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TITLE V—TEEN PREGNANCY
AND FAMILY STABILITY
Subtitle A—Federal Role
SEC. 501. STATE OPTION TO DENY AFDC FOR ADDITIONAL
CHILDREN.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232,
and 301(a) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(49);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (50) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (50) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(51) at the option of the State, provide that—
‘‘(A)(i) notwithstanding paragraph (7)(A),
the needs of a child will not be taken into ac-
count in making the determination under para-
graph (7) with respect to the family of the child
if the child was born (other than as a result of
rape or incest) to a member of the family—
‘‘(I) while the family was a recipient
of aid under the State plan; or
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‘‘(II) during the 6-month period end-
ing with the date the family applied for
such aid; and
‘‘(ii) if the amount of aid payable to a fam-
ily under the State plan is reduced by reason of
subparagraph (A), each member of the family
shall be considered to be receiving such aid for
purposes of eligibility for medical assistance
under the State plan approved under title XIX
for so long as such aid would otherwise not be
so reduced; and
‘‘(B) if the State exercises the option, the State
may provide the family with vouchers, in amounts
not exceeding the amount of any such reduction in
aid, that may be used only to pay for particular
goods and services specified by the State as suitable
for the care of the child of the parent (such as dia-
pers, clothing, or school supplies).’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to payments under a State plan
approved under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act for months beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and to payments to States under such part
for quarters beginning after such date.
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SEC. 502. MINORS RECEIVING AFDC REQUIRED TO LIVE
UNDER RESPONSIBLE ADULT SUPERVISION.
Section 402(a)(43) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(43)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘at the option of the State,’’.
SEC. 503. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XX (42 U.S.C. 1397–
1397f), as amended by section 222(b) of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2010. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.
‘‘(a) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The responsible Fed-
eral officials shall establish, through grant or con-
tract, a national center for the collection and provi-
sion of programmatic information and technical as-
sistance that relates to adolescent pregnancy preven-
tion programs, to be known as the ‘National Clear-
inghouse on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Pro-
grams’.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The national center estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall serve as a national
information and data clearinghouse, and as a train-
ing, technical assistance, and material development
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source for adolescent pregnancy prevention pro-
grams. Such center shall—
‘‘(A) develop and maintain a system for
disseminating information on all types of ado-
lescent pregnancy prevention program and on
the state of adolescent pregnancy prevention
program development, including information
concerning the most effective model programs;
‘‘(B) develop and sponsor a variety of
training institutes and curricula for adolescent
pregnancy prevention program staff;
‘‘(C) identify model programs representing
the various types of adolescent pregnancy pre-
vention programs;
‘‘(D) develop technical assistance materials
and activities to assist other entities in estab-
lishing and improving adolescent pregnancy
prevention programs;
‘‘(E) develop networks of adolescent preg-
nancy prevention programs for the purpose of
sharing and disseminating information; and
‘‘(F) conduct such other activities as the
responsible Federal officials find will assist in
developing and carrying out programs or activi-
ties to reduce adolescent pregnancy.
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‘‘(b) FUNDING.—The responsible Federal officials
shall make grants to eligible entities for the establishment
and operation of a National Clearinghouse on Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention Programs under subsection (a) so
that in the aggregate the expenditures for such grants do
not exceed $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $4,000,000
for fiscal year 1997, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent fis-
cal year.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) ADOLESCENTS.—The term ‘adolescents’
means youth who are ages 10 through 19.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a partnership that includes—
‘‘(A) a local education agency, acting on
behalf of one or more schools, together with
‘‘(B) one or more community-based organi-
zations, institutions of higher education, or
public or private agencies or organizations.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘eligible area’
means a school attendance area in which—
‘‘(A) at least 75 percent of the children are
from low-income families as that term is used
in part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; or
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‘‘(B) the number of children receiving Aid
to Families with Dependent Children under
part A of title IV is substantial as determined
by the responsible Federal officials; or
‘‘(C) the unmarried adolescent birth rate is
high, as determined by the responsible Federal
officials.
‘‘(4) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means a pub-
lic elementary, middle, or secondary school.
