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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1120
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
MARCH 2, 1995
Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. KASICH, Mr. MICA, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
SHAYS, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr.
HOKE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. TALENT, Mr. COX of California, Mr. SOLO-
MON, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. HERGER,
Mr. BASS, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BURR, Mr. JONES, Mr. FUNDERBURK,
Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. DORNAN, Mrs. SEASTRAND, and Mr. STEARNS)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
MARCH 30, 1995
Additional sponsors: Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. HOBSON, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. LIV-
INGSTON, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, Ms. PRYCE, and Mrs. MYRICK
Deleted sponsor: Mr. STEARNS (added March 2, 1995; deleted March 9, 1995)
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.
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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.
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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 provisions relating to Indian tribes.
Sec. 134. Literacy corps.
Sec. 135. 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
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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
this subtitle for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary
to provide grants to Indian tribes and migrant and sea-
sonal farmworker organizations for the purpose of provid-
ing employment assistance to Native Americans and mi-
grant and seasonal farmworkers in accordance with this
subtitle.
(c) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—A grant received under
subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be, may extend for
a period of not more than 5 fiscal years. The payments
under such grant shall be subject to annual approval of
the Secretary and the availability of appropriations for
each fiscal year.
SEC. 103. ALLOCATION.
In providing grants to States under section 102 for
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,
allocate the amount appropriated for such fiscal year as
follows:
(1) 331⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis
of the relative number of unemployed individuals re-
siding in areas of substantial unemployment within
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each State as compared to the total number of such
unemployed individuals in all such areas of substan-
tial unemployment in all States.
(2) 331⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis
of the relative excess number of unemployed individ-
uals within each State as compared to the total ex-
cess number of unemployed individuals in all States.
(3) 331⁄3 percent shall be allocated on the basis
of the relative number of economically disadvantaged
adults within each State as compared to the total
number of economically disadvantaged adults in all
States.
SEC. 104. APPLICATION.
The Secretary may provide a grant to a State under
section 102 only if such State submits to the Secretary
an application which contains such information as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require, including a description of
the program to be established by the State under section
105.
SEC. 105. USE OF AMOUNTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a
grant to a State under section 102 only if such
State agrees that it will use all amounts received
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from such grant to establish a program to provide
employment assistance to eligible individuals de-
scribed in paragraph (2).
(2) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—An individual
shall be eligible to receive employment assistance
under the program if such individual—
(A) has attained the age of 14 and is eco-
nomically disadvantaged;
(B)(i) has been terminated or laid off or
who has received a notice of termination or lay-
off from employment, is eligible for or has ex-
hausted entitlement to unemployment com-
pensation, and is unlikely to return to the indi-
vidual’s previous industry or occupation;
(ii) has been terminated, has received no-
tice of termination, or has reason to believe that
such individual will be terminated or receive no-
tice of termination or lay off from employment,
as a result of any permanent closure of or any
substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enter-
prise; or
(iii) was self-employed (including farmers
and ranchers) and is unemployed as a result of
general economic conditions in the community
in which the individual resides or because of
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natural disasters, subject to regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary;
(C) is an individual with a disability;
(D) is a member of the Armed Forces who
is being separated under other than adverse
conditions;
(E) is a veteran who is unemployed; or
(F) is a displaced homemaker.
(b) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out the
program described in subsection (a), the State shall meet
the following requirements:
(1)(A) The State shall ensure the profiling and
evaluation of eligible individuals for the purpose of
determining the amount of employment assistance
services, including, subject to subparagraph (B), the
amount of supportive services, if appropriate, to be
provided to such individuals. In profiling and evalu-
ating such individuals, the State shall classify indi-
viduals in 1 of the following 3 categories:
(i) Job-ready and in need of placement
services.
(ii) Job-ready and in need of remedial
skills enhancement.
(iii) Non-job-ready and in need of remedial
education.
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(B) The State shall ensure that eligible individ-
uals receive information relating to the provision of
supportive services from sources other than under
this Act for the purpose of participating in the pro-
gram under this Act.
(2) The State shall provide appropriate employ-
ment assistance services to eligible individuals based
upon the classification of the individual in the cat-
egories described in clauses (i) through (iii) of para-
graph (1)(A). Such assistance may not be used to
provide stipends or direct payments to individuals
for participation in the program, including payments
for supportive services, except that such assistance
may include payments for transportation costs,
based on need, of such individuals for participation
in the program.
