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in the case of the State of New Jersey, is a
high misdemeanor under the laws of such State;
or
‘‘(2) is violating a condition of probation or pa-
role imposed under Federal or State law.’’; and
(2) in section 8(d)(1)(B)—
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after clause (iv) the follow-
ing new clause:
‘‘(v) it shall be cause for termination
of the tenancy of a tenant if such tenant—
‘‘(I) is fleeing to avoid prosecu-
tion, or custody or confinement after
conviction, under the laws of the place
from which the individual flees, for a
crime, or attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of
the place from which the individual
flees, or which, in the case of the
State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such
State; or
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‘‘(II) is violating a condition of
probation or parole imposed under
Federal or State law;’’.
(b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES.—Title I of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), as amended by sec-
tion 601 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘SEC. 28. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
public housing agency that enters into a contract for as-
sistance under section 6 or 8 of this Act with the Secretary
shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law enforcement
officer, upon the request of the officer, with the current
address, Social Security number, and photograph (if appli-
cable) of any recipient of assistance under this Act, if the
officer—
‘‘(1) furnishes the public housing agency with
the name of the recipient; and
‘‘(2) notifies the agency that—
‘‘(A) such recipient—
‘‘(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or
custody or confinement after conviction,
under the laws of the place from which the
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individual flees, for a crime, or attempt to
commit a crime, which is a felony under
the laws of the place from which the indi-
vidual flees, or which, in the case of the
State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such State; or
‘‘(ii) is violating a condition of proba-
tion or parole imposed under Federal or
State law; or
‘‘(iii) has information that is nec-
essary for the officer to conduct the offi-
cer’s official duties;
‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of the
recipient is within such officer’s official duties;
and
‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper ex-
ercise of the officer’s official duties.’’.
SEC. 1003. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENTER-
PRISE ZONES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that:
(1) Many of the Nation’s urban centers are
places with high levels of poverty, high rates of wel-
fare dependency, high crime rates, poor schools, and
joblessness;
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(2) Federal tax incentives and regulatory re-
forms can encourage economic growth, job creation
and small business formation in many urban centers;
(3) Encouraging private sector investment in
America’s economically distressed urban and rural
areas is essential to breaking the cycle of poverty
and the related ills of crime, drug abuse, illiteracy,
welfare dependency, and unemployment;
(4) The empowerment zones enacted in 1993
should be enhanced by providing incentives to in-
crease entrepreneurial growth, capital formation, job
creation, educational opportunities, and home owner-
ship in the designated communities and zones.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—Therefore, it is the
Sense of the Senate that the Congress should adopt enter-
prise zone legislation in the One Hundred Fourth Con-
gress, and that such enterprise zone legislation provide the
following incentives and provisions:
(1) Federal tax incentives that expand access to
capital, increase the formation and expansion of
small businesses, and promote commercial revitaliza-
tion;
(2) Regulatory reforms that allow localities to
petition Federal agencies, subject to the relevant
agencies’ approval, for waivers or modifications of
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regulations to improve job creation, small business
formation and expansion, community development,
or economic revitalization objectives of the enterprise
zones;
(3) Home ownership incentives and grants to
encourage resident management of public housing
and home ownership of public housing;
(4) School reform pilot projects in certain des-
ignated enterprise zones to provide low-income par-
ents with new and expanded educational options for
their children’s elementary and secondary schooling.
SEC. 1004. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE IN-
ABILITY OF THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT TO
PAY CHILD SUPPORT.
It is the sense of the Senate that—
(a) States should diligently continue their ef-
forts to enforce child support payments by the non-
custodial parent to the custodial parent, regardless
of the employment status or location of the non-
custodial parent; and
(b) States are encouraged to pursue pilot pro-
grams in which the parents of a nonadult, noncusto-
dial parent who refuses to or is unable to pay child
support must—
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(1) pay or contribute to the child support
owed by the noncustodial parent; or
(2) otherwise fulfill all financial obligations
and meet all conditions imposed on the
non÷custodial parent, such as participation in a
work program or other related activity.
SEC. 1005. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY.
Section 6(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(f)) is amended by striking the third sentence
and inserting the following:
‘‘The State agency shall, at its option, consider either
all income and financial resources of the individual ren-
dered ineligible to participate in the food stamp program
under this subsection, or such income, less a pro rata
share, and the financial resources of the ineligible individ-
ual, to determine the eligibility and the value of the allot-
ment of the household of which such individual is a mem-
ber.’’.
SEC. 1006. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL GOALS TO PREVENT
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 1997,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall estab-
lish and implement a strategy for—
(1) preventing out-of-wedlock teenage preg-
nancies, and
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(2) assuring that at least 25 percent of the
communities in the United States have teenage preg-
nancy prevention programs in place.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 1998, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Con-
gress with respect to the progress that has been made in
meeting the goals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a).
SEC. 1007. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENFORCE-
MENT OF STATUTORY RAPE LAWS.
