(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
403(a)(3) 
(42
U.S.C. 603(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable percentage for
such quarter (as determined under subsection (o))’’.
(2) APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—Section 403
(42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(o)(1) The applicable percentage determined under
this subsection for a quarter is a percentage equal to the
average of the percentages determined under paragraph
(2) for each category of individuals described in paragraph
(3).
‘‘(2) The percentage determined under this para-
graph for a category of individuals described in paragraph
(3) for a quarter is—
‘‘(A) 50 percent if the average weekly number
of individuals in the category who actually partici-
pate in the State’s workfare and dependency reduc-
tion program under part F during the quarter ex-
ceeds 99 percent of the average weekly number of
individuals in the category required to participate in
such program in accordance with the applicable
State participation rate requirement for such cat-
egory under section 483;
‘‘(B) 40 percent, if the average weekly number
of individuals in the category who actually partici-
pate in such program for a quarter is at least 90
percent but less than 100 percent of the average
weekly number of individuals in the category re-
quired to participate in such program in accordance
with the applicable State participation rate require-
ment for such category under section 483;
‘‘(C) 25 percent, if the average weekly number
of individuals in the category who actually partici-
pate in such program for a quarter is at least 70
percent but less than 90 percent of the average
weekly number of individuals in the category re-
quired to participate in such program in accordance
with the applicable State participation rate require-
ment for such category under section 483; and
‘‘(D) 0 percent, if the average weekly number
of individuals in the category who actually partici-
pate in such program for a quarter is less than 70
percent of the average weekly number of individuals
in the category required to participate in such pro-
gram in accordance with the applicable State partici-
pation rate requirement for such category under sec-
tion 483.
‘‘(3) The categories of individuals described in this
paragraph are the following:
‘‘(A) Individuals who are unemployed parents
described in section 483(a)(1).
‘‘(B) Individuals who are noncustodial parents
described in section 483(b)(1).
‘‘(C) Individuals who are adult recipients of aid
to families with dependent children described in sec-
tion 483(c)(1).’’.
(e) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CUSTODIAL PAR-
ENTS UNDER 19.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as
amended by subsection (b)(2), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(45);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (46) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (46) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(47) provide that—
‘‘(A) each custodial parent receiving aid
under the plan who has not attained 19 years
of age and has not successfully completed a
high-school education (or its equivalent) shall
participate in an educational activity; and
‘‘(B) the State agency may—
‘‘(i) require a parent described in sub-
paragraph (A) to participate in educational
activities directed toward the attainment of
a high-school diploma or its equivalent on
a full-time (as defined by the educational
provider) basis; or
‘‘(ii) require a parent described in
subparagraph (A) to participate in training
or work activities (in lieu of the edu-
cational activities under such subpara-
graph) if such parent fails to make good
progress in successfully completing such
educational activities or if it is determined
(prior to any assignment of the individual
to such educational activities) pursuant to
an educational assessment that participa-
tion in such educational activities is inap-
propriate for such parent.’’.
(f) AMENDMENTS REGARDING EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section
3507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating
to earned income eligibility certificates) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO CER-
TAIN
EMPLOYEES.—An employer shall obtain an
earned income eligibility certificate from each em-
ployee who is employed by such employer under the
benefits to wages program under section 485 of the
Social Security Act.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 1994.
SEC. 102. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE-BODIED NON-
PARENTS IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, no individual who is a member of a household that
is otherwise eligible to receive food stamps shall be eligible
to receive food stamps as a member of that or any other
household if the individual has not performed at least 32
hours of work on behalf of a State or a political subdivi-
sion of a State, through a program established by the
State or political subdivision, during the month preceding
the month of an allotment.
‘‘(2) A household member shall be exempt from the
requirements of paragraph (1) if the member is—
‘‘(A) a parent residing with a dependent child
under 18 years of age;
‘‘(B) a member of a household with responsibil-
ity for the care of an incapacitated person;
‘‘(C) mentally or physically unfit;
‘‘(D) under 18 years of age; or
‘‘(E) 63 years of age or older.