‘‘(5) RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL OFFICIALS.—The
term ‘responsible Federal officials’ means the Sec-
retary of Education, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and the Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall become effective October 1, 1994.
SEC. 504. INCENTIVE FOR TEEN PARENTS TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by
sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), and 501(a) of this
Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(50);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (51) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (51) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(52) provide that the amount of aid otherwise
payable under the plan for a month to a family that
includes a parent who has not attained 20 years of
age and has not completed secondary school (or re-
ceived a certificate of high school equivalency) may
be reduced by 25 percent if, during the immediately
preceding month, the parent has failed without good
cause (as defined by the State in consultation with
the Secretary) to maintain minimum attendance (as
defined by the State in consultation with the Sec-
retary) at an educational institution.’’.
SEC. 505. STATE OPTION TO DISREGARD 100–HOUR RULE
UNDER AFDC–UP PROGRAM.
Section 407(a) (42 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) A standard prescribed pursuant to paragraph
(1) that imposes a limit on the amount of time during
which a parent who is the principal earner in a family
in which both parents are married may be employed dur-
ing a month shall not apply to a State if the State plan
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under this part explicitly provides for such inapplicabil-
ity.’’.
SEC. 506. STATE OPTION TO DISREGARD 6–MONTH LIMITA-
TION ON AFDC–UP BENEFITS.
Section 407(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)(B)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) A regulation prescribed by the Secretary that
limits the length of time with respect to which a family
of a dependent child in which both parents are married
may receive aid to families with dependent children by rea-
son of this section shall not apply to a State if the State
plan under this part explicitly provides for such inapplica-
bility.’’.
SEC. 507. ELIMINATION OF QUARTERS OF COVERAGE RE-
QUIREMENT UNDER AFDC–UP PROGRAM FOR
FAMILIES IN WHICH BOTH PARENTS ARE
TEENS.
Section 
407(b)(1)(A)(iii) 
(42 
U.S.C.
607(b)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘(iii)(I)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(iii) neither of the child’s parents have attained
20 years of age, and (I)’’.
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SEC. 508. DENIAL OF FEDERAL HOUSING BENEFITS TO MI-
NORS WHO BEAR CHILDREN OUT-OF-WED-
LOCK.
(a) PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a household whose head of
household is an individual who has borne a child out-of-
wedlock before attaining 18 years of age may not be pro-
vided Federal housing assistance for a dwelling unit until
attaining such age, unless—
(1) after the birth of the child—
(A) the individual marries an individual
who has been determined by the relevant State
to be the biological father of the child; or
(B) the biological parent of the child has
legal custody of the child and marries an indi-
vidual who legally adopts the child;
(2) the individual is a biological and custodial
parent of another child who was not born out-of-
wedlock; or
(3) eligibility for such Federal housing assist-
ance is based in whole or in part on any disability
or handicap of a member of the household.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) COVERED
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered
program’’ means—
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(A) the program of rental assistance on be-
half of low-income families provided under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
(B) the public housing program under title
I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
(C) the program of rent supplement pay-
ments on behalf of qualified tenants pursuant
to contracts entered into under section 101 of
the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s);
(D) the program of interest reduction pay-
ments pursuant to contracts entered into by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
under section 236 of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1);
(E) the program for mortgage insurance
provided pursuant to sections 221(d) (3) or (4)
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715l(d)) for multifamily housing for low- and
moderate-income families;
(F) the rural housing loan program under
section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1472);
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(G) the rural housing loan guarantee pro-
gram under section 502(h) of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h));
(H) the loan and grant programs under
section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1474) for repairs and improvements to
rural dwellings;
(I) the program of loans for rental and co-
operative rural housing under section 515 of
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485);
(J) the program of rental assistance pay-
ments pursuant to contracts entered into under
section 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A));
(K) the loan and assistance programs
under sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486) for housing for
farm labor;
(L) the program of grants and loans for
mutual and self-help housing and technical as-
sistance under section 523 of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c);
(M) the program of grants for preservation
and rehabilitation of housing under section 533
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of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490m); and
(N) the program of site loans under sec-
tion 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1490d).