It is the sense of the Senate that States and local
jurisdictions should aggressively enforce statutory rape
laws.
SEC. 1008. SANCTIONING FOR TESTING POSITIVE FOR
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States
shall not be prohibited by the Federal Government from
sanctioning welfare recipients who test positive for use of
controlled substances.
SEC. 1009. ABSTINENCE EDUCATION.
(a) INCREASES IN FUNDING.—Section 501(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Fiscal year
1990 and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘Fis-
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cal years 1990 through 1995 and $761,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter’’.
(b) ABSTINENCE EDUCATION.—Section 501(a)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘and’’ at
the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(E) to provide abstinence education, and
at the option of the State, where appropriate,
mentoring, counseling, and adult supervision to
promote abstinence from sexual activity, with a
focus on those groups which are most likely to
bear children out-of-wedlock.’’.
(c) ABSTINENCE
EDUCATION
DEFINED.—Section
501(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 701(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) ABSTINENCE EDUCATION.—For purposes
of this subsection, the term ‘abstinence education’
means an educational or motivational program
which—
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‘‘(A) has as its exclusive purpose, teaching
the social, psychological, and health gains to be
realized by abstaining from sexual activity;
‘‘(B) teaches abstinence from sexual activ-
ity outside marriage as the expected standard
for all school age children;
‘‘(C) teaches that abstinence from sexual
activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-
wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted dis-
eases, and other associated health problems;
‘‘(D) teaches that a mutually faithful
monogamous relationship in context of marriage
is the expected standard of human sexual activ-
ity;
‘‘(E) teaches that sexual activity outside of
the context of marriage is likely to have harm-
ful psychological and physical effects;
‘‘(F) teaches that bearing children out-of-
wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences
for the child, the child’s parents, and society;
‘‘(G) teaches young people how to reject
sexual advances and how alcohol and drug use
increases vulnerability to sexual advances; and
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‘‘(H) teaches the importance of attaining
self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activ-
ity.’’.
(d) SET-ASIDE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(c) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 702(c)) is amended in the matter preced-
ing paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘From’’ and inserting
‘‘Except as provided in subsection (e), from’’.
(2) SET-ASIDE.—Section 502 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 702) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Of the amounts appropriated under section
501(a) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside
$75,000,000 for abstinence education in accordance with
section 501(a)(1)(E).’’.
SEC. 1010. PROVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC BEN-
EFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.
Section 904 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15
U.S.C. 1693b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) In the event’’ and inserting
‘‘(d) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
SERVICE
PROVIDERS
OTHER
THAN
CERTAIN
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELEC-
TRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) EXEMPTION
GENERALLY.—The dis-
closures, protections, responsibilities, and rem-
edies established under this title, and any regu-
lation prescribed or order issued by the Board
in accordance with this title, shall not apply to
any electronic benefit transfer program estab-
lished under State or local law or administered
by a State or local government.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
DIRECT
DEPOSIT
INTO
RECIPIENT’S
ACCOUNT.—Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply with respect to any elec-
tronic funds transfer under an electronic benefit
transfer program for deposits directly into a
consumer account held by the recipient of the
benefit.
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provi-
sion of this paragraph may be construed as—
‘‘(i) affecting or altering the protec-
tions otherwise applicable with respect to
benefits established by Federal, State, or
local law; or
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‘‘(ii) otherwise superseding the appli-
cation of any State or local law.
‘‘(D) ELECTRONIC
BENEFIT
TRANSFER
PROGRAM
DEFINED.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘electronic benefit transfer
program’—
‘‘(i) means a program under which a
government agency distributes needs-tested
benefits by establishing accounts to be
accessed by recipients electronically, such
as through automated teller machines, or
point-of-sale terminals; and
‘‘(ii) does not include employment-re-
lated payments, including salaries and pen-
sion, retirement, or unemployment benefits
established by Federal, State, or local gov-
ernments.’’.
SEC. 1011. REDUCTION IN BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR
SOCIAL SERVICES.
Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397b(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(4); and
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(5) $2,800,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1990 through 1996 and for each fiscal year after fis-
cal year 2002; and
‘‘(6) $2,520,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1997 through 2002.’’.
SEC. 1012. EFFICIENT USE OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION
FUNDS.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is en-
couraged to work in coordination with State agencies to
ensure that Federal transportation funds that may be
used for the benefit of persons receiving public assistance
pursuant to this Act and the amendments made by this
Act are most efficiently used for such purpose. The Sec-
retary shall work with the individual States to develop cri-
teria and measurements to report back to the Congress,
within 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the following:
(1) The use of competitive contracting or other
market-oriented strategies to achieve efficiencies.
(2) The efficient use of all related transpor-
tation funds to support persons receiving assistance
pursuant to this Act and the amendments made by
this Act.
(3) The actual value derived from transpor-
tation services to achieve such purposes.
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(4) The application of such analyses to other
support services to achieve such purposes.
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