(3) The State shall monitor the rate at which
individuals in the program successfully obtain em-
ployment after separation from the program in ac-
cordance with the following criteria:
(A) With respect to individuals classified in
the category described in paragraph (1)(A)(i),
employment for a period of not less than 6
months under which—
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(i) the individual works an average of
at least 35 hours per week; and
(ii) the individual receives wages equal
to not less than 65 percent of the average
wages received for employment during the
2-year period ending on the date of enroll-
ment in the program.
(B) With respect to individuals classified
in 
the 
category 
described 
in 
paragraph
(1)(A)(ii)—
(i) demonstration of proficiency of
those skill areas of the individual assessed
as deficient; and
(ii) employment for a period of not
less than 6 months in accordance with the
requirements described in subparagraph
(A).
(C) With respect to individuals classified in
the 
category 
described 
in 
paragraph
(1)(A)(iii)—
(i) demonstration of proficiency in
education and skills commensurate with a
high school degree; and
(ii) employment for a period of not
less than 6 months in accordance with the
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requirements described in subparagraph
(A).
(4) The State shall, to the extent practicable,
establish one-stop-shop centers throughout the State
at which eligible individuals are provided information
on the various types of employment assistance serv-
ices available under the program and at which such
individuals are profiled and evaluated in accordance
with paragraph (1)(A).
(c) DISCRETIONARY ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out
the program described in subsection (a), the State may
carry out the following activities:
(1) The State may allow eligible individuals to
participate in education and job search activities for
non-traditional employment.
(2) The State may establish a State employ-
ment coordinating council (or designate a similar ex-
isting council) which will—
(A) study the emerging economic and em-
ployment trends, job creation opportunities, and
other employment and job training needs of in-
dividuals in the State;
(B) based upon the study conducted under
subparagraph (A), propose additional appro-
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priate activities to be carried out under the pro-
gram; and
(C) report the results of the study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) and the pro-
posed additional appropriate activities under
subparagraph (B) to—
(i) the State agency responsible for
carrying out the program;
(ii) the Governor; and
(iii) the State legislature.
SEC. 106. REPORTS.
(a) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 1
year after the date on which a State receives amounts
from a grant under section 102, and in each subsequent
fiscal year in which the State receives amounts from such
grant, the State shall submit to the Secretary a report
containing—
(1) the total number of individuals who applied
for participation in the program in the fiscal year;
(2) the total number of individuals enrolled in
the program in the fiscal year and the total number
of individuals who have re-enrolled in the program
for such fiscal year;
(3) the period of time spent in the program by
individuals who have separated from the program
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and the rate at which such individuals successfully
obtained employment after such separation in ac-
cordance with the criteria described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of section 105(b)(3); and
(4) any other appropriate information requested
by the Secretary.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall an-
nually submit to the Congress a report containing—
(1) a compilation of the information contained
in the reports received by the Secretary under sub-
section (a); and
(2) an evaluation of the block grant program
under this subtitle.
SEC. 107. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS
UNDER GRANT.
(a) DETERMINATION OF SUCCESS IN PLACING INDI-
VIDUALS IN EMPLOYMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine, based upon the information contained in the
reports submitted by a State under section 106(a),
whether or not the State has been successful in plac-
ing individuals in employment during each 2-year
period under the program.
(2) CRITERIA.—In making a determination
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into
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consideration appropriate criteria, including the gen-
eral economic conditions of the State during the 2-
year period referred to in such paragraph.
(b) REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS.—
If the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that a
State has not been successful in placing individuals in em-
ployment during any 2-year period under the program, the
Secretary may—
(1) reduce the amount of payments under the
grant to such State for subsequent fiscal years; or
(2) terminate payments under the grant to such
State.
(c) CONTINUATION OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary
may reinstate payments or increase payments under a
grant with respect to a State that the Secretary has deter-
mined under subsection (a) has not been successful in
placing individuals in employment in accordance with sub-
section (b), if the Secretary subsequently determines that
such State has implemented appropriate modifications to
the program.
SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this subtitle, the following defini-
tions apply:
(1) AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT.—
The term ‘‘area of substantial unemployment’’
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means any area which has an average rate of unem-
ployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most recent
twelve months as determined by the Secretary. De-
terminations of areas of substantial unemployment
shall be made once each fiscal year.
