In the Senate of the United States,
September 19 (legislative day, September 5), 1995.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4) entitled ‘‘An Act to restore the American fam-
ily, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce
welfare dependence’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Work Opportunity Act of 1995’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this
Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES
Sec. 100. References to Social Security Act.
Sec. 101. Block grants to States.
Sec. 102. Services provided by charitable, religious, or private organizations.
Sec. 103. Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes.
Sec. 104. Continued application of current standards under medicaid program.
Sec. 105. Census data on grandparents as primary caregivers for their grand-
children.
Sec. 105A. Development of prototype of counterfeit-resistant social security card
required.
Sec. 106. Conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 107. Conforming amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and related
provisions.
Sec. 108. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 109. Study of effect of welfare reform on grandparents as primary caregivers.
Sec. 110. Disclosure of receipt of Federal funds.
Sec. 110A. Modifications to the job opportunities for certain low-income individ-
uals program.
Sec. 110B. Demonstration projects for school utilization.
Sec. 110C. Corrective compliance plan.
Sec. 110D. Parental responsibility contracts.
Sec. 110E. Corrective action plan.
Sec. 111. Secretarial submission of legislative proposal for technical and conform-
ing amendments.
Sec. 112. Effective date; transition rule.
TITLE II—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
Subtitle A—Eligibility Restrictions
Sec. 201. Denial of supplemental security income benefits by reason of disability
to drug addicts and alcoholics.
Sec. 202. Limited eligibility of noncitizens for SSI benefits.
Sec. 203. Denial of SSI benefits for 10 years to individuals found to have fraudu-
lently misrepresented residence in order to obtain benefits simul-
taneously in 2 or more States.
Sec. 204. Denial of SSI benefits for fugitive felons and probation and parole vio-
lators.
Sec. 205. Effective dates; application to current recipients.
Subtitle B—Benefits for Disabled Children
Sec. 211. Definition and eligibility rules.
Sec. 212. Eligibility redeterminations and continuing disability reviews.
Sec. 213. Additional accountability requirements.
Subtitle C—Studies Regarding Supplemental Security Income Program
Sec. 221. Annual report on the supplemental security income program.
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Sec. 222. Improvements to disability evaluation.
Sec. 223. Study of disability determination process.
Sec. 224. Study by General Accounting Office.
Subtitle D—National Commission on the Future of Disability
Sec. 231. Establishment.
Sec. 232. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 233. Membership.
Sec. 234. Staff and support services.
Sec. 235. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 236. Reports.
Sec. 237. Termination.
Subtitle E—State Supplementation Programs
Sec. 241. Repeal of maintenance of effort requirements applicable to optional
State programs for supplementation of SSI benefits.
Subtitle F—Retirement Age Eligibility
Sec. 251. Eligibility for supplemental security income benefits based on social se-
curity retirement age.
TITLE III—FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Subtitle A—Food Stamp Reform
Sec. 301. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 301A. Certification period.
Sec. 302. Treatment of children living at home.
Sec. 303. Optional additional criteria for separate household determinations.
Sec. 304. Adjustment of thrifty food plan.
Sec. 305. Definition of homeless individual.
Sec. 306. State options in regulations.
Sec. 307. Earnings of students.
Sec. 308. Energy assistance.
Sec. 309. Deductions from income.
Sec. 310. Amount of vehicle asset limitation.
Sec. 311. Benefits for aliens.
Sec. 312. Disqualification.
Sec. 313. Caretaker exemption.
Sec. 314. Employment and training.
Sec. 315. Comparable treatment for disqualification.
Sec. 316. Cooperation with child support agencies.
Sec. 317. Disqualification for child support arrears.
Sec. 318. Permanent disqualification for participating in 2 or more States.
Sec. 319. Work requirement.
Sec. 319A. Disqualification of fleeing felons.
Sec. 320. Electronic benefit transfers.
Sec. 321. Minimum benefit.