(2) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered
project’’ means any housing for which Federal hous-
ing assistance is provided that is attached to the
project or specific dwelling units in the project.
(3) FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The term
‘‘Federal housing assistance’’ means—
(A) assistance provided under a covered
program in the form of any contract, grant,
loan, subsidy, cooperative agreement, loan or
mortgage guarantee or insurance, or other fi-
nancial assistance; or
(B) occupancy in a dwelling unit that is—
(i) provided assistance under a cov-
ered program; or
(ii) located in a covered project and
subject to occupancy limitations under a
covered program that are based on income.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the
States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
(c) LIMITATIONS
ON APPLICABILITY.—Subsection
(a) shall not apply to Federal housing assistance provided
for a household pursuant to an application or request for
such assistance made by such household before the effec-
tive date of this Act if the household was receiving such
assistance on the effective date of this Act.
SEC. 509. STATE OPTION TO DENY AFDC TO MINOR
PARENTS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232,
301(a), 501(a), and 504 of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(51);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (52) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (52) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(53)(A) at the option of the State, provide
that—
‘‘(i) in making the determination under
paragraph (7) with respect to a family, the
State may disregard the needs of any family
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member who is a parent and has not attained
18 years of age or such lesser age as the State
may prescribe; and
‘‘(ii) if the amount of aid payable to a fam-
ily under the State plan is reduced by reason of
subparagraph (A), each member of the family
shall be considered to be receiving such aid for
purposes of eligibility for medical assistance
under the State plan approved under title XIX
for so long as such aid would otherwise not be
so reduced; and
‘‘(B) if the State exercises the option, the State
may provide the family with vouchers, in amounts
not exceeding the amount of any such reduction in
aid, that may be used only to pay for—
‘‘(i) particular goods and services specified
by the State as suitable for the care of the child
of the parent (such as diapers, clothing, or
cribs); and
‘‘(ii) the costs associated with a maternity
home, foster home, or other adult-supervised
supportive living arrangement in which the par-
ent and the child live.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to payments under a State plan
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approved under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act for months beginning on or after January 1, 1998,
and to payments to States under such part for quarters
beginning after such date.
Subtitle B—State Role
SEC. 511. TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND FAMILY
STABILITY.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) long-term welfare dependency is increasing
driven by illegitimate births;
(2) too many teens are becoming parents and
too few are able to responsibly care for and nurture
their children;
(3) new research has shown that spending time
in a single-parent family puts children at substan-
tially increased risk of dropping out of high school,
having a child out-of-wedlock, or being neither in
school nor at work; and
(4) between 1986 and 1991, the rate of births
to teens aged 15 to 19 rose 24 percent, from 50.2
to 62.1 births per 1,000 females.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) children should be educated about the risks
involved in choosing parenthood at an early age;
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(2) reproductive family planning and education
should be made available to every potential parent so
as to give such parents the opportunity to avoid un-
intended births;
(3) States should use funds provided under title
XX of the Social Security Act to provide comprehen-
sive services to youth in high risk neighborhoods,
through community organizations, churches, and
schools; and
(4) States should work with schools for the
early identification and referral of children at risk
for parenthood at an early age.
SEC. 512. AVAILABILITY OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.
Section 402(a)(15)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(15)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘out of wedlock’’.
TITLE VI—PROGRAM
SIMPLIFICATION
Subtitle A—Increased State
Flexibility
SEC. 601. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE AFDC THROUGH
ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.
Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by
sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), 501(a), 504, and
509(a) of this Act, is amended—
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Subtitle B—Coordination of AFDC
and Food Stamp Programs
SEC. 611. AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF TITLE IV OF THE SO-
CIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) STATE OPTION
TO USE INCOME
AND ELIGI-
BILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM.—Section 1137(b) (42
U.S.C. 1320b–7(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4), and re-
designating paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) as para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
(2) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by
adding ‘‘or’’ at the end.
