I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4861
To provide for the consolidation of Federal employment assistance programs,
to provide increased notice of the availability of the earned income
tax credit, and to repeal the temporary FUTA surtax.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 29, 1994
Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. KASICH, Mr. MICA, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ARMEY,
Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. COX, Mr. HAN-
COCK, Mr. HERGER, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SMITH of Michigan,
Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. ZIMMER, and Mr. GEKAS) introduced the following
bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Education and
Labor, Veterans’ Affairs, Ways and Means, and Agriculture
A BILL
To provide for the consolidation of Federal employment as-
sistance programs, to provide increased notice of the
availability of the earned income tax credit, and to repeal
the temporary FUTA surtax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Employment Enhancement Reform Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Block Grants to States
Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 102. Authorization.
Sec. 103. Allocation.
Sec. 104. Application.
Sec. 105. Use of amounts
Sec. 106. Reports.
Sec. 107. Reduction or termination of payments under grant.
Sec. 108. Definitions.
Sec. 109. Transfer of funds.
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Consolidation and Repeal of Certain Federal Employment
Assistance Programs
CHAPTER 1—CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS
Sec. 111. Certain community-based projects regarding health care for the
homeless; conforming amendment regarding Public Law 102–
321.
Sec. 112. Certain employment-related programs under Rehabilitation Act of
1973.
CHAPTER 2—REPEAL OF PROGRAMS
Sec. 121. Higher education for students from migrant and seasonal farmworker
families.
Sec. 122. Certain veterans programs.
Sec. 123. Foster grandparent and senior companion programs, programs under
Food Stamp Act of 1977, and programs under Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965.
Sec. 124. Job Training Partnership Act.
Sec. 125. Appalachian vocational and other education facilities and operations
program.
Sec. 126. Targeted jobs credit.
Sec. 127. Jobs program.
Sec. 128. Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992.
Sec. 129. Adult education programs.
Sec. 130. Vocational education programs.
Sec. 131. National literacy programs.
Sec. 132. Indian employment, training and related services demonstration pro-
gram.
Sec. 133. Special programs relating to adult education for Indians.
Sec. 134. Special provisions relating to Indian tribes.
Sec. 135. Literacy corps.
Sec. 136. Miscellaneous repealers.
Subtitle C—Effective Dates
Sec. 141. Effective dates.
TITLE II—NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME
CREDIT
Sec. 201. Notice of availability required to be provided to applicants and former
recipients of AFDC, food stamps, and medicaid.
Sec. 202. Notice of availability of earned income tax credit and dependent care
tax credit to be included on W–4 form.
TITLE III—REPEAL OF TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX
Sec. 301. Repeal of temporary FUTA surtax.
TITLE 
I—CONSOLIDATION 
OF
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Block Grants to States
SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this subtitle to establish a block
grant program to prepare individuals for employment in
the labor force by increasing their occupational and edu-
cational skills, resulting in improved long-term employ-
ability, increased employment and earnings, and reduced
welfare dependency.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) GRANTS TO STATES.—The Secretary of Labor
may provide grants to States for the purpose of providing
employment assistance to eligible individuals in such
States in accordance with this subtitle.
(b) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES AND MIGRANT AND
SEASONAL FARMWORKER ORGANIZATIONS.—Not more
than 5 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out