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Calendar No. 598

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2073

To require the District of Columbia to comply with the 5-year time limit

for welfare recipients, to prohibit any future waiver of such limit, and

for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 13, 1996

Mr. NICKLES introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To require the District of Columbia to comply with the

5-year time limit for welfare recipients, to prohibit any

future waiver of such limit, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION. 1. REQUIREMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUM4 BIA TO COMPLY WITH 5-YEAR TIME LIMIT

5 FOR WELFARE ASSISTANCE.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
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1 and Human Services (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec2 retary’’) shall rescind approval of any part of the waiver

3 described in subsection (b) that relates to a waiver of the

4 requirement under section 408(a)(7) of the Social Security

5 Act (as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work

6 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) to not use any

7 part of the grant made under section 403 of such Act to

8 provide assistance to a family that includes an adult who

9 has received assistance under any State program funded

10 under part A of title IV of such Act attributable to funds

11 provided by the Federal Government for 60 months

12 (whether or not consecutive).

13 (b) WAIVER DESCRIBED.—The waiver described in

14 this subsection is the demonstration project entitled the

15 ‘‘Project on Work, Employment, Responsibility

16 (POWER)’’, described in the welfare reform demonstra17 tion special application form submitted by the District of

18 Columbia to the Secretary in August 1996 under section

19 1115 of the Social Security Act.

20 SEC. 2. NO WAIVER OF 5-YEAR TIME LIMIT FOR WELFARE

21 ASSISTANCE.

22 (a) Beginning on and after the date of the enactment

23 of this Act, the Secretary shall not approve any application

24 submitted under section 1115 of the Social Security Act,

25 or under any other provision of law, for a waiver of the
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1 requirement under section 408(a)(7) of such Act, as

2 amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor3 tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to not use any part of

4 the grant made under section 403 of such Act to provide

5 assistance to a family that includes an adult who has re6 ceived assistance under any State program funded under

7 part A of title IV of such Act attributable to funds pro8 vided by the Federal Government for 60 months (whether

9 or not consecutive).

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect

11 as if enacted on August 22, 1996.

Calendar No. 598

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2073

A BILL

To require the District of Columbia to comply with

other purposes.prohibit any future waiver of such limit, and forthe 5-year time limit for welfare recipients, to

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996

Read the second time and placed on the calendar