(b) STATE OPTION TO USE RETROSPECTIVE BUDG-
ETING
WITHOUT
MONTHLY
REPORTING.—Section
402(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(13)) is amended—
(1) by striking all that precedes subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(13) provide, at the option of the State and
with respect to such category or categories as the
State may select and identify in the State plan,
that—’’; and
(2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by
striking ‘‘, in the case of families who are required
to report monthly to the State agency pursuant to
paragraph (14)’’.
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(c) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF ALL INCOME OF
DEPENDENT
CHILD
WHO
IS
A
STUDENT.—Section
402(a)(8)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘earned’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘applying for or’’ before ‘‘re-
ceiving’’.
(d) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF CERTAIN ENERGY
ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS BASED ON NEED.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by sections 231
and 242(b)(1) of this Act, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause
(ix); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(xi) shall disregard any energy or utility-
cost assistance payment based on need, that is
paid to any member of the family under—
‘‘(I) a State or local general assist-
ance program; or
‘‘(II) another basic assistance pro-
gram comparable to general assistance (as
determined by the Secretary); and’’.
(2) INCLUSION OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PRO-
VIDED
UNDER
THE
LIHEAP
PROGRAM.—Section
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402(a)(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(B)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause
(i); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) shall not disregard any assist-
ance provided directly to, or indirectly for
the benefit of, any person described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) under the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, not-
withstanding section 2605(f)(1) of such
Act; and’’.
(e) APPLICABILITY TO AFDC OF FUTURE INCOME
EXCLUSIONS UNDER FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.—Section
402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by
sections 231, 242(b)(1) of this Act and by subsection
(d)(1) of this section, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (x);
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(xii) shall disregard from the income of
any child, relative, or other individual described
in clause (ii) applying for aid under the State
plan, any child, relative, or other individual so
described receiving such aid, or both, any funds
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that a Federal statute (enacted after the date
of the enactment of this clause) excludes from
income for purposes of determining eligibility
for benefits under the food stamp program
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, the level
of benefits under the program, or both, respec-
tively.’’.
(f) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232,
301(a), 501(a), 504, 509(a), and 601 of this Act, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(53);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (54) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (54) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(55) provide that the State shall, not less fre-
quently than annually review each determination
made under the State plan with respect to the eligi-
bility of each recipient of aid under the State plan;’’.
(g) 
EXCLUSION
FROM
RESOURCES
OF
ES-
SENTIAL
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED
PROPERTY.—Section
402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)), as amended by
section 242(a) of this Act, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iv);
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or (vi) the value of real and
tangible personal property (other than currency,
commercial paper, and similar property) of a family
member that is essential to the employment or self-
employment of the member, until the expiration of
the 1-year period beginning on the date the member
ceases to be so employed or so self-employed’’ before
the semicolon.
(h) EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES OF EQUITY IN
CERTAIN INCOME-PRODUCING REAL PROPERTY.—Sec-
tion 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)), as amended
by section 242(a) of this Act and by subsection (g) of this
section, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (v);
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or (vii) the equity of any
member of the family in real property to which 1 or
more members of the family have sole and clear title,
that the State agency determines is producing in-
come consistent with the fair market value of the
property’’ before the semicolon.
(i) EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES OF LIFE INSUR-
ANCE
POLICIES.—Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C.
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602(a)(7)(B)), as amended by section 242(a) of this Act
and by subsections (g) and (h) of this section, is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vi);
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or (viii) any life insurance
policy’’ before the semicolon.
(j) EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES OF REAL PROP-
ERTY THAT THE FAMILY IS MAKING A GOOD FAITH EF-
FORT
TO SELL.—Section 402(a)(7)(B)(iii) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(7)(B)(iii)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘for such period or periods of
time as the Secretary may prescribe’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘any such period’’ and inserting
‘‘any period during which the family is making such
an effort’’.
(k) PROMPT RESTORATION OF BENEFITS WRONG-
FULLY DENIED.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as
amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a),
501(a), 504, 509(a), and 601 of this Act and by sub-
section (f) of this section, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(54);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (55) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (55) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(56) provide that, upon receipt of a request
from a family for the payment of any amount of aid
under the State plan the payment of which to the
family has been wrongfully denied or terminated, the
State shall promptly pay the amount to the family
if the wrongful denial or termination occurred not
more than 1 year before the date of the request or
the date the State agency is notified or otherwise
discovers the wrongful denial or termination.’’.