Sec. 322. Benefits on recertification.
Sec. 323. Optional combined allotment for expedited households.
Sec. 324. Failure to comply with other welfare and public assistance programs.
Sec. 325. Allotments for households residing in institutions.
Sec. 326. Operation of food stamp offices.
Sec. 327. State employee and training standards.
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Sec. 328. Exchange of law enforcement information.
Sec. 329. Expedited coupon service.
Sec. 330. Fair hearings.
Sec. 331. Income and eligibility verification system.
Sec. 332. Collection of overissuances.
Sec. 333. Termination of Federal match for optional information activities.
Sec. 334. Standards for administration.
Sec. 335. Work supplementation or support program.
Sec. 336. Waiver authority.
Sec. 337. Authorization of pilot projects.
Sec. 338. Response to waivers.
Sec. 339. Private sector employment initiatives.
Sec. 340. Reauthorization of appropriations.
Sec. 341. Reauthorization of Puerto Rico nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 342. Simplified food stamp program.
Sec. 343. Optional State food assistance block grant.
Sec. 344. Effective date.
Subtitle B—Anti-Fraud and Trafficking
Sec. 351. Expanded definition of coupon.
Sec. 352. Doubled penalties for violating food stamp program requirements.
Sec. 353. Authority to establish authorization periods.
Sec. 354. Specific period for prohibiting participation of stores based on lack of
business integrity.
Sec. 355. Information for verifying eligibility for authorization.
Sec. 356. Waiting period for stores that initially fail to meet authorization cri-
teria.
Sec. 357. Bases for suspensions and disqualifications.
Sec. 358. Disqualification of stores pending judicial and administrative review.
Sec. 359. Disqualification of retailers who are disqualified under the WIC pro-
gram.
Sec. 360. Permanent debarment of retailers who intentionally submit falsified ap-
plications.
Sec. 361. Expanded criminal forfeiture for violations.
Sec. 362. Effective date.
TITLE IV—CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Reimbursement Rates
Sec. 401. Termination of additional payment for lunches served in high free and
reduced price participation schools.
Sec. 402. Value of food assistance.
Sec. 403. Lunches, breakfasts, and supplements.
Sec. 404. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 405. Special milk program.
Sec. 406. Free and reduced price breakfasts.
Sec. 407. Conforming reimbursement for paid breakfasts and lunches.
Subtitle B—Grant Programs
Sec. 411. School breakfast startup grants.
Sec. 412. Nutrition education and training programs.
Sec. 413. Effective date.
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Sec. 914. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 915. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 916. Expansion of the Federal parent locator service.
Sec. 917. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in child support
enforcement.
Subtitle C—Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures
Sec. 921. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 922. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support orders.
Sec. 923. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 924. Use of forms in interstate enforcement.
Sec. 925. State laws providing expedited procedures.
Subtitle D—Paternity Establishment
Sec. 931. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 932. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.
Sec. 933. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of temporary family as-
sistance.
Subtitle E—Program Administration and Funding
Sec. 941. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 942. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 943. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 944. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 945. Technical assistance.
Sec. 946. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.
Subtitle F—Establishment and Modification of Support Orders
Sec. 951. National Child Support Guidelines Commission.
Sec. 952. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support orders.
Sec. 953. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating to child sup-
port.
Sec. 954. Nonliability for depository institutions providing financial records to
State child support enforcement agencies in child support cases.
Subtitle G—Enforcement of Support Orders
Sec. 961. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrearages.
Sec. 962. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 963. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the armed
forces.
Sec. 964. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 965. Work requirement for persons owing child support.
Sec. 966. Definition of support order.
Sec. 967. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 968. Liens.
Sec. 969. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 970. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 971. International child support enforcement.
Sec. 972. Denial of means-tested Federal benefits to noncustodial parents who are
delinquent in paying child support.
Sec. 973. Child support enforcement for Indian tribes.
