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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1918
To reform the program of aid to families with dependent children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1993
Mr. WISE introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Com-
mittees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and
Labor
A BILL
To reform the program of aid to families with dependent
children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Welfare Reform and
Responsibility Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. WORK REQUIRED IN EXCHANGE FOR AID TO FAMI-
LIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
(a) STATES REQUIRED TO INCLUDE A CWEP IN THE
JOBS PROGRAM.—Section 482(d)(1)(A) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 682(d)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
subclause (III); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(V) community work experience programs
as described in subsection (f); and’’; and
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) in subclause (II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subclause (IV).
(b) STATES REQUIRED TO ENROLL AFDC RECIPI-
ENTS WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE JOBS PRO-
GRAM AND ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM SUCH PARTICIPATION
IN A CWEP.—Section 402(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (44), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (45), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (45) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(46)(A) require each recipient of aid under the
plan who has received such aid for at least 6 con-
secutive months, is not participating in the program
of the State under part F or any other program
which offers substantially equivalent education, job
training, or work activities designed to lead to em-
ployment, and is not described by any clause of
paragraph (19)(C), to participate in the State com-
munity work experience program established in ac-
cordance with section 482(f) for a number of hours
per month equal to the amount of such aid payable
monthly with respect to the family of which the re-
cipient is a member, divided by the greater of the
Federal minimum hourly wage or the applicable
State minimum hourly wage;
‘‘(B) prohibit any such aid recipient from being
assigned to any position of employment which was
created before the date of the enactment of this
paragraph; and
‘‘(C) require the State to regularly inspect and
report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor
on the sites, facilities, and procedures of the commu-
nity work experience program.’’.
SEC. 3. FRAUD REDUCTION.
(a) STATES REQUIRED
TO OPERATE TOLL-FREE
TELEPHONE NUMBER TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF FRAUD
OR ABUSE.—Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by section 1(b) of this Act,
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (45), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (46), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (46) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(47) require the State to operate on a 24-
hour-a-day basis, and publicize the existence of, a
telephone number to which calls may be placed,
without charge to the caller, to report fraud or abuse
in the program carried out under the plan.
(b) LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS IN THE OF-
FICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.—For the Office of In-
vestigations in the Office of Inspector General, Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, there are authorized
to be appropriated not to exceed $60,000,000 for fiscal
year 1994.
SEC. 4. ASSESSMENTS OF NEEDS AND SKILLS; EMPLOY-
ABILITY PLANS.
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of this
Act, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (46), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (47), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (47) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(48) provide that—
‘‘(A) during the first month after the effec-
tive date of this paragraph in which aid is re-
ceived under the plan, the requirements of sec-
tion 482(b)(1) shall apply with respect to the
recipient; and
‘‘(B) the employability plan developed for
the recipient must—
‘‘(i) be designed to move the recipient
from aid to work in not more than 2 years;
‘‘(ii) set specific goals and timetables
for reaching such goals; and
‘‘(iii) be reviewed and updated not less
frequently than every 6 months.’’.
SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of this
Act, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (47), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (48), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (48) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(49)(A) provide for the establishment of pan-
els, each composed of 3 former State judges, to—
‘‘(i) annually review the circumstances of
recipients of aid under the plan who have re-
ceived such aid for 2 consecutive years;
‘‘(ii) determine whether or not the recipi-
ent has fully participated in the program of the
State under part F and has made an effort to
become employed, and, if not, whether or not
circumstances beyond the control of the recipi-
ent have prevented such full participation or
employment; and
‘‘(iii) reduce the amount of such aid pay-
able to the recipient if the recipient is not meet-
ing the participation requirements of the pro-
gram under part F; and
‘‘(B) provide that the procedures established or
required by section 482(h) be used to resolve all dis-
putes arising out of determinations of such panels.’’.
SEC. 6. FAMILY PROVISIONS.
(a) STATES
REQUIRED
TO
OFFER
PARENTING
COURSES TO ALL TEENAGE PARENTS NOT IN SCHOOL.—
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of this
Act, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (48), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (49), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (49) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(50) require the State to make available to all
parents in the State who have not attained the age
of 20 years and who are not attending school, a
course of instruction in parenting which includes
topics such as family planning, health, nutrition, and
child development.’’.
(b) STATES REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH INCENTIVES
TO USE CERTAIN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by the
preceding provisions of this Act, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (49), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (50), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (50) the
following:
‘‘(51) require the State to establish a program
that provides incentives for recipients of aid under
the plan to use implanted, temporary, hormonal con-
traceptive devices.’’.
(2) PAYMENTS
TO
STATES.—Section 403 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(o) In addition to any payment under subsection (a)
or (l), each State shall be entitled to payments from the
Secretary of an amount equal to the Federal medical as-
sistance percentage (as defined in section 1905(b)) of the
expenditures by the State in operating the program re-
quired by section 402(a)(51).’’.
SEC. 7. EXPANSION OF JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.
Section 403(l)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603(l)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), with
respect to so much of such expenditures in a fiscal
year as exceed 60 percent of the State’s expendi-
tures to carry out a program under part F in the
fiscal year 1992, 100 percent.’’.
SEC. 8. WORK INCENTIVES; REDUCTION OF BARRIERS TO
EMPLOYMENT.
(a) EARNED INCOME DISREGARD CHANGED TO EN-
COURAGE EMPLOYMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(8)(B)(ii) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(B)(ii))
is amended—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘—’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘(b)’’; and
(B) in subclause (II)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the provisions of
subclause (II) of such subparagraph to any
month after such month, or apply’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘either’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 402(a)(37) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(37)) is amended by striking
‘‘paragraph (8)(B)(ii)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘the
inapplicability of paragraph (8)(A)(iv)’’.
(B) Section 402(g)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 602(g(1)(a)(II)) is amended by
striking ‘‘subsection (a)(8)(B)(ii)(II)’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘the 
inapplicability 
of 
subsection
(a)(8)(A)(iv)’’.
(C) Section 482(e)(2)(G)(ii) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 682(e)(2)(G)(ii)) is amended by
striking 
‘‘the 
provisions 
of 
subparagraph
(A)(iv)’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 402(a)(8)(A)(iv) without regard to the time
limitation of such section’’.
(D) Section 1925(a)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r–6(a)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 402(a)(8)(B)(ii)(II)’’ and inserting
‘‘the 
inapplicability 
of 
section
402(a)(8)(A)(iv)’’.
(b) OPTIONAL STATE EXTENSION OF MEDICAID EN-
ROLLMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER AFDC RECIPIENTS.—