SEC. 612. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.
(a) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—(1) Section 3(c) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(c) ‘Certification period’ means the period specified
by the State agency for which households shall be eligible
to receive authorization cards, except that such period
shall be—
‘‘(1) 24 months for households in which all
adult members are elderly or disabled; and
‘‘(2) not more than 12 months for all other
households.’’.
(2) Section 6(c)(1)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(C)) is amended—
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(A) in clause (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end
and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (iv).
(b) INCLUSION
OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE
IN IN-
COME.—
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT
OF 1977.—Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—
(A) in subsection (d)—
(i) by striking paragraph (11); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (12)
through (16) as paragraphs (11) through (15),
respectively; and
(B) in subsection (k)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘, not
including energy or utility-cost assistance,’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(II) by redesignating subparagraphs
(D) through (H) as subparagraphs (C)
through (J), respectively.
(2) AMENDMENTS TO THE LOW-INCOME HOME
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE
ACT
OF
1981.—Section
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2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘food
stamps,’’; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply for any purpose
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.’’.
(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN JTPA INCOME.—Sec-
tion 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(d)), as amended by subsection (b), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and (15)’’ and inserting
‘‘(15)’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and (16) income received under the Job Training Part-
nership Act by a household member who is less than 19
years of age’’.
(d) EXCLUSION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE
FROM INCOME.—Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
‘‘(3) all educational loans on which payment is deferred
(including any loan origination fees or insurance pre-
miums associated with such loans), grants, scholarships,
fellowships, veterans’ educational benefits, and the like
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awarded to a household member enrolled at a recognized
institution of post-secondary education, at a school for the
handicapped, in a vocational education program, or in a
program that provides for completion of a secondary
school diploma or obtaining the equivalent thereof,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and no portion’’
and all that follows through ‘‘reimbursement’’.
(e) LIMITATION ON ADDITIONAL EARNED INCOME
DEDUCTION.—The 3rd sentence of section 5(e) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended
by striking ‘‘earned income that’’ and all that follows
through 
‘‘report’’, 
and 
inserting 
‘‘determining 
an
overissuance due to the failure of a household to report
earned income’’.
(f) EXCLUSION
OF ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT-RE-
LATED PROPERTY.—Section 5(g)(3) of the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(3)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(3) The value of real and tangible personal property
(other than currency, commercial paper, and similar prop-
erty) of a household member that is essential to the em-
ployment or self-employment of such member shall be ex-
cluded by the Secretary from financial resources until the
expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date such
member ceases to be so employed or so self-employed.’’.
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(g) EXCLUSION OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.—
Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall exclude from financial re-
sources the cash value of any life insurance policy owned
by a member of a household.’’.
(h) IN-TANDEM EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME.—Sec-
tion 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) Whenever a Federal statute enacted after the
date of the enactment of this Act excludes funds from in-
come for purposes of determining eligibility, benefit levels,
or both under State plans approved under part A of title
IV of the Social Security Act, then such funds shall be
excluded from income for purposes of determining eligi-
bility, benefit levels, or both, respectively, under the food
stamp program of households all of whose members re-
ceive benefits under a State plan approved under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act.’’.
(i) APPLICATION
OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall not apply with respect
to certification periods beginning before the effective date
of this section.
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Subtitle C—Fraud Reduction
SEC. 631. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE
EFFORTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO AD-
DRESS 
THE 
PROBLEMS 
OF 
FRAUD 
AND
ABUSE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY IN-
COME PROGRAM.
The Congress hereby expresses support for the efforts
of the Social Security Administration to reduce fraud and
abuse in the supplemental security income program under
title XVI of the Social Security Act by implementing a
structured approach to disability decisionmaking that
takes into consideration the large number of disability
claims received while providing a basis for consistent, equi-
table decisionmaking by claims adjudicators at each level,
that provides for the following:
(1) A simplification of the monetary guidelines
for determining whether an individual (except those
filing for benefits based on blindness) is engaging in
substantial gainful activity.
