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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 262

To amend the temporary assistance to needy families program under part 

A of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of 

education and job training under that program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 30, 2003

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. CORZINE, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. 

DODD, and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL

To amend the temporary assistance to needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security 

Act to improve the provision of education and job training under that program, 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 ‘‘Education Works Act 

5 of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COUNTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING AS WORK. 

7 Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(8) participation in vocational educational 

2 training, postsecondary education, an English-as-a3 second-language program, or an adult basic edu4 cation program;’’. 

5 SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF LIMIT ON NUMBER OF TANF RE6 CIPIENTS ENROLLED IN VOCATIONAL EDU7 CATION OR HIGH SCHOOL WHO MAY BE 

8 COUNTED TOWARDS THE WORK PARTICIPA9 TION REQUIREMENT. 

10 Section 407(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph 

12 (D). 

13 SEC. 4. NONAPPLICATION OF TIME LIMIT TO INDIVIDUALS 

14 WHO DO NOT RECEIVE CASH ASSISTANCE 

15 AND ARE ENGAGED IN EDUCATION OR EM16 PLOYMENT. 

17 Section 408(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(H) LIMITATION ON MEANING OF ‘AS21 SISTANCE’ FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—For 

22 purposes of this paragraph, child care or trans23 portation benefits provided during a month 

24 under the State program funded under this 

25 part to an individual who is participating in a 
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1 full-time educational program or who is em2 ployed shall not be considered assistance under 

3 the State program.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

6 this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take ef7 fect as if enacted on October 1, 2002, and shall apply to 

8 payments made under part A of title IV of the Social Se9 curity Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such 

10 date, without regard to whether regulations to implement 

11 the amendments are promulgated by such date. 

12 (b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE13 QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan under section 402(a) 

14 of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health 

15 and Human Services determines requires State legislation 

16 (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for 

17 the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by 

18 the amendments made by this Act, the State plan shall 

19 not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements 

20 of such section 402(a) solely on the basis of the failure 

21 of the plan to meet such additional requirements before 

22 the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after 

23 the close of the 1st regular session of the State legislature 

24 that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For 

25 purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State 
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1 that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such ses2 sion shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of 

3 the State legislature.

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