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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 16

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require full funding of

the job opportunity and basic skills training program under part F

of such title, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 21 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. MOYNIHAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require

full funding of the job opportunity and basic skills training program under part F of such title, 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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Work for Welfare Act

5 of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FULL FUNDING OF JOB OPPORTUNITY AND BASIC

2 SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(19) of the Social

4 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(19)) is amended—

5 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘and

6 State resources otherwise permit’’; and

7 (2) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking ‘‘and

8 State resources otherwise permit’’.

9 (b) REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PAYMENT LIMITATION

10 AND IMPOSITION OF STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—

11 Section 403(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(k)) is amend12 ed—

13 (1) in paragraph (1)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘of the applicable percent15 ages (specified in such subsection)’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘but such payments’’ and

17 all that follows through ‘‘the State’’;

18 (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and

19 by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new

20 paragraph:

21 ‘‘(2) In order to receive the payments described in

22 paragraph (1), each State must maintain its payments in

23 any fiscal year under this part at or above the level of

24 such payments as of fiscal year 1993.’’;

25 (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para26 graph (3); and
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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new

2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(4) The State’s expenditures for the costs of operat4 ing a program established under part F may be in cash

5 or in kind, fairly evaluated.’’.

6 (c) REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PAYMENT LIMITS AND

7 MANDATED STATE PARTICIPATION RATES.—Section

8 403(l) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(l)) is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (3)(A)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding para11 graph (1), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;

12 (B) by striking ‘‘(in lieu of any different

13 percentage specified in paragraph (1)(A))’’;

14 (C) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘15’’ and in15 serting ‘‘50’’; and

16 (D) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘20’’ and in17 serting ‘‘50’’;

18 (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(in lieu of

19 paragraph (1)(A))’’;

20 (3) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘40’’

21 and inserting ‘‘50’’; and

22 (4) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and re23 designating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs

24 (1) and (2), respectively.
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1 (d) REPEAL OF STATE MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR

2 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Section 402(g) of such Act (42

3 U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3)(A)

4 and inserting the following:

5 ‘‘(3)(A) In the case of amounts expended for child

6 care pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) by any State to which

7 section 1108 does not apply, there shall be no requirement

8 for State resources for purposes of section 403(a), except

9 that no such State shall expend amounts for child care

10 in any fiscal year less than the amount such State ex11 pended in fiscal year 1993.’’.

12 (e) TIME LIMITATION.—Section 482(b) of such Act

13 (42 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended by adding at the end the

14 following new paragraph:

15 ‘‘(4) For all individuals required to participate in the

16 program pursuant to section 402(a)(19)(C), the State

17 agency shall conduct the assessment, develop the employ18 ability plan, and refer the individuals to a program compo19 nent (as required in this subsection) within 60 days of

20 the date upon which the individual is found eligible for

21 such program.’’.

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

23 this section shall become effective with respect to expendi24 tures made after September 30, 1993.

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