(2) The replacement of a threshold severity re-
quirement for determining whether a claimant has a
medically determinable impairment with a threshold
inquiry as to whether the claimant has a medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that
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can be demonstrated by acceptable clinical and lab-
oratory diagnostic techniques.
(3) The comparison of an impairment referred
to in paragraph (2) with an index of disabling im-
pairments that contains fewer impairments, has less
detail and complexity, and does not rely on the con-
cept of ‘‘medical equivalence’’.
(4)(A) The consideration of whether an individ-
ual has the ability to perform substantial gainful ac-
tivity despite any functional loss caused by a medi-
cally determinable physical or mental impairment.
(B) The definition of the physical and mental
requirements of substantial gainful activity.
(C) The objective measurement, to the extent
possible, of whether an individual meets such re-
quirements.
(D) The development, with the assistance of the
medical community and other outside experts from
disability programs, of standardized criteria which
can be used to measure an individual’s functional
ability.
(E) The assumption by the Social Security Ad-
ministration of primary responsibility for document-
ing functional ability using the standardized meas-
urement criteria, with the goal of developing func-
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tional assessment instruments that are standardized,
accurately measure an individual’s functional abili-
ties, and are universally accepted by the public, the
advocacy community, and health care professionals.
(F) The use of the results of the standardized
functional measurement with a new standard to de-
scribe basic physical and mental demands of a base-
line of work that represents substantial gainful ac-
tivity and that exists in significant numbers in the
national economy.
(5)(A) An evaluation of whether a child is en-
gaging in substantial gainful activity, whether a
child has a medically determinable physical or men-
tal impairment that will meet the duration require-
ment, and whether a child has an impairment that
meets the criteria in the index of disabling impair-
ments.
(B) The development, with the assistance of the
medical community and educational experts, of
standardized criteria which can be used to measure
a child’s functional ability to perform a baseline of
functions that are comparable to the baseline of oc-
cupational demands for an adult.
(C) The conduct of research to specifically iden-
tify a skill acquisition threshold to measure broad
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areas required to develop the ability to perform sub-
stantial gainful activity.
SEC. 632. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF SINGLE TAMPER-
PROOF IDENTIFICATION CARD TO SERVE
PROGRAMS UNDER BOTH THE SOCIAL SECU-
RITY ACT AND HEALTH REFORM LEGISLA-
TION.
(a) STUDY.—As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall conduct a study of the feasibility of issuing,
in counterfeit-resistant form, a single identification card
which would combine the features of the social security
card now issued pursuant to section 205 of the Social Se-
curity Act and any health security card which may be pro-
vided for in health reform legislation enacted in the 104th
Congress. In such study, the Commissioner shall devote
particular consideration to—
(1) employment in such card of finger-print
identification, bar code validation, a photograph, a
hologram, or any other identifiable feature,
(2) the efficiencies and economies which may be
achieved by combining the features of the social se-
curity card as currently issued and the features of
any health security card which might be issued
under health reform legislation, and
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(3) any costs and risks which might result from
combining such features in a single identification
card and possible means of alleviating any such
costs and risks.
(b) REPORT.—The Commissioner of Social Security
shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, transmit a report to each House of the Con-
gress setting forth the Commissioner’s findings from the
study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). Such report
may include such recommendations for administrative or
legislative changes as the Commissioner considers appro-
priate.
Subtitle D—Additional Provisions
SEC. 641. STATE OPTIONS REGARDING UNEMPLOYED PAR-
ENT PROGRAM.
(a) DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND RECENCY-
OF-WORK
TESTS.—Section 407(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C.
607(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section 507 of this Act, is
amended—
(1) by striking the matter preceding clause (i)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) subject to paragraph (2), shall provide for
the payment of aid to families with dependent chil-
dren with respect to a dependent child within the
meaning of subsection (a)—’’.
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(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘whichever’’ and
inserting ‘‘when, if the State chooses to so require
(and specifies in its State plan), whichever’’;
(3) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘when’’ before
such parent; and
(4) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘when, if the
State chooses to so require (and so specifies in its
State plan)’’ after ‘‘(iii)’’.