Sec. 974. Financial institution data matches.
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Subtitle H—Medical Support
Sec. 975. Technical correction to ERISA definition of medical child support
order.
Sec. 976. Enforcement of orders for health care coverage.
Sec. 977. Enforcement of orders against paternal grandparents in cases of minor
parents.
Subtitle I—Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Nonresidential
Parents
Sec. 981. Grants to States for access and visitation programs.
Subtitle J—Effect of Enactment
Sec. 991. Effective dates.
TITLE X—REFORM OF PUBLIC HOUSING
Sec. 1001. Ceiling rents.
Sec. 1002. Definition of adjusted income for public housing.
Sec. 1003. Failure to comply with other welfare and public assistance programs.
Sec. 1004. Applicability to Indian housing.
Sec. 1005. Implementation.
Sec. 1006. Demonstration project for elimination of take-one-take-all requirement.
Sec. 1007. Fraud under means-tested welfare and public assistance programs.
Sec. 1008. Effective date.
TITLE XI—CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Sec. 1101. Short title.
Subtitle A—General Program
Sec. 1111. Reference.
Sec. 1112. Findings.
Sec. 1113. Office of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Sec. 1114. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Sec. 1115. Repeal of interagency task force.
Sec. 1116. National Clearinghouse for Information Relating to Child Abuse.
Sec. 1117. Research, evaluation and assistance activities.
Sec. 1118. Grants for demonstration programs.
Sec. 1119. State grants for prevention and treatment programs.
Sec. 1120. Repeal.
Sec. 1121. Miscellaneous requirements.
Sec. 1122. Definitions.
Sec. 1123. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1124. Rule of construction.
Sec. 1125. Technical amendment.
Subtitle B—Community-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grants
Sec. 1131. Establishment of program.
Sec. 1132. Repeals.
Subtitle C—Family Violence Prevention and Services
Sec. 1141. Reference.
Sec. 1142. State demonstration grants.
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Sec. 1143. Allotments.
Sec. 1144. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—Adoption Opportunities
Sec. 1151. Reference.
Sec. 1152. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 1153. Information and services.
Sec. 1154. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle E—Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1986
Sec. 1161. Reauthorization.
Subtitle F—Reauthorization of Various Programs
Sec. 1171. Missing Children’s Assistance Act.
Sec. 1172. Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990.
TITLE XII—REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
Sec. 1201. Reductions.
Sec. 1202. Reductions in Federal bureaucracy.
Sec. 1203. Reducing personnel in Washington, DC, area.
TITLE XIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1301. Expenditure of Federal funds in accordance with laws and procedures
applicable to expenditure of State funds.
Sec. 1302. Elimination of housing assistance with respect to fugitive felons and
probation and parole violators.
Sec. 1303. Sense of the Senate regarding Enterprise Zones.
Sec. 1304. Sense of the Senate regarding the inability of the non-custodial parent
to pay child support.
Sec. 1305. Food stamp eligibility.
Sec. 1306. Sense of the Senate on legislative accountability for unfunded man-
dates in welfare reform legislation.
Sec. 1307. Sense of the Senate regarding competitive bidding for infant formula.
Sec. 1308. Establishing national goals to prevent teenage pregnancies.
Sec. 1309. Sense of the Senate regarding enforcement of statutory rape laws.
Sec. 1310. Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances.
Sec. 1311. Abstinence education.
TITLE I—BLOCK GRANTS FOR
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES
SEC. 100. REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in
this title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the ref-
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erence shall be considered to be made to that section or other
provision of the Social Security Act.
SEC. 101. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES.
(a) REPEALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Parts A and F of title IV (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq. and 682 et seq.) are hereby re-
pealed.
(2) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall ensure that any
rules and regulations relating to the provisions of law
repealed in paragraph (1) shall cease to have effect on
and after the date of the repeal of such provisions.
(b) BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY AS-
SISTANCE
FOR NEEDY FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHIL-
DREN.—Title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting before part B the following:
‘‘PART A—BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEM-
PORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
WITH MINOR CHILDREN
‘‘SEC. 400. NO INDIVIDUAL ENTITLEMENT.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no indi-
vidual is entitled to any assistance under this part.
‘‘SEC. 401. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility
of States in operating a program designed to—
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‘‘(1) provide assistance to needy families with
minor children;
‘‘(2) provide job preparation and opportunities
for such families; and
‘‘(3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, with a special emphasis on teen-
age pregnancies, and establish annual goals for pre-
venting and reducing such pregnancies with respect to
fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
‘‘SEC. 402. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As used in this part, the term ‘eli-
gible State’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State
that has submitted to the Secretary a plan that includes
the following:
‘‘(1) OUTLINE
OF
FAMILY
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM.—A written document that outlines how the
State intends to do the following:
‘‘(A) Conduct a program designed to serve
all political subdivisions in the State to—
‘‘(i) provide assistance to needy fami-
lies with not less than 1 minor child (or
any expectant family); and
‘‘(ii) provide a parent or caretaker in
such families with work experience, assist-
ance in finding employment, and other
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work preparation activities and support
services that the State considers appropriate
to enable such families to leave the program
and become self-sufficient.
‘‘(B) Require a parent or caretaker receiv-
ing assistance under the program to engage in
work (as defined by the State) when the State de-
termines the parent or caretaker is ready to en-
gage in work, or after 24 months (whether or not
consecutive) of receiving assistance under the
program, whichever is earlier.
‘‘(C) Satisfy the minimum participation
rates specified in section 404.
‘‘(D) Treat—
‘‘(i) families with minor children mov-
ing into the State from another State; and
‘‘(ii) noncitizens of the United States.
‘‘(E) Safeguard and restrict the use and
disclosure of information about individuals and
families receiving assistance under the program.
‘‘(F) Establish goals and take action to pre-
vent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock
pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage
pregnancies.
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‘‘(G) COMMUNITY SERVICE.—Not later than
2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, consistent with the exception provided in
section 404(d), require participation by, and
offer to, unless the State opts out of this provi-
sion by notifying the Secretary, a parent or
caretaker receiving assistance under the pro-
gram, after receiving such assistance for 3
months—
‘‘(i) is not exempt from work require-
ments; and
‘‘(ii) is not engaged in work as deter-
mined under section 404(c),
in community service employment, with mini-
mum hours per week and tasks to be determined
by the State.
‘‘(2) FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STRATEGIC
PLAN.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A single comprehensive
State Family Assistance Program Strategic Plan
(hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘State
Plan’) describing a 3-year strategic plan for the
statewide program designed to meet the State
goals and reach the State benchmarks for pro-
gram activities of the family assistance program.
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‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF THE STATE PLAN.—The
State plan shall include:
‘‘(i) STATE GOALS.—A description of
the goals of the 3-year plan, including out-
come related goals of and benchmarks for
program activities of the family assistance
program.
‘‘(ii) CURRENT
YEAR
PLAN.—A de-
scription of how the goals and benchmarks
described in clause (i) will be achieved, or
how progress toward the goals and bench-
marks will be achieved, during the fiscal
year in which the plan has been submitted.
‘‘(iii) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—A
description of performance indicators to be
used in measuring or assessing the relevant
output service levels and outcomes of rel-
evant program activities.
‘‘(iv) EXTERNAL
FACTORS.—Informa-
tion on those key factors external to the pro-
gram and beyond the control of the State
that could significantly affect the attain-
ment of the goals and benchmarks.
‘‘(v) EVALUATION
MECHANISMS.—In-
formation on a mechanism for conducting
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program evaluation, to be used to compare
actual results with the goals and bench-
marks and designate the results on a scale
ranging from highly successful to failing to
reach the goals and benchmarks of the pro-
gram.
‘‘(vi) 
MINIMUM
PARTICIPATION
RATES.—Information on how the minimum
participation rates specified in section 404
will be satisfied.
‘‘(vii) ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES.—
An estimate of the total amount of State or
local expenditures under the program for
the fiscal year in which the plan is submit-
ted.
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL OP-
ERATE A CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.—
A certification by the chief executive officer of the
State that, during the fiscal year, the State will oper-
ate a child support enforcement program under the
State plan approved under part D.
‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL OP-
ERATE A CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM.—A certifi-
cation by the chief executive officer of the State that,
during the fiscal year, the State will operate a child
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protection program under the State plan approved
under part B.
‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL OP-
ERATE A FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—A certification by the chief executive offi-
cer of the State that, during the fiscal year, the State
will operate a foster care and adoption assistance
program under the State plan approved under part
E.
‘‘(6) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL PAR-
TICIPATE IN THE INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICA-
TION SYSTEM.—A certification by the chief executive
officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, the
State will participate in the income and eligibility
verification system required by section 1137.
‘‘(7) CERTIFICATION
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATION
OF THE PROGRAM.—A certification by the chief execu-
tive officer of the State specifying which State agency
or agencies are responsible for the administration and
supervision of the State program for the fiscal year
and ensuring that local governments and private sec-
tor organizations have been consulted regarding the
plan and design of welfare services in the State so
that services are provided in a manner appropriate
to local populations.
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‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION THAT REQUIRED REPORTS
WILL BE SUBMITTED.—A certification by the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the State that the State shall provide
the Secretary with any reports required under this
part.
‘‘(9) ESTIMATE
OF
FISCAL
YEAR
STATE
AND
LOCAL
EXPENDITURES.—An estimate of the total
amount of State and local expenditures under the
State program for the fiscal year.
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL PROVIDE
ACCESS TO INDIANS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In recognition of the Federal
Government’s trust responsibility to, and government-
to-government relationship with, Indian tribes, the
Secretary shall ensure that Indians receive at least
their equitable share of services under the State pro-
gram, by requiring a certification by the chief execu-
tive officer of each State described in paragraph (2)
that, during the fiscal year, the State shall provide
Indians in each Indian tribe that does not have a
tribal family assistance plan approved under section
414 for a fiscal year with equitable access to assist-
ance under the State program funded under this part.
‘‘(2) STATE DESCRIBED.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), a State described in this paragraph is a
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State in which there is an Indian tribe that does not
have a tribal family assistance plan approved under
section 414 for a fiscal year.
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION OF STATE PLAN.—
‘‘(1) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF SUMMARY.—The
State shall make available to the public a summary
of the State plan submitted under this section.
‘‘(2) COPY TO AUDITOR.—The State shall provide
the approved entity conducting the audit under sec-
tion 408 with a copy of the State plan submitted
under this section.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply:
‘‘(1) ADULT.—The term ‘adult’ means an indi-
vidual who is not a minor child.
‘‘(2) MINOR
CHILD.—The term ‘minor child’
means an individual—
‘‘(A) who—
‘‘(i) has not attained 18 years of age;
or
‘‘(ii) has not attained 19 years of age
and is a full-time student in a secondary
school (or in the equivalent level of voca-
tional or technical training); and
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‘‘(B) who resides with such individual’s cus-
todial parent or other caretaker relative.
‘‘(3) FISCAL
YEAR.—The term ‘fiscal year’
means any 12-month period ending on September 30
of a calendar year.
‘‘(4) INDIAN, INDIAN TRIBE, AND TRIBAL ORGANI-
ZATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian
tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’ have the mean-
ing given such terms by section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
‘‘(B) IN ALASKA.—For purposes of making
tribal family assistance grants under section 414
on behalf of Indians in Alaska, the term ‘Indian
tribe’ shall mean only the following Alaska Na-
tive regional nonprofit corporations:
‘‘(i) Arctic Slope Native Association.
‘‘(ii) Kawerak, Inc.
‘‘(iii) Maniilaq Association.
‘‘(iv) Association of Village Council
Presidents.
‘‘(v) Tanana Chiefs Conference.
‘‘(vi) Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
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‘‘(vii) Bristol Bay Native Association.
‘‘(viii) Aleutian and Pribilof Island
Association.
‘‘(ix) Chugachmuit.
‘‘(x) Tlingit Haida Central Council.
‘‘(xi) Kodiak Area Native Association.
‘‘(xii) Copper River Native Associa-
tion.
‘‘(5) STATE.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided, the term ‘State’ includes the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa.
‘‘SEC. 403. PAYMENTS TO STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.
‘‘(a) GRANT AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of
paragraphs (3) and (5), section 407 (relating to pen-
alties), and section 414(g), for each of fiscal years
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, the Secretary shall
pay—
‘‘(A) each eligible State a grant in an
amount equal to the State family assistance
grant for the fiscal year, for each of fiscal years
1998 and 1999, the amount of the State’s job
placement performance bonus determined under
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subsection (f)(1) for the fiscal year, and for fiscal
year 2000, the amount of the State’s share of the
performance bonus and high performance bonus
determined under section 418 for such fiscal
year; and
‘‘(B) each Indian tribe with an approved
tribal family assistance plan a tribal family as-
sistance grant in accordance with section 414.
‘‘(2) STATE FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)(A), a State family assistance grant for
any State for a fiscal year is an amount equal
to the sum of—
‘‘(i) the total amount of the Federal
payments to the State under section 403
(other than Federal payments to the State
described in subparagraphs (A), (B) and
(C) of section 419(a)(2)) for fiscal year
1994 (as such section 403 was in effect dur-
ing such fiscal year), plus
‘‘(ii) the total amount of the Federal
payments to the State under subparagraphs
(A), (B) and (C) of section 419(a)(2),
as such payments were reported by the State on
February 14, 1995, reduced by the amount, if
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any, determined under subparagraph (B), and
for fiscal year 2000, reduced by the percent spec-
ified under section 418(a)(3), and increased by
an amount, if any, determined under paragraph
(2)(D).
‘‘(B) AMOUNT ATTRIBUTABLE TO CERTAIN
INDIAN FAMILIES SERVED BY INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the amount determined
under this subparagraph is an amount
equal to the Federal payments to the State
under section 403 for fiscal year 1994 (as
in effect during such fiscal year) attrib-
utable to expenditures by the State under
parts A and F of this title (as so in effect)
for Indian families described in clause (ii).
‘‘(ii) INDIAN FAMILIES DESCRIBED.—
For purposes of clause (i), Indian families
described in this clause are Indian families
who reside in a service area or areas of an
Indian tribe receiving a tribal family as-
sistance grant under section 414.
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3
months prior to the payment of each quarterly
installment of a State grant under subsection
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(a)(1), the Secretary shall notify the State of the
amount of the reduction determined under sub-
paragraph (B) with respect to the State.
‘‘(D) AMOUNT
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO
STATE
PLAN AMENDMENTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A) and subject to the limita-
tion in clause (ii), the amount determined
under this subparagraph is an amount
equal to the Federal payment under section
403(a)(5) to the State for emergency assist-
ance in fiscal year 1995 under any State
plan amendment made under section 402
during fiscal year 1994 (as such sections
were in effect before the date of the enact-
ment of the Work Opportunity Act of 1995).
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—Amounts 
made
available under clause (i) to all States shall
not exceed $800,000,000 for the 5-fiscal year
period beginning in fiscal year 1996. If
amounts available under this subparagraph
are less than the total amount of emergency
assistance payments referred to in clause
(i), the amount payable to a State shall be
equal to an amount which bears the same
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relationship to the total amount available
under this clause as the State emergency as-
sistance payment bears to the total amount
of such payments.
‘‘(iii) 
BUDGET
SCORING.—Notwith-
standing section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, the baseline shall assume that no
grant shall be made under this subpara-
graph after fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT AMOUNT FOR POPU-
LATION INCREASES IN CERTAIN STATES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of the
grant payable under paragraph (1) to a qualify-
ing State for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998,
1999, and 2000 shall be increased by an amount
equal to 2.5 percent of the amount that the State
received under this section in the preceding fiscal
year.
‘‘(B) INCREASE TO REMAIN IN EFFECT EVEN
IF STATE FAILS TO QUALIFY IN LATER YEARS.—
Subject to section 407, in no event shall the
amount of a grant payable under paragraph (1)
to a State for any fiscal year be less than the
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amount the State received under this section for
the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(C) QUALIFYING STATE.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ‘qualifying State’,
with respect to any fiscal year, means a
State that—
‘‘(I) had an average level of State
welfare spending per poor person in
the preceding fiscal year that was less
than the national average level of State
welfare spending per poor person in
the preceding fiscal year; and
‘‘(II) had an estimated rate of
State population growth as determined
by the Bureau of the Census for the
most recent fiscal year for which infor-
mation is available that was greater
than the average rate of population
growth for all States as determined by
the Bureau of the Census for such fiscal
year.
‘‘(ii) 
CERTAIN
STATES
DEEMED
QUALIFYING STATES.—For purposes of this
paragraph, a State shall be deemed to be a
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qualifying State for fiscal years 1997, 1998,
1999, and 2000 if—
‘‘(I) the level of State welfare
spending per poor person in fiscal year
1996 was less than 35 percent of the
national average level of State welfare
spending per poor person in fiscal year
1996; or
‘‘(II) a State has extremely high
population growth (which for purposes
of this clause shall be defined as a
greater than ten percent increase in
population from April 1, 1990 to July
1, 1994, as determined by the Bureau
of the Census).
‘‘(iii) STATE MUST QUALIFY IN FISCAL
YEAR 1997.—A State shall not be eligible to
be a qualifying State under clause (i) for
fiscal years after 1997 if the State was not
a qualifying State under clause (i) in fiscal
year 1997.
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
paragraph:
‘‘(i) 
LEVEL
OF
STATE
WELFARE
SPENDING
PER
POOR
PERSON.—The term
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‘level of State welfare spending per poor
person’ means, with respect to a State for
any fiscal year—
‘‘(I) the amount of the grant re-
ceived by the State under this section
(prior to the application of section
407); divided by
‘‘(II) the number of the individ-
uals in the State who had an income
below the poverty line according to the
1990 decennial census.
‘‘(ii) NATIONAL
AVERAGE
LEVEL
OF
STATE WELFARE SPENDING PER POOR PER-
SON.—The term ‘national average level of
State welfare spending per poor person’
means an amount equal to—
‘‘(I) the amount paid in grants
under this section (prior to the appli-
cation of section 407); divided by
‘‘(II) the number of individuals in
all States with an income below the
poverty line according to the 1990 de-
cennial census.
‘‘(iii) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘pov-
erty line’ has the same meaning given such
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term in section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9902(2)).
‘‘(iv) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means
each of the 50 States of the United States.
‘‘(4) APPROPRIATION.—
‘‘(A) STATES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated 
and 
there 
are 
appropriated
$16,803,769,000 for each fiscal year described in
paragraph (1) for the purpose of paying—
‘‘(i) grants to States under paragraph
(1)(A); and
‘‘(ii) tribal family assistance grants
under paragraph (1)(B).
‘‘(B) 
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
QUALIFYING
STATES.—For the purpose of increasing the
amount of the grant payable to a State under
paragraph (1) in accordance with paragraph
(3), there are authorized to be appropriated and
there are appropriated—
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 1997, $85,860,000;
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1998,
$173,276,000;
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1999,
$263,468,000; and