(2) 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED.—The
term ‘‘economically disadvantaged’’ means an indi-
vidual who—
(A) receives, or is a member of a family
which receives, cash welfare payments under a
Federal, State, or local welfare program;
(B) has, or is a member of a family which
has, received a total family income for the six-
month period prior to application for the pro-
gram involved (exclusive of unemployment com-
pensation, child support payments, and welfare
payments) which, in relation to family size, was
not in excess of the higher of—
(i) the official poverty line (as defined
by the Office of Management and Budget,
and revised annually in accordance with
section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
9902(2)); or
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(ii) 70 percent of the lower living
standard income level;
(C) is receiving (or has been determined
within the 6-month period prior to the applica-
tion for the program involved to be eligible to
receive) food stamps pursuant to the Food
Stamp Act of 1977;
(D) qualifies as a homeless individual
under subsections (a) and (c) of section 103 of
the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act;
(E) is a foster child on behalf of whom
State or local government payments are made;
(F) in cases permitted by regulations of
the Secretary, is an individual with a disability
whose own income meets the requirements of
subparagraph (A) or (B), but who is a member
of a family whose income does not meet such
requirements; or
(G) is an individual meeting appropriate
criteria approved by the State.
(3) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.—The term
‘‘individual with a disability’’ means an individual
who has a physical or mental disability which for
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such individual constitutes or results in a substantial
handicap to employment.
(4) LOW-INCOME
LEVEL.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come level’’ means $7,000 with respect to income in
1969, and for any later year means that amount
which bears the same relationship to $7,000 as the
Consumer Price Index for that year bears to the
Consumer Price Index for 1969, rounded to the
nearest $1,000.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Labor.
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
the several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
and the Republic of Palau.
(7) UNEMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS.—The term
‘‘unemployed individuals’’ means individuals who are
without jobs and who want and are available for
work. The determination of whether individuals are
without jobs shall be made in accordance with the
criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
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the Department of Labor in defining individuals as
unemployed.
(8) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ means an
individual who served in the active military, naval, or
air service, and who was discharged or released
therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(9) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘vo-
cational education’’ means organized educational
programs offering a sequence of courses which are
directly related to the preparation of individuals in
paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging
occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or
advanced degree. Such programs shall include com-
petency-based applied learning which contributes to
an individual’s academic knowledge, higher-order
reasoning, and problem-solving skills, work attitudes,
general employability skills, and the occupational-
specific skills necessary for economic independence
as a productive and contributing member of society.
Such term also includes applied technology edu-
cation.
(10) DISPLACED HOMEMAKER.—The term ‘‘dis-
placed homemaker’’ means an individual who has
been providing unpaid services to family members in
the home and who—
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(A) has been dependent either—
(i) on public assistance and whose
youngest child is within 2 years of losing
eligibility under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.); or
(ii) on the income of another family
member but is no longer supported by that
income; and
(B) is unemployed or underemployed and is
experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrad-
ing employment.
(11) 
NONTRADITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT.—The
term ‘‘nontraditional employment’’ means occupa-
tions or fields of work where women or men, as the
case may be, comprise less than 25 percent of the
individuals employed in such occupation or field of
work.
SEC. 109. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
amounts appropriated to carry out any provision of law
specified in chapter 2 of subtitle B which are not obligated
or expended on or after the end of the first fiscal year
beginning after the date of the enactment of this subtitle
shall be made available to carry out this subtitle.
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SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle $8,000,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) are
authorized to remain available until expended.
Subtitle B—Consolidation and Re-
peal of Certain Federal Employ-
ment Assistance Programs
CHAPTER 1—CONSOLIDATION OF
PROGRAMS
SEC. 111. CERTAIN COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS RE-
GARDING HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOME-
LESS; CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARD-
ING PUBLIC LAW 102–321.
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
(Public Law 100–77) is amended by striking section 612
(relating to homeless individuals with chronic mental ill-
ness).
SEC. 112. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROGRAMS
UNDER REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.
(a) SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH MOST SEVERE DISABILITIES.—Section 101(a) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is
amended—
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(1) in paragraph (5), by amending subpara-
graph (B) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commis-
sioner that the State has studied and considered a broad
variety of means for providing services to individuals with
the most severe disabilities, including the provision of serv-
ices leading to supported employment; and’’; and
(2) by amending paragraph (25) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(25) provide assurances satisfactory to the Sec-
retary that the State has an acceptable plan for developing
a collaborative program with appropriate entities to pro-
vide supported employment services for individuals with
the most severe disabilities who require supported employ-
ment services to enter or retain competitive employment;’’.