(b) STATE OPTION TO EXPAND PROGRAM.—Section
407(a) (42 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or
the unemployment (as defined (if at all) by the State in
the State plan approved under section 402)’’ before ‘‘of
the parent’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Subsection (b) and the
amendments made by subsection (a) shall become effective
October 1, 1996.
SEC. 642. DEFINITION OF ESSENTIAL PERSON.
(a) GENERAL
REQUIREMENT.—Section 402 (42
U.S.C. 602), as amended by section 222(a)(1)(A) of this
Act, is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(g) In order that the State may include the needs
of an individual in determining the needs of the dependent
child and relative with whom the child is living, such indi-
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vidual must be living in the same home as such child and
relative, and—
‘‘(1) furnishing personal services required be-
cause of the relative’s physical or mental inability to
provide care necessary for herself or himself or for
the dependent child (which, for purposes of this sub-
section only, includes a child receiving supplemental
security income benefits under title XVI); or
‘‘(2) furnishing child care services, or care for
an incapacitated member of the family, that is nec-
essary to permit the caretaker relative—
‘‘(A) to engage in full or part-time employ-
ment outside the home, or
‘‘(B) to attend a course of education de-
signed to lead to a high school diploma (or its
equivalent) or a course of training on a full or
part-time basis, or to participate in the pro-
gram under part G on a full or part-time
basis.’’.
SEC. 643. ‘‘FILL-THE-GAP’’ BUDGETING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by sections 231, 242(b)(1),
and 611(d)(1) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (xi);
and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(xiii) in addition to any other amounts re-
quired or permitted by this paragraph to be dis-
regarded in a month, may exempt countable in-
come identified in the State plan by type or
source and by amount, but in an amount not
exceeding the difference between the State’s
standard of need applicable to the family and
the 
amount 
from 
which 
all 
remaining
nonexempt income is subtracted to determine
the amount of aid payable under the State plan
to a family of the same size with no other in-
come;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
SEC. 644. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE CERTAIN
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS IN STATES PAY-
ING LESS THAN THEIR NEEDS STANDARDS.
Section 402(a)(28) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(28)) is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 645. COLLECTION OF AFDC OVERPAYMENTS FROM
FEDERAL TAX REFUNDS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO INTERCEPT TAX REFUND.—(1)
Part A of title IV (42 U.S.C. 601–617) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘COLLECTION OF OVERPAYMENTS FROM FEDERAL TAX
REFUNDS
‘‘SEC. 418. (a) Upon receiving notice from a State
agency administering a plan approved under this part that
a named individual has been overpaid under the State plan
approved under this part, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall determine whether any amounts as refunds of Fed-
eral taxes paid are payable to such individual, regardless
of whether such individual filed a tax return as a married
or unmarried individual. If the Secretary of the Treasury
finds that any such amount is payable, he shall withhold
from such refunds an amount equal to the overpayment
sought to be collected by the State and pay such amount
to the State agency.
‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regula-
tions, approved by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, that provide—
‘‘(1) that a State may only submit under sub-
section (a) requests for collection of overpayments
with respect to individuals (A) who are no longer re-
ceiving aid under the State plan approved under this
part, (B) with respect to whom the State has al-
ready taken appropriate action under State law
against the income or resources of the individuals or
families 
involved 
as 
required 
under 
section
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402(a)(22) (B), and (C) to whom the State agency
has given notice of its intent to request withholding
by the Secretary of the Treasury from their income
tax refunds;
‘‘(2) that the Secretary of the Treasury will
give a timely and appropriate notice to any other
person filing a joint return with the individual whose
refund is subject to withholding under subsection
(a); and
‘‘(3) the procedures that the State and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury will follow in carrying out
this section which, to the maximum extent feasible
and consistent with the specific provisions of this
section, will be the same as those issued pursuant to
section 464(b) applicable to collection of past-due
child support.’’.
