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‘‘(i) Employment in the public or private 
sector that is not subsidized by any public pro-
gram. 
‘‘(ii) Employment in the private sector for 
which the employer receives a subsidy from pub-
lic funds to offset some or all of the wages and 
costs of employing an adult. 
‘‘(iii) Employment in the public sector for 
which the employer receives a subsidy from pub-
lic funds to offset some or all of the wages and 
costs of employing an adult. 
‘‘(iv) A work activity that— 
‘‘(I) is performed in return for public 
benefits; 
‘‘(II) provides an adult with an oppor-
tunity to acquire the general skills, knowl-
edge, and work habits necessary to obtain 
employment; 
‘‘(III) is designed to improve the em-
ployability of those who cannot find unsub-
sidized employment; and 
‘‘(IV) is supervised by an employer, 
work site sponsor, or other responsible party 
on an ongoing basis.
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‘‘(v) Training in the public or private sec-
tor that is given to a paid employee while he or 
she is engaged in productive work and that pro-
vides knowledge and skills essential to the full 
and adequate performance of the job. 
‘‘(vi) Job search, obtaining employment, or 
preparation to seek or obtain employment, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) life skills training; 
‘‘(II) substance abuse treatment or 
mental health treatment, determined to be 
necessary and documented by a qualified 
medical, substance abuse, or mental health 
professional; or 
‘‘(III) rehabilitation activities, 
supervised by a public agency or other respon-
sible party on an ongoing basis. 
‘‘(vii) Structured programs and embedded 
activities— 
‘‘(I) in which adults perform work for 
the direct benefit of the community under 
the auspices of public or nonprofit organi-
zations; 
‘‘(II) that are limited to projects that 
serve useful community purposes in fields
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such as health, social service, environmental 
protection, education, urban and rural rede-
velopment, welfare, recreation, public facili-
ties, public safety, and child care; 
‘‘(III) that are designed to improve the 
employability of adults not otherwise able to 
obtain unsubsidized employment; and 
‘‘(IV) that are supervised on an ongo-
ing basis; and 
‘‘(V) with respect to which a State 
agency takes into account, to the extent pos-
sible, the prior training, experience, and 
skills of a recipient in making appropriate 
community service assignments. 
‘‘(viii) Career and technical training pro-
grams (not to exceed 12 months with respect to 
any adult) that are directly related to the prepa-
ration of adults for employment in current or 
emerging occupations and that are supervised on 
an ongoing basis. 
‘‘(ix) Training or education for job skills 
that are required by an employer to provide an 
adult with the ability to obtain employment or 
to advance or adapt to the changing demands of
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the workplace and that are supervised on an on-
going basis. 
‘‘(x) Education that is related to a specific 
occupation, job, or job offer and that is super-
vised on an ongoing basis. 
‘‘(xi) In the case of an adult who has not 
completed secondary school or received such a 
certificate of general equivalence, regular attend-
ance— 
‘‘(I) in accordance with the require-
ments of the secondary school or course of 
study, at a secondary school or in a course 
of study leading to such certificate; and 
‘‘(II) supervised on an ongoing basis. 
‘‘(xii) Providing child care to enable an-
other recipient of public benefits to participate 
in a community service program that— 
‘‘(I) does not provide compensation for 
such community service; 
‘‘(II) is a structured program designed 
to improve the employability of adults who 
participate in such program; and 
‘‘(III) is supervised on an ongoing 
basis.
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‘‘(B) PROTECTIONS.—Work activities under this 
subsection shall be subject to all applicable health and 
safety standards. Except as described in clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), the term ‘work ac-
tivity’ shall be considered work preparation and not 
defined as employment for purposes of other law. 
‘‘(4) PILOT
PROJECTS.—Pilot projects carried 
out under this subsection shall include interventions 
to which adults are assigned that are designed to re-
duce unnecessary dependence, promote self-sufficiency, 
increase work levels, increase earned income, and re-
duce supplemental nutrition assistance benefit ex-
penditures among households eligible for, applying 
for, or participating in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
‘‘(A) Adults assigned to interventions by the 
State shall— 
‘‘(i) be subject to mandatory participa-
tion in work activities specified in para-
graph (3); 
‘‘(ii) participate in work activities 
specified in paragraph (3) for a minimum 
of 20 hours per week per household;