ceive aid or assistance under the

24 State’s plan under title XVI or part A

25 or E of title IV, as approved on the
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1 day before the date of the enactment

2 of the Real Welfare Reform Act of

3 1994, if such plan were in effect,’’.

4 (b) STATE WAIVER.—A State may request a waiver

5 from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sim6 plify the medicaid program eligibility criteria set forth in

7 section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I)(bb) (42 U.S.C.

8 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(I)(bb)) of the Social Security Act. The

9 Secretary shall review any such waiver request and grant

10 approval only if Federal expenditures under the medicaid

11 program will not be increased as a result of such approval.

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

13 subsection (a) shall be effective on October 1, 1994.

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