(2) Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (as amended by section 443(a) of this Act) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(c) and (d)’’
and inserting ‘‘(c), (d), and (e)’’;
(B) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i)
as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after subsection (d) the follow-
ing:
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‘‘(g) COLLECTION OF OVERPAYMENTS UNDER TITLE
IV–A OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The amount of
any overpayment to be refunded to the person making the
overpayment shall be reduced (after reductions pursuant
to subsections (c) and (d), but before a credit against fu-
ture liability for an internal revenue tax) in accordance
with section 418 of the Social Security Act (concerning
recovery of overpayments to individuals under State plans
approved under part A of title IV of such Act).’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
552a(a)(8)(B)(iv)(III) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘section 464 or 1137 of the Social
Security Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 419, 464, or 1137
of the Social Security Act.’’
SEC. 646. TERRITORIES.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1108(a) (42 U.S.C.
1308(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) for payment to Puerto Rico shall not ex-
ceed—
‘‘(A) $82,000,000 with respect to fiscal
years 1994, 1995, and 1996, and
‘‘(B) $102,500,000 or, if greater, such
amount adjusted by the CPI (as prescribed in
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subsection (f)) for fiscal year 1997 and each
fiscal year thereafter;
‘‘(2) for payment to the Virgin Islands shall not
exceed—
‘‘(A) $2,800,000 with respect to fiscal
years 1994, 1995, and 1996, and
‘‘(B) $3,500,000 or, if greater, such
amount adjusted by the CPI (as prescribed in
subsection (f)) for fiscal year 1997 and each
fiscal year thereafter; and
‘‘(3) for payment to Guam shall not exceed—
‘‘(A) $3,800,000 with respect to fiscal year
1994, 1995, and 1996, and
‘‘(B) $4,750,000 or, if greater, such
amount adjusted by the CPI (as prescribed in
subsection (f)), for fiscal year 1997 and each
fiscal year thereafter.’’.
(b) CPI ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1108 (42 U.S.C.
1308) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) For purposes of subsection (a), an amount is ‘ad-
justed by the CPI’ for months in calendar year by mul-
tiplying that amount by the ratio of the Consumer Price
Index as prepared by the Department of Labor for—
‘‘(1) the third quarter of the preceding calendar
year, to
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‘‘(2) the third quarter of calendar year 1996,
and rounding the product, if not a multiple of
$10,000, to the nearer multiple of $10,000.’’.
SEC. 647. DISREGARD OF STUDENT INCOME.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(8)(A)(i) (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘depend-
ent child’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘individual
who has not attained 19 years of age and is an elementary
or secondary school student’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 402(a)
(42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8)(A)(vii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘a dependent child who is
a full-time student’’ and inserting ‘‘an individ-
ual who has not attained 19 years of age and
is an elementary or secondary school student’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘such child’’ and inserting
‘‘such individual’’; and
(2) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘of a de-
pendent child’’ and inserting ‘‘of an individual under
age 19’’.
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SEC. 648. LUMP-SUM INCOME.
Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)), as
amended by sections 231, 242(b)(1), 611(d)(1), and
643(a) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (xii);
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(xiv) shall disregard from the income of
any family member any amounts of income re-
ceived in the form of nonrecurring lump-sum
payments other than payments made pursuant
to an order for child or spousal support being
enforced by the agency administering the State
plan approved under part D;’’.
TITLE VII—CHILD PROTECTION
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.
Part B of title IV (42 U.S.C. 620–635) is amended
to read as follows:
PART B—CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 420. PURPOSES; AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
‘‘The purpose of this part is to enable States to carry
out a program of child welfare and child protection serv-
ices which includes—
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fer system consistent with the purposes of this Act. The
Secretary shall act upon any request for such a waiver
within 90 days of receipt of a complete application.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for the ap-
proval’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary
shall not approve such a system unless’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the State agency shall ensure that’’.
SEC. 1020. ONE-YEAR FREEZE OF STANDARD DEDUCTION.
Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended in the second sentence by in-
serting ‘‘except October 1, 1995’’ after ‘‘thereafter’’.
SEC. 1021. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR PUERTO RICO.
Section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1994, and’’ and inserting
‘‘1994,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $1,143,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996,’’ before ‘‘to finance’’.
SEC. 1022. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT
OF 1977.
(a) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—(1) Section 3(c) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is amended
to read as follows: