(2) remedial action that may be taken to mini-
mize the adverse effect of failure to administer such
immunization to a child at the recommended age.
SEC. 10. STATE OPTION TO DISREGARD INCOME AND RE-
SOURCES 
DESIGNATED 
FOR 
EDUCATION,
TRAINING, 
EMPLOYABILITY, 
OR 
SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT.
(a) RESOURCE DISREGARD.—Section 402(a)(7)(B)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii);
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or (v) at the option of the
State, in the case of the family, not more than
$9,000 in 1 qualified asset account (as defined in
section 406(i)) of the family’’ before the semicolon.
(b) DISREGARD OF INCOME FROM QUALIFIED ASSET
ACCOUNTS.—Section 402(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(8)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vii);
and
(2) by inserting after clause (viii) the following:
‘‘(ix) at the option of the State, may
disregard—
‘‘(I) any interest or income
earned on 1 qualified asset account
(as defined in section 406(i)), if not
more than $2,000 has been deposited
in the account during the immediately
preceding 12-month period, but only
to the extent that the total amount in
the account, after the payment of
such interest or income, does not ex-
ceed $9,000; and
‘‘(II) any qualified distribution
(as defined in section 406(i)(2)) from
a qualified asset account (as defined
in section 406(i)(1)); and’’.
(c) NONRECURRING LUMP SUM EXEMPT FROM
LUMP SUM RULE.—Section 402(a)(17) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(17)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘; and, at the option of the State, that this para-
graph shall not apply to earned or unearned income re-
ceived in a month on a nonrecurring basis to the extent
that such income is deposited in a qualified asset account
(as defined in section 406(i)) in which not more than
$2,000 has been deposited during the immediately preced-
ing 12-month period and the total amounts in which, after
such placement, does not exceed $9,000;’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 406 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 606) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(i)(1) The term ‘qualified asset account’ means an
account established at a financial institution by a recipient
of aid to families with dependent children, in which not
more than $2,000 has been deposited during any period
of 12 consecutive months, for the purpose of saving money
to—
‘‘(A) enable a member of the family of the re-
cipient to attend an education or training program;
‘‘(B) enable a member of the family to improve
his or her employability (including self-employment),
including through the purchase of an automobile;
‘‘(C) purchase a home for the family;
‘‘(D) change the family residence; or
‘‘(E) operate or establish a commercial enter-
prise which has 5 or fewer employees, 1 or more of
whom owns or would own the enterprise.
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified distribution’ means a dis-
tribution from a qualified asset account for expenses di-
rectly related to 1 or more of the purposes described in
paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 11. STATE OPTION TO INCREASE LIMITATION ON DIS-
REGARD OF EQUITY IN AN AUTOMOBILE.
Section 402(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or,
at the option of the State, $3,000)’’ before ‘‘, (ii)’’.
SEC. 12. TREATMENT OF STUDENT EARNINGS UNDER THE
AFDC PROGRAM.
(a) EXEMPTION FROM RESOURCES
OF EXEMPT
EARNINGS OF A CHILD.—Section 402(a)(7)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)), as amended
by section 10(a) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iv);
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or (vi) the earned income of
any child to the extent disregarded under paragraph
(8)’’ before the semicolon.
(b) EXEMPT EARNINGS OF A CHILD TO BE DIS-
REGARDED IN DETERMINING WHETHER FAMILY INCOME
EXCEEDS NEED STANDARD.—Section 402(a)(18) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(18)) is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graph (8)(A)(v) or 8(A)(viii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i),
(v), or (viii) of paragraph (8)(A)’’.
(c) DISREGARD OF EARNINGS OF STUDENTS AND IN-
COME
OF DEPENDENT CHILD FROM
A JTPA PRO-
GRAM.—Section 402(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(8)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(including a
child (whether or not married) who has not attained
20 years of age)’’ after ‘‘dependent child’’; and
(2) in clause (v)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘that portion of’’ before
‘‘the income’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘(including any individual
(whether or not married) who has not attained
20 years of age)’’ after ‘‘dependent child’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘in such amounts, and for
such period of time (not to exceed six months
with respect to earned income)’’ and inserting
‘‘to the extent not exceeding the income official
poverty line (as defined by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable
to the family, for such period of time’’.
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as provided in section 3(f), the amendments
made by this Act shall apply to calendar quarters begin-
ning on or after January 1, 1995.
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