‘‘(3) No State or political subdivision of a State par-
ticipating in a program established under this subsection
shall replace any employed worker with an individual par-
ticipating in the program. Such an individual may be
placed in any position offered by the State or political sub-
division that—
‘‘(A) is a new position;
‘‘(B) is a position that became available in the
normal course of conducting the business of the
State or political subdivision;
‘‘(C) involves performing work that would oth-
erwise be performed on an overtime basis by a work-
er who is not an individual participating in the pro-
gram established under this subsection; or
‘‘(D) that is a position which became available
by shifting a current employee to an alternate posi-
tion.
(1) Section 6(d)(4)(M)(ii) of the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(M)(ii)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 16 (a), (c), and (h)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (c) of section 16’’.
(2) Section 16 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2025) is
amended—
(A) by striking subsection (h); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j)
as subsections (h) and (i), respectively.
(3) Section 20 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is
amended by striking subsection (g).
(4) Section 21 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2030) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(4)(B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘under—’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘subsections (a)’’ in clause
(i) and inserting ‘‘under subsections (a)’’;
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘program; and’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘except that’’ and
inserting ‘‘program, except that’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking
‘‘subsections (a), (g), and (h) of section 16’’
and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (g) of sec-
tion 16’’.
(5) Section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 2031(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking
‘‘subsections (a), (g), (h)(2), and (h)(3) of section
16’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (g) of section
16’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall become effective 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 103. REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AFDC APPLICANTS
CONDUCT JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES.
(a) DELAY IN BENEFIT FOR CERTAIN FAMILIES.—
Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by section
101 (b)(2)(A) and (e), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(46);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (47) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (47) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(48) provide that if a family is applying for
aid under the plan and such family—
‘‘(A) has sufficient liquid assets to meet
the basic needs of the family for a 1-month pe-
riod (as determined by the State); and
‘‘(B) does not include any children under
age 5;
such family shall not receive such aid until a mem-
ber of the family who has attained age 18 has con-
ducted job search activities determined appropriate
by the State for a 1-month period.’’.
(b) JOB SEARCH REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amend-
ed by section 101 (b)(2)(A) and (e) and subsection (a),
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(47);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (48) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (48) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(49) provide that if a family applying for aid
under the plan—
‘‘(A) is not described in paragraph (48),
and
‘‘(B) does not include any children under
age 5,
a member of the family who has attained age 18
shall conduct job search activities determined appro-
priate by the State during first 1-month period for
which the family receives such aid.’’.
SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the amend-
ments made by this title shall take effect on October 1,
1994.
TITLE II—PROMOTION OF MAR-
RIAGE AND SOCIAL RESPON-
SIBILITY
Subtitle A—Welfare Benefits
SEC. 201. PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that—
(1) marriage is the foundation of a successful
society;
(2) marriage is an essential social institution
which promotes the interests of children and society
at large;
(3) the negative consequences of an out-of-wed-
lock birth on the child, the mother, and society are
well documented as follows:
(A) the illegitimacy rate among black
Americans was 26 percent in 1965, but today
the rate is 68 percent and climbing;
(B) the illegitimacy rate among white
Americans has risen tenfold, from 2.29 percent
in 1960 to 22 percent today;
(C) the total of all out-of-wedlock births
between 1970 and 1991 has risen from 10 per-
cent to 30 percent and if the current trend con-
tinues, 50 percent of all births by the year 2015
will be out-of-wedlock;
(D) 82 percent of illegitimate births among
whites are to women with a high school edu-
cation or less;
(E) the one-parent family is six times more
likely to be poor than the two-parent family;
(F) children born into families receiving
welfare assistance are three times more likely to
be on welfare when they reach adulthood;
(G) teenage single parent mothering is the
single biggest contributor to low birth weight
babies;
(H) children born out-of-wedlock are more
likely to experience low verbal cognitive attain-
ment, child abuse, and neglect;
(I) young people from single parent or
stepparent families are two to three times more
likely to have emotional or behavioral problems
than those from intact families;
(J) young white women who were raised in
a single parent family are 164 percent more
likely to have children out-of-wedlock, 111 per-
cent more likely to become parents as teen-
agers, and 92 percent more likely to have their
marriages end in divorce;
(K) the younger the single parent mother,
the less likely she is to finish high school;
(L) young women who have children before
finishing high school are more likely to receive
welfare assistance for a longer period of time;
(M) between 1985 and 1990, the public
cost of births to teenage mothers under the aid
to families with dependent children program,
the food stamp program, and the medicaid pro-
gram has been estimated at $120 billion;
(N) the absence of a father in the life of
a child has a negative effect on school perform-
ance and peer adjustment;
(O) the likelihood that a young black man
will engage in criminal activities doubles if he
is raised without a father and triples if he lives
(2) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE AGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(50)(A)
(42 U.S.C. 602(a)(50)(A)), as added by para-
graph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘21’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘26’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to chil-
dren born on or after the date that is 4 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) FOOD STAMPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) ELIMINATION OF BENEFIT.—Section 6
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2015), as amended by section 102(a), is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if a child
is born to an individual who is unmarried and who has
not attained age 21 (or another age that exceeds 21, as
determined appropriate by the State), the child and the
parents of the child shall be ineligible to receive food
stamps.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply—
‘‘(A) if after the birth of the child—
‘‘(i) the custodian of the child marries an
individual who assumes lawful paternity or per-
manent legal guardianship and financial respon-
sibility for the child; or
‘‘(ii) the child is legally adopted;
‘‘(B) if the parents of the child were married
during the 10-month period preceding the birth of
the child and 1 parent died prior to the birth of the
child; or
‘‘(C) with respect to the child after the child
has attained age 18.’’.
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Para-
graph (1) of the second sentence of section 3(o)
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended by
inserting after the comma at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘except as provided in subsection (j) of sec-
tion 6,’’.
(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by this paragraph shall apply to children
born on or after the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE AGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(j)(1) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as added by para-
graph (1)) is amended by striking ‘‘21’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘26’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment
made by this paragraph shall apply to children
born on or after the date that is 4 years after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) HOUSING PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.—The Unit-
ed States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437 et seq.) is amended—
(i) in section 6, by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(q) PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contract described in
subsection (a) shall provide that, if a child is born
to an individual who is unmarried and who has not
attained age 21, neither the child nor the parents of
the child shall be eligible to receive assistance under
this Act.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply—
‘‘(A) if after the birth of the child—
‘‘(i) the custodian of the child marries
an individual who assumes lawful paternity
or permanent legal guardianship and fi-
nancial responsibility for the child; or
‘‘(ii) the child is legally adopted;
‘‘(B) if the parents of the child were mar-
ried during the 10-month period preceding the
birth of the child and 1 parent died prior to the
birth of the child; or
‘‘(C) with respect to the child after the
child has attained age 18.’’; and
(ii) in section 8, by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(z) PROMOTION OF FAMILIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each contract to make as-
sistance payments described in subsection (a) shall
provide that, if a child is born to an individual who
is unmarried and who has not attained age 21, nei-
ther the child nor the parents of the child shall be
eligible to receive assistance under this section.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply—
‘‘(A) if after the birth of the child—
‘‘(i) the custodian of the child marries
an individual who assumes lawful paternity
or permanent legal guardianship and fi-
nancial responsibility for the child; or
‘‘(ii) the child is legally adopted;
‘‘(B) if the parents of the child were mar-
ried during the 10-month period preceding the
birth of the child and 1 parent died prior to the
birth of the child; or
‘‘(C) with respect to the child after the
child has attained age 18.’’.
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to chil-
dren born on or after the date that is 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) AUTOMATIC
INCREASE
IN
APPLICABLE
AGE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 6(q) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437d(q)), as added by paragraph (1)(A)(i), is
amended by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘26’’.
(B) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8(z) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(z)), as added by paragraph (1)(A)(ii), is
amended by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘26’’.
