of the individual under the State program funded 
under this part an amount equal to 25 percent of 
the amount of the assistance.’’. 
(e) RELATED STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 
402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION
THAT
EMPLOYMENT
AS-
SESSMENTS AND SANCTION REVIEWS WILL BE CON-
DUCTED
BY
COMPETENT
PERSONNEL.—A certifi-
cation by the chief executive officer of the State that 
the employment assessments conducted pursuant to 
section 408(b)(1) and the sanction reviews con-
ducted pursuant to section 408(a)(14)(A) will be 
conducted by personnel who have sufficient edu-
cation, training, and professional competence to do 
so, which shall include information on the education, 
training, and professional competence that State will 
require of the personnel.’’. 
SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING LIMIT OF LESS THAN 60 
MONTHS ON DURATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
408(a)(7) 
(42 
U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘NO ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘DURATIONAL LIMITS ON ASSIST-
ANCE’’; 
(B) in the heading for subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘NO 
ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) PROHIBITION
ON
LIMITING
DURA-
TION
OF
ASSISTANCE
TO
LESS
THAN
MONTHS.—A State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 shall not impose a limit of 
less than 60 months on the duration for which 
a family may be provided assistance from Fed-
eral or State funds under the State program 
funded under this part or under a program 
funded with qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of section 409(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(9)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘5-YEAR LIMIT’’ and inserting 
‘‘RULES GOVERNING DURATIONAL LIMITS’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FAMILIES
OF ELIMI-
NATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT ON ASSISTANCE OF LESS 
THAN 60 MONTHS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by section 7(d)(1) of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH 
TO INFORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF 
ASSISTANCE OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON
ASSISTANCE
OF
LESS
THAN
MONTHS.—A 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 
for a fiscal year that, before the effective date of this 
paragraph, denied assistance under the State pro-
gram funded under this part or any other State pro-
gram funded by qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) to an individual or 
family on the basis of a durational limit on the as-
sistance that was imposed other than under section 
408(a)(7) shall conduct outreach to inform individ-
uals and families who were so denied that they may 
be eligible for additional months of the assistance.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A) and 
7(d)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(18) FAILURE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
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