[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4861 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4861

   To provide for the consolidation of Federal employment assistance 
programs, to provide increased notice of the availability of the earned 
      income tax credit, and to repeal the temporary FUTA surtax.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 1994

 Mr. Zeliff (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Mica, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, 
 Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hancock, 
 Mr. Herger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
 Miller of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Zimmer, and Mr. Gekas) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred jointly to the Committees on Education and Labor, Veterans' 
                Affairs, Ways and Means, and Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the consolidation of Federal employment assistance 
programs, to provide increased notice of the availability of the earned 
      income tax credit, and to repeal the temporary FUTA surtax.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Employment 
Enhancement Reform Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
    TITLE I--CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

                   Subtitle A--Block Grants to States

Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 102. Authorization.
Sec. 103. Allocation.
Sec. 104. Application.
Sec. 105. Use of amounts
Sec. 106. Reports.
Sec. 107. Reduction or termination of payments under grant.
Sec. 108. Definitions.
Sec. 109. Transfer of funds.
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.
  Subtitle B--Consolidation and Repeal of Certain Federal Employment 
                          Assistance Programs

                  Chapter 1--Consolidation of Programs

Sec. 111. Certain community-based projects regarding health care for 
                            the homeless; conforming amendment 
                            regarding Public Law 102-321.
Sec. 112. Certain employment-related programs under Rehabilitation Act 
                            of 1973.
                     Chapter 2--Repeal of Programs

Sec. 121. Higher education for students from migrant and seasonal 
                            farmworker families.
Sec. 122. Certain veterans programs.
Sec. 123. Foster grandparent and senior companion programs, programs 
                            under Food Stamp Act of 1977, and programs 
                            under Older Americans Act of 1965.
Sec. 124. Job Training Partnership Act.
Sec. 125. Appalachian vocational and other education facilities and 
                            operations program.
Sec. 126. Targeted jobs credit.
Sec. 127. Jobs program.
Sec. 128. Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 
                            1992.
Sec. 129. Adult education programs.
Sec. 130. Vocational education programs.
Sec. 131. National literacy programs.
Sec. 132. Indian employment, training and related services 
                            demonstration program.
Sec. 133. Special programs relating to adult education for Indians.
Sec. 134. Special provisions relating to Indian tribes.
Sec. 135. Literacy corps.
Sec. 136. Miscellaneous repealers.
                      Subtitle C--Effective Dates

Sec. 141. Effective dates.
        TITLE II--NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT

Sec. 201. Notice of availability required to be provided to applicants 
                            and former recipients of AFDC, food stamps, 
                            and medicaid.
Sec. 202. Notice of availability of earned income tax credit and 
                            dependent care tax credit to be included on 
                            W-4 form.
               TITLE III--REPEAL OF TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX

Sec. 301. Repeal of temporary FUTA surtax.

    TITLE I--CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

                   Subtitle A--Block Grants to States

SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

  It is the purpose of this subtitle to establish a block grant program 
to prepare individuals for employment in the labor force by increasing 
their occupational and educational skills, resulting in improved long-
term employability, increased employment and earnings, and reduced 
welfare dependency.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Grants to States.--The Secretary of Labor may provide grants to 
States for the purpose of providing employment assistance to eligible 
individuals in such States in accordance with this subtitle.
    (b) Grants to Indian Tribes and Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker 
Organizations.--Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated to 
carry out this subtitle for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary 
to provide grants to Indian tribes and migrant and seasonal farmworker 
organizations for the purpose of providing employment assistance to 
Native Americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers in accordance 
with this subtitle.
    (c) Period of Grants.--A grant received under subsection (a) or 
(b), as the case may be, may extend for a period of not more than 5 
fiscal years. The payments under such grant shall be subject to annual 
approval of the Secretary and the availability of appropriations for 
each fiscal year.

SEC. 103. ALLOCATION.