(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by this paragraph shall apply to children
born on or after the date that is 4 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) DISCRETIONARY INCREASE IN APPLICABLE
AGE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
beginning on the effective date of the amendments
made by paragraph (1)(A), the Governor of each
State shall have the option to increase the minimum
age for assistance set forth in section 6(q) or 8(z)
of United States Housing Act of 1937, as added by
paragraph (1)(A), for individuals residing in the
State.
SEC. 202. BENEFIT PROVISIONS REGARDING ADDITIONAL
CHILDREN.
(a) AFDC.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 101 (b)(2)(A) and
(e), 103(a) and (b), and 201(b), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (49);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (50) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (50) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(51)(A) provide that aid to families with de-
pendent children under the State plan shall not be
payable with respect to a child if the custodial par-
ent of such child was, at the time of the child’s
birth—
‘‘(i) a recipient of aid under the State
plan; or
‘‘(ii) an individual who received such aid
anytime during the 10-month period ending
with the birth of the child; and
‘‘(B) provide that subparagraph (A) shall not
apply with respect to the child after the child has at-
tained age 18.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall apply to children born on or
after the date that is 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) FOOD STAMPS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by
section 102(a) and 201(c), is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) If a child is born to a parent that is a recipient
of aid to families with dependent children under a State
plan under section 402 of the Social Security Act, or a
parent who received such aid anytime during the 10-
month period ending with the birth of the child, the child
shall be ineligible to participate in the food stamp program
until the child attains age 18.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1)
of the second sentence of section 3(o) of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 2012(o)), as amended by section
201(c)(1)(B), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection
(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (j) and (k)’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall apply to children born on or
after the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PATERNITY ESTAB-
LISHMENT.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 101(b)(2)(A) and (e),
103 (a) and (b), 201(b), and 202(a), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(50);
(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 new paragraph:
‘‘(52) provide that—
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs
(B) and (C), if a family applying for aid under
this part includes a child who has not attained
age 18 and who was born on or after January
1, 1993, with respect to whom paternity has
not been established, aid to families with de-
pendent children paid to such family under the
State plan for any month shall be reduced—
‘‘(i) by the amount of aid allocable to
such child (until the child attains age 18);
and
‘‘(ii) if the parent or caretaker relative
of such child is not the parent or caretaker
relative of another child for whom aid is
available, by the amount of aid allocable to
such parent or caretaker relative;
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
aid under the State plan shall be available with
respect to a dependent child who is up to 4
months of age for whom paternity has not been
established if the parent or caretaker relative of
the child provides the name, address, and such
other identifying information as the State may
require of an individual who may be the father
of the child; and
‘‘(C) the State may exempt up to 10 per-
cent of all families applying for aid under this
part which include a child who was born on or
after January 1, 1993, and with respect to
whom parternity has not been established, from
the reduction imposed under subparagraph
(A).’’.
(b) PROVISION OF AID IN VIOLATION OF PATERNITY
ESTABLISHMENT
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 404 (42
U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(e) If a State expends funds for aid to families with
dependent children in violation of the requirements of
paragraph (51) in any fiscal year but such expenditures
do not constitute a failure to substantially to comply with
such requirements, the Secretary shall reduce the amount
to be paid to such State under this part for the succeeding
fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount of funds
misused by such State.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to individuals applying
for aid to families with dependent children under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) in calendar quarters beginning on or after the date
that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Subtitle B—Grants for Assistance
to Children Born Out-Of-Wedlock
SEC. 211. GRANTS TO STATES.
Title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after part B the following:
‘‘PART C—GRANTS FOR ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN
BORN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
‘‘PURPOSE
‘‘SEC. 440. (a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this
part is to grant a qualified State the flexibility and re-
sources necessary to provide such services and activities
as the State deems appropriate to discourage out-of-wed-
lock births and care for children born out-of-wedlock.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED STATE DEFINED.—For purposes of
this part, the term ‘qualified State’ means a State which—
‘‘(1) has a plan approved under section 402,
and
‘‘(2) has certified to the Secretary that—
‘‘(A) the payments made to the State
under this part will be used by the State in ac-
cordance with this part, and
‘‘(B) not less frequently than every 2
years, the State will audit the expenditures of
the amounts paid to the State under this part.