(b) SPECIAL RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND SERV-
ICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(12) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(12))
is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) provide for entering into agreements with the
operators of community rehabilitation programs or to
make awards of grants or contracts to nonprofit private
organizations, for the provision of special recreation activi-
ties and services, that are, whenever possible, provided in
settings with peers who are not individuals with disabil-
ities;’’.
(2) SCOPE
OF
SERVICES.—Section 103(a) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 723(a))
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end;
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following
paragraph:
‘‘(17) special recreation activities and serv-
ices.’’.
(c) PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY.—Section 101(a) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon at the end;
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(2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following para-
graph:
‘‘(37) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commis-
sioner that the State has awarded grants to individual em-
ployers, community rehabilitation program providers,
labor unions, trade associations, Indian tribes, tribal orga-
nizations, designated States units, and other entities that
are jointly financed to create and expand job and career
opportunities for individuals with disabilities, which pro-
vide training in realistic work settings, job placements, de-
velopment and modification of jobs and career opportuni-
ties, and distribution of rehabilitation technology, includ-
ing necessary support services.’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 7 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 706) is amended by adding at
the end the following paragraph:
‘‘(36) The term ‘special recreation activities and serv-
ices’ means activities and services that provide individuals
with disabilities with recreational activities and related ex-
periences to aid in the employment, mobility, socialization,
independence, and community integration of such individ-
uals. These may include, but are not limited to, vocational
skills development, leisure education, leisure networking,
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leisure resource development, physical education and
sports, scouting and camping, 4-H activities, music, danc-
ing, handicrafts, art, and homemaking.’’.
(e) CONFORMING PROVISIONS.—
(1) REPEALS.—The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by striking the
following provisions:
(A) Subsection (c) of section 311.
(B) Section 316.
(C) Parts B and C of title VI.
(2) FUNDING.—Section 100(b)(1) of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(For
fiscal year 1996, in determining the amount to be
appropriated under the preceding sentence, the
amount appropriated for fiscal year 1995 under this
subsection is deemed to be the sum of the aggregate
amount appropriated for carrying out section 311(c),
section 316, and parts B and C of title VI and the
amount actually appropriated under this subsection
for fiscal year 1994.)’’.
(3) REDESIGNATIONS; CROSS-REFERENCES.—
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq.) is amended—
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(A) in section 101(a)(5)(A), by striking
‘‘including individuals served under part C of
title VI of this Act’’;
(B) in section 310, by striking ‘‘sections
311(d), 311(e), 312, and 316’’ and inserting
‘‘sections 311(c), 311(d), and 312’’;
(C) in section 311, by redesignating sub-
sections (d) through (f) as subsections (c)
through (e), respectively;
(D) in title VI, by redesignating part D as
part B; and
(E) in section 802(j)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘Consistent with’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘the Commissioner may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Commissioner may’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii)
through (vi) as clauses (ii) through (v), re-
spectively.
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CHAPTER 2—REPEAL OF PROGRAMS
SEC. 121. HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM MI-
GRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER FAMI-
LIES.
Subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2) is repealed.
SEC. 122. CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.
(a) DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM AND
LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVE PRO-
GRAM.—Sections 4103A, 4104, and 4104A of title 38,
United States Code, are repealed.
(b) 
HOMELESS
VETERANS
REINTEGRATION
PROJECT.—Section 738 of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C.
11448) is repealed.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
3117(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at
the end of subparagraph (A).
(2) Section 3672(d) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘and shall utilize’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof
a period.
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TITLE II—NOTICE OF AVAILABIL-
ITY 
OF 
EARNED 
INCOME
CREDIT
SEC. 201. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY REQUIRED TO BE PRO-
VIDED TO APPLICANTS AND FORMER RECIPI-
ENTS OF AFDC, FOOD STAMPS, AND MEDIC-
AID.
(a) AFDC.—Section 402(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(44);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (45) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (45) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(46) provide that the State agency must pro-
vide written notice of the existence and availability
of the earned income credit under section 32 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to—
‘‘(A) any individual who applies for aid
under the State plan, upon receipt of the appli-
cation; and
‘‘(B) any individual whose aid under the
State plan is terminated, in the notice of termi-
nation of benefits.’’.