SEC. 7. WORK RULES. 
(a) OPTION OF RECIPIENT TO HAVE TRAINED PER-
SONNEL ASSESS CERTAIN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT; 
ADDITIONAL MATTERS REQUIRED TO BE ASSESSED.— 
Section 408(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(which, at the option of the 
recipient, shall be conducted by trained personnel 
with respect to barriers to employment specified by 
the recipient)’’ after ‘‘assessment’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and employability’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘employability, physical and mental impair-
ments, English proficiency, child care needs, and 
whether the recipient is a victim of domestic or sex-
ual violence,’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY PLANS.— 
(1) PLANS
REQUIRED; PLANS
TO
INCLUDE 
WELL-BEING
PLANS
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section 
408(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(B) in clause (iv)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, supports,’’ after 
‘‘counseling’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(C) in clause (v), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) describe a well-being plan for 
each child in the family.’’. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF PLAN.— 
Section 408(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘individual—’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘individual within 90 days after 
the individual is determined eligible for the assist-
ance.’’. 
(3) SANCTION FOR FAILURE OF STATE TO DE-
VELOP PLAN.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)), 
as amended by section 5(c)(2)(A) of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF STATE TO DE-
VELOP
REQUIRED
INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated 
section 408(b)(2) during the fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the 
State under section 403(a)(1) for the imme-
diately succeeding fiscal year by an amount 
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equal to not more than 5 percent of the State 
family assistance grant. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY
BASED
ON
SEVERITY
OF 
FAILURE.—The Secretary shall impose reduc-
tions under subparagraph (A) with respect to a 
fiscal year based on the degree of noncompli-
ance.’’. 
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
408(b) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (4). 
(c) MODIFIED EMPLOYABILITY PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Section 408 (42 
U.S.C. 608) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP MODIFIED EMPLOY-
ABILITY PLAN FOR A RECIPIENT OF ASSISTANCE WITH, 
OR CARING
FOR
A FAMILY MEMBER WITH, A DIS-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State may develop a 
modified employability plan for a recipient of assist-
ance under the State program funded under this 
part— 
‘‘(A) who— 
‘‘(i) is a work-eligible individual (as 
defined in section 407(a)(2)); and 
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‘‘(ii) has been determined by a quali-
fied medical, mental health, addiction, or 
social services professional (as determined 
by the State) to have a disability; or 
‘‘(B) who is caring for a family member 
with a disability (as so determined). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The modified em-
ployability plan shall— 
‘‘(A) include a determination that, because 
of the disability of the recipient or the indi-
vidual for whom the recipient is caring, reason-
able modification of work activities, hourly par-
ticipation requirements, or both, is needed in 
order for the recipient to participate in the ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(B) describe the modified work activities 
in which the recipient is required to participate; 
‘‘(C) specify the number of hours per week 
for which the recipient is required to participate 
in the modified work activities, based on an 
evaluation by the State of the circumstances of 
the family; 
‘‘(D) describe the services, supports, and 
modifications that the State will provide to the 
recipient or the family of the recipient; 
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‘‘(E) be developed in cooperation with the 
recipient; and 
‘‘(F) be reviewed not less often than every 
6 months. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ 
means a mental or physical impairment, includ-
ing substance abuse or addiction, that— 
‘‘(i) constitutes or results in a sub-
stantial impediment to employment; or 
‘‘(ii) substantially limits 1 or more 
major life activities. 
‘‘(B) MODIFIED
WORK
ACTIVITIES.—The 
term ‘modified work activities’ means activities 
which the State has determined will help the re-
cipient become employable.’’. 
(d) SANCTIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL SANCTION PROVISIONS.— 
(A) PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING LIFETIME 
OR FULL FAMILY SANCTION.— 
(i) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(13) PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING LIFETIME OR 
FULL FAMILY SANCTION.—A State to which a grant 
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