    In providing grants to States under section 102 for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, allocate the amount 
appropriated for such fiscal year as follows:
            (1) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of the 
        relative number of unemployed individuals residing in areas of 
        substantial unemployment within each State as compared to the 
        total number of such unemployed individuals in all such areas 
        of substantial unemployment in all States.
            (2) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of the 
        relative excess number of unemployed individuals within each 
        State as compared to the total excess number of unemployed 
        individuals in all States.
            (3) 33\1/3\ percent shall be allocated on the basis of the 
        relative number of economically disadvantaged adults within 
        each State as compared to the total number of economically 
        disadvantaged adults in all States.

SEC. 104. APPLICATION.

    The Secretary may provide a grant to a State under section 102 only 
if such State submits to the Secretary an application which contains 
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including a 
description of the program to be established by the State under section 
105.

SEC. 105. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    (a) Establishment of Employment Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a grant to a 
        State under section 102 only if such State agrees that it will 
        use all amounts received from such grant to establish a program 
        to provide employment assistance to eligible individuals 
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Eligible individuals.--An individual shall be eligible 
        to receive employment assistance under the program if such 
        individual--
                    (A) has attained the age of 14 and is economically 
                disadvantaged;
                    (B)(i) has been terminated or laid off or who has 
                received a notice of termination or layoff from 
                employment, is eligible for or has exhausted 
                entitlement to unemployment compensation, and is 
                unlikely to return to the individual's previous 
                industry or occupation;
                    (ii) has been terminated or has received a notice 
                of termination of employment, as a result of any 
                permanent closure of or any substantial layoff at a 
                plant, facility, or enterprise; or
                    (iii) was self-employed (including farmers and 
                ranchers) and is unemployed as a result of general 
                economic conditions in the community in which the 
                individual resides or because of natural disasters, 
                subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary;
                    (C) is an individual with a disability;
                    (D) is a member of the Armed Forces who is being 
                separated under other than adverse conditions;
                    (E) is a veteran who is unemployed; or
                    (F) is a displaced homemaker.
    (b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program described in 
subsection (a), the State shall meet the following requirements:
            (1)(A) The State shall ensure the profiling and evaluation 
        of eligible individuals for the purpose of determining the 
        amount of employment assistance services, including, subject to 
        subparagraph (B), the amount of supportive services, if 
        appropriate, to be provided to such individuals. In profiling 
        and evaluating such individuals, the State shall classify 
        individuals in 1 of the following 3 categories:
                    (i) Job-ready and in need of placement services.
                    (ii) Job-ready and in need of remedial skills 
                enhancement.
                    (iii) Non-job-ready and in need of remedial 
                education.
            (B) The State shall ensure that eligible individuals 
        receive information relating to the provision of supportive 
        services from sources other than under this Act for the purpose 
        of participating in the program under this Act.
            (2) The State shall provide appropriate employment 
        assistance services to eligible individuals based upon the 
        classification of the individual in the categories described in 
        clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (1)(A). Such assistance 
        may not be used to provide stipends or direct payments to 
        individuals for participation in the program, including 
        payments for supportive services, except that such assistance 
        may include payments for transportation costs, based on need, 
        of such individuals for participation in the program.
            (3) The State shall monitor the rate at which individuals 
        in the program successfully obtain employment after separation 
        from the program in accordance with the following criteria:
                    (A) With respect to individuals classified in the 
                category described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), employment 
                for a period of not less than 6 months under which--
                            (i) the individual works an average of at 
                        least 35 hours per week; and
                            (ii) the individual receives wages equal to 
                        not less than 65 percent of the average wages 
                        received for employment during the 2-year 
                        period ending on the date of enrollment in the 
                        program.
                    (B) With respect to individuals classified in the 
                category described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)--
                            (i) demonstration of proficiency of those 
                        skill areas of the individual assessed as 
                        deficient; and
                            (ii) employment for a period of not less 
                        than 6 months in accordance with the 
                        requirements described in subparagraph (A).
                    (C) With respect to individuals classified in the 
                category described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii)--
                            (i) demonstration of proficiency in 
                        education and skills commensurate with a high 
                        school degree; and
                            (ii) employment for a period of not less 
                        than 6 months in accordance with the 
                        requirements described in subparagraph (A).
            (4) The State shall, to the extent practicable, establish 
        one-stop-shop centers throughout the State at which eligible 
        individuals are provided information on the various types of 
        employment assistance services available under the program and 
        at which such individuals are profiled and evaluated in 
        accordance with paragraph (1)(A).
    (c) Discretionary Activities.--In carrying out the program 
described in subsection (a), the State may carry out the following 
activities:
            (1) The State may allow eligible individuals to participate 
        in education and job search activities for non-traditional 
        employment.
            (2) The State may establish a State employment coordinating 
        council (or designate an similar existing council) which will--
                    (A) study the emerging economic and employment 
                trends, job creation opportunities, and other 
                employment and job training needs of individuals in the 
                State;
                    (B) based upon the study conducted under 
                subparagraph (A), propose additional appropriate 
                activities to be carried out under the program; and
                    (C) report the results of the study conducted under 
                subparagraph (A) and the proposed additional 
                appropriate activities under subparagraph (B) to--
                            (i) the State agency responsible for 
                        carrying out the program;
                            (ii) the Governor; and
                            (iii) the State legislature.

SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    (a) Report to the Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which a State receives amounts from a grant under section 102, and 
in each subsequent fiscal year in which the State receives amounts from 
such grant, the State shall submit to the Secretary a report 
containing--
            (1) the total number of individuals who applied for 
        participation in the program in the fiscal year;
            (2) the total number of individuals enrolled in the program 
        in the fiscal year and the total number of individuals who have 
        re-enrolled in the program for such fiscal year;
            (3) the period of time spent in the program by individuals 
        who have separated from the program and the rate at which such 
        individuals successfully obtained employment after such 
        separation in accordance with the criteria described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 105(b)(3); and
            (4) any other appropriate information requested by the 
        Secretary.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the 
Congress a report containing--
            (1) a compilation of the information contained in the 
        reports received by the Secretary under subsection (a); and
            (2) an evaluation of the block grant program under this 
        subtitle.

SEC. 107. REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS UNDER GRANT.

    (a) Determination of Success in Placing Individuals in 
Employment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine, based upon 
        the information contained in the reports submitted by a State 
        under section 106(a), whether or not the State has been 
        successful in placing individuals in employment during each 2-
        year period under the program.
            (2) Criteria.--In making a determination under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration appropriate 
        criteria, including the general economic conditions of the 
        State during the 2-year period referred to in such paragraph.
    (b) Reduction or Termination of Payments.--If the Secretary 
determines under subsection (a) that a State has not been successful in 
placing individuals in employment during any 2-year period under the 
program, the Secretary may--
            (1) reduce the amount of payments under the grant to such 
        State for subsequent fiscal years; or
            (2) terminate payments under the grant to such State.
    (c) Continuation of Payments.--The Secretary may reinstate payments 
or increase payments under a grant with respect to a State that the 
Secretary has determined under subsection (a) has not been successful 
in placing individuals in employment in accordance with subsection (b), 
if the Secretary subsequently determines that such State has 
implemented appropriate modifications to the program.

SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term ``area of 
        substantial unemployment'' means any area which has an average 
        rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most 
        recent twelve months as determined by the Secretary. 
        Determinations of areas of substantial unemployment shall be 
        made once each fiscal year.
            (2) Economically disadvantaged.--The term ``economically 
        disadvantaged'' means an individual who (A) receives, or is a 
        member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under 
        a Federal, State, or local welfare program; (B) has, or is a 
        member of a family which has, received a total family income 
        for the six-month period prior to application for the program 
        involved (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support 
        payments, and welfare payments) which, in relation to family 
        size, was not in excess of the higher of (i) the official 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
        9902(2)), or (ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard 
        income level; (C) is receiving (or has been determined within 
        the 6-month period prior to the application for the program 
        involved to be eligible to receive) food stamps pursuant to the 
        Food Stamp Act of 1977; (D) qualifies as a homeless individual 
        under subsections (a) and (c) of section 103 of the Stewart B. 
        McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; (E) is a foster child on 
        behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; or 
        (F) in cases permitted by regulations of the Secretary, is an 
        individual with a disability whose own income meets the 
        requirements of clause (A) or (B), but who is a member of a 
        family whose income does not meet such requirements.
            (3) Individual with a disability.--The term ``individual 
        with a disability'' means an individual who has a physical or 
        mental disability which for such individual constitutes or 
        results in a substantial handicap to employment.
            (4) Low-income level.--The term ``low-income level'' means 
        $7,000 with respect to income in 1969, and for any later year 
        means that amount which bears the same relationship to $7,000 
        as the Consumer Price Index for that year bears to the Consumer 
        Price Index for 1969, rounded to the nearest $1,000.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
        American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States 
        of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 
        Republic of Palau.
            (7) Unemployed individuals.--The term ``unemployed 
        individuals'' means individuals who are without jobs and who 
        want and are available for work. The determination of whether 
        individuals are without jobs shall be made in accordance with 
        the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
        Department of Labor in defining individuals as unemployed.
            (8) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means an individual who 
        served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who 
        was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 
        than dishonorable.
            (9) Vocational education.--The term ``vocational 
        education'' means organized educational programs offering a 
        sequence of courses which are directly related to the 
        preparation of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in 
        current or emerging occupations requiring other than a 
        baccalaureate or advanced degree. Such programs shall include 
        competency-based applied learning which contributes to an 
        individual's academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning, and 
        problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability 
        skills, and the occupational-specific skills necessary for 
        economic independence as a productive and contributing member 
        of society. Such term also includes applied technology 
        education.
          (10) Displaced homemaker.--The term ``displaced homemaker'' 
        means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to 
        family members in the home and who--
                  (A) has been dependent either--
                          (i) on public assistance and whose youngest 
                        child is within 2 years of losing eligibility 
                        under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
                          (ii) on the income of another family member 
                        but is no longer supported by that income; and
                  (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is 
                experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading 
                employment.
            (11) Nontraditional employment.--The term ``nontraditional 
        employment'' means occupations or fields of work where women or 
        men, as the case may be, comprise less than 25 percent of the 
        individuals employed in such occupation or field of work.

SEC. 109. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts 
appropriated to carry out any provision of law specified in chapter 2 
of subtitle B which are not obligated or expended on or after the end 
of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this subtitle shall be made available to carry out this subtitle.

SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subtitle--
            (1) $7,800,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
            (2) $8,034,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
            (3) $8,268,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            (4) $8,502,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
            (5) $8,736,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) are authorized to 
remain available until expended.

  Subtitle B--Consolidation and Repeal of Certain Federal Employment 
                          Assistance Programs

                  CHAPTER 1--CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS

SEC. 111. CERTAIN COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS REGARDING HEALTH CARE FOR 
              THE HOMELESS; CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING PUBLIC LAW 
              102-321.

    The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77) 
is amended by striking section 612 (relating to homeless individuals 
with chronic mental illness).

SEC. 112. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-RELATED PROGRAMS UNDER REHABILITATION ACT 
              OF 1973.

    (a) Supported Employment for Individuals With Most Severe 
Disabilities.--Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
        as follows:
    ``(B) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commissioner that the 
State has studied and considered a broad variety of means for providing 
services to individuals with the most severe disabilities, including 
the provision of services leading to supported employment; and''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (25) to read as follows:
    ``(25) provide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the 
State has an acceptable plan for developing a collaborative program 
with appropriate entities to provide supported employment services for 
individuals with the most severe disabilities who require supported 
employment services to enter or retain competitive employment;''.
    (b) Special Recreation Activities and Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 101(a)(12) of the Rehabilitation 
        Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(12)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' after 
                the semicolon at the end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following 
                subparagraph:
    ``(C) provide for entering into agreements with the operators of 
community rehabilitation programs or to make awards of grants or 
contracts to nonprofit private organizations, for the provision of 
special recreation activities and services, that are, whenever 
possible, provided in settings with peers who are not individuals with 
disabilities;''.
            (2) Scope of services.--Section 103(a) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 723(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
            ``(17) special recreation activities and services.''.
    (c) Projects With Industry.--Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (35), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
    ``(37) provide satisfactory assurances to the Commissioner that the 
State has awarded grants to individual employers, community 
rehabilitation program providers, labor unions, trade associations, 
Indian tribes, tribal organizations, designated States units, and other 
entities that are jointly financed to create and expand job and career 
opportunities for individuals with disabilities, which provide training 
in realistic work settings, job placements, development and 
modification of jobs and career opportunities, and distribution of 
rehabilitation technology, including necessary support services.''.
    (d) Definitions.--Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 706) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:
    ``(36) The term `special recreation activities and services' means 
activities and services that provide individuals with disabilities with 
recreational activities and related experiences to aid in the 
employment, mobility, socialization, independence, and community 
integration of such individuals. These may include, but are not limited 
to, vocational skills development, leisure education, leisure 
networking, leisure resource development, physical education and 
sports, scouting and camping, 4-H activities, music, dancing, 
handicrafts, art, and homemaking.''.
    (e) Conforming Provisions.--
            (1) Repeals.--The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 
        et seq.) is amended by striking the following provisions:
                    (A) Subsection (c) of section 311.
                    (B) Section 316.
                    (C) Parts B and C of title VI.
            (2) Funding.--Section 100(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act 
        of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following: ``(For fiscal year 1995, in determining the 
        amount to be appropriated under the preceding sentence, the 
        amount appropriated for fiscal year 1994 under this subsection 
        is deemed to be the sum of the aggregate amount appropriated 
        for carrying out section 311(c), section 316, and parts B and C 
        of title VI and the amount actually appropriated under this 
        subsection for fiscal year 1994.)''.
            (3) Redesignations; cross-references.--The Rehabilitation 
        Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 101(a)(5)(A), by striking 
                ``including individuals served under part C of title VI 
                of this Act'';
                    (B) in section 310, by striking ``sections 311(d), 
                311(e), 312, and 316'' and inserting ``sections 311(c), 
                311(d), and 312'';
                    (C) in section 311, by redesignating subsections 
                (d) through (f) as subsections (c) through (e), 
                respectively;
                    (D) in title VI, by redesignating part D as part B; 
                and
                    (E) in section 802(j)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``Consistent with'' and all that follows 
                        through ``the Commissioner may'' and inserting 
                        ``The Commissioner may''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
                        clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii) 
                        through (vi) as clauses (ii) through (v), 
                        respectively.

                     CHAPTER 2--REPEAL OF PROGRAMS

SEC. 121. HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM MIGRANT AND SEASONAL 
              FARMWORKER FAMILIES.

    Subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070d-2) is repealed.

SEC. 122. CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

    (a) Disabled Veterans Outreach Program and Local Veterans 
Employment Representative Program.--Sections 4103A, 4104, and 4104A of 
title 38, United States Code, are repealed.
    (b) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project.--Section 738 of Public 
Law 100-77 (42 U.S.C. 11448) is repealed.
    (c) Conforming Changes.--(1) Section 3672(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``and shall utilize'' and all that 
follows through the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
    (2) Section 4102A of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7) of subsection (b);
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5) and in 
        that paragraph by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; 
        and
            (D) by striking subsection (c).
    (3) Section 4106(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in the fifth sentence--
                    (i) by striking ``in all of the States for the 
                purposes specified in paragraph (5) of section 4102A(b) 
                of this title and''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``sections.'' and inserting 
                ``section.''; and
            (B) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``and of the 
        proposed numbers, by State, of disabled veterans' outreach 
        program specialists appointed under section 4103A of this title 
        and local veterans' employment representatives assigned under 
        section 4104 of this title,''.
    (4) Section 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (B) by striking paragraph (4);
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4) and in 
        that paragraph--
                    (i) by striking ``including an evaluation of the 
                effectiveness of such programs during such program year 
                in meeting the requirements of section 4102A(b) of this 
                title,''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``(including'' and all that 
                follows through ``representatives)''.
    (5) Section 739 of Public Law 100-77 (42 U.S.C. 11449) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, of which $2,200,000 
        shall be available only to carry out section 738'' each place 
        it appears; and
            (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``other than section 738 
        and for the program under section 738''.
    (6) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4103A, 
4104, and 4104A.

SEC. 123. FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS 
              UNDER FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977, AND PROGRAMS UNDER OLDER 
              AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.

    (a) Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs.--The Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 200--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the semicolon at 
                the end and inserting a period, and
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4),
            (2) in title II--
                    (A) by striking parts B and C, and
                    (B) in part D--
                            (i) by redesignating such part as part B,
                            (ii) in sections 221 and 225 by striking 
                        ``parts A, B, and C'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``part A'', and
                            (iii) by redesignating part E as part C,
            (3) in section 416(f)(2) by striking ``parts (B) and'' and 
        inserting ``part'',
            (4) in section 421--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (9), (10), (17), and 
                (18), and
                    (B) in paragraph (14) by striking ``(B), (C), and 
                (E)'' and inserting ``and (C)'',
            (5) in section 502--
                    (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c), and
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``part E'' and inserting 
                        ``part C'', and
                            (ii) by redesignating such subsection as 
                        subsection (c), and
            (6) in section 503(d) by striking ``part E'' and inserting 
        ``part C''.
    (b) Amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977.--(1) Section 6(d) of 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (4).
    (2) The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended--
            (A) in section 5--
                    (i) in subsection (d)(15) by striking ``(15)'' and 
                all that follows through ``(16)'', and inserting ``and 
                (15)'', and
                    (ii) in the 4th sentence of subsection (e)--
                            (I) by striking ``party, amounts'' and 
                        inserting ``party and amounts'', and
                            (II) by striking ``and expenses that are 
                        paid under section 6(d)(4)(I) for dependent 
                        care,'',
            (B) in section 6--
                    (i) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(1) by 
                striking ``(ii)'' and all that follows through 
                ``(iii)'', and inserting ``and (ii)'', and
                    (ii) in subsection (e) by amending paragraph (5) to 
                read as follows:
            ``(5) is a parent with responsibility for the care of a 
        dependent child under age 6;'',
            (C) in section 11(e)--
                    (i) by striking paragraph (22), and
                    (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (23) through (25) 
                as paragraphs (22) through (24), respectively,
            (D) in section 16--
                            (i) by striking subsection (h), and
                            (ii) by redesignating subsections (i) and 
                        (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively,
                    (E) in section 21(b)(4) by amending subparagraph 
                (B) to read as follows:
                    ``(B) the portion of the administrative costs for 
                which the State would have received reimbursement under 
                subsections (a) and (g) of section 16 (without regard 
                to the first proviso to such subsection (g)) if the 
                individuals who participated in the Project had 
                participated instead in the food stamp program;'', and
                    (F) in section 22(b)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (4), and
                            (ii) by redesignating succeeding 
                        paragraphs, and references to such paragraphs, 
                        accordingly.
    (c) Amendment to the Older Americans Act of 1965.--Title V of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056-3056i) is repealed.

SEC. 124. JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.), except sections 421 through 439 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1691 
et seq.) (relating to the Job Corps), is hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Job Corps.--The Job Training 
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 421 through 439 as sections 1 
        through 20, respectively;
            (2) in section 1 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Act'';
            (3) in section 3(4) (as redesignated), by striking 
        ``sections 424 and 425'' and inserting ``sections 4 and 5'';
            (4) in section 4 (as redesignated)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``entities 
                administering programs under title II of this Act,''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``Act'';
            (5) in section 6 (as redesignated)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 428'' 
                and inserting ``section 8''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (d);
            (6) in section 7 (as redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (b);
            (7) in section 13 (as redesignated)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``part'' and 
                inserting ``Act'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and 
                activities authorized under sections 452 and 453''; and
                    (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 431'' 
                and inserting ``section 11'';
            (8) in section 14 (as redesignated)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``section 427'' and inserting 
                        ``section 7''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph 4(A), by striking 
                        ``section 428'' and inserting ``section 8'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``section 
                423'' and inserting ``section 3'';
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``sections 424 
                and 425'' and inserting ``sections 4 and 5''; and
                    (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``, pursuant to 
                section 452(d),'';
            (9) in section 16 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Act'';
            (10) in section 19 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Act'';
            (11) in section 20 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
        and inserting ``Act''; and
            (12) by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 21. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act--
            ``(1) $1,098,000 for fiscal year 1996;
            ``(2) $1,128,000 for fiscal year 1997;
            ``(3) $1,158,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            ``(4) $1,189,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
            ``(5) $1,221,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.

SEC. 125. APPALACHIAN VOCATIONAL AND OTHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AND 
              OPERATIONS PROGRAM.

    Section 211 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 
U.S.C. App. 211) is repealed.

SEC. 126. TARGETED JOBS CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpart F 
(relating to rules for computing targeted jobs credit).
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is amended by 
        striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating the succeeding 
        paragraphs accordingly.
            (2) The table of subparts for part IV of subchapter A of 
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating 
        to subpart F.

SEC. 127. JOBS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (19).
            (2) Section 403 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by 
        striking subsections (k) and (l), except that subparagraph (A) 
        of such section 403(l)(3) shall remain in effect for purposes 
        of applying any reduction in payment rates required by such 
        subparagraph for any of the fiscal years specified in such 
        subparagraph.
            (3) Part F of title IV of such Act is hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 402(a)(9)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``(including activities 
        under part F)''.
            (2) Section 402(a)(44)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)(44)(A)) is amended by striking ``, part D, and part F'' 
        and inserting ``and part D''.
            (3) Section 402(g)(1)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(g)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``--'' and all that 
        follows and inserting ``for each family with a dependent child 
        requiring such care, to the extent that such care is determined 
        by the State agency to be necessary for an individual in the 
        family to accept employment or remain employed.''.
            (4) Section 402(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(g)) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (2).
            (5) Section 407(b)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking clauses (i) and (v) and 
                redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses 
                (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
                    (B) by adding ``and'' at the end of clause (ii) (as 
                so redesignated); and
                    (C) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause 
                (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting a period.
            (6) Section 407(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``(including any 
        activity authorized under section 402(a)(19) or under part 
        F)''.
            (7) Section 407(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)) is 
        amended by striking subparagraph (C).
            (8) Section 407(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(A) where'' and inserting 
                ``where''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and (B)'' and all that follows 
                through ``part F''.
            (9) Section 407(d)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``, or in which such 
        individual participated in a program under part F''.
            (10) Section 407(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(e)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``in participating in a 
                        program under part F and''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``participate in or''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``both part F 
                and''.
            (11) Section 417 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 617) is amended by 
        striking ``, part D, and part F'' and inserting ``and part D''.
            (12) Section 471(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        671(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``(including activities 
        under part F)''.
            (13) Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1315(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``, and 402(a)(19) 
        (relating to the work incentive program)''.
            (14) Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or, in the 
                case of part A of title IV, section 403(k)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``(exclusive of 
                any amounts on account of services and items to which, 
                in the case of part A of such title, section 403(k) 
                applies)''.
            (15) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396a(a)(19)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``, or considered 
        by the State to be receiving such aid as authorized by section 
        482(e)(6)''.
            (16) Section 1928(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s(a)(1)) 
        is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
            (17) Section 51(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        is amended by striking subparagraph (B).

SEC. 128. SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL CONVERSION AND TRAINING ACT OF 
              1992.

    The Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 
1992 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is repealed.

SEC. 129. ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 130. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 131. NATIONAL LITERACY PROGRAMS.

    The National Literacy Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1211-2) is repealed.

SEC. 132. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    The Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 133. SPECIAL PROGRAMS RELATING TO ADULT EDUCATION FOR INDIANS.

    Section 5330 of the Indian Education Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2631) 
is repealed.

SEC. 134. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES.

    Subsection (i) of section 682 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
682(i)) is repealed.

SEC. 135. LITERACY CORPS.

    Section 109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4959) is repealed.

SEC. 136. MISCELLANEOUS REPEALERS.

    The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:
            (1) The Act of June 6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.; commonly 
        referred to as the ``Wagner-Peyser Act'').
            (2) Subtitle A of title VII of Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.).
            (3) Subtitle C of title VII of Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11441 et seq.).
            (4) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2271 and following) and the items relating to such 
        chapter in the table of contents of such Act.
            (5) Section 402 of the Homeownership and Opportunity 
        Through HOPE Act (42 U.S.C. 12870).
            (6) Section 204 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act 
        of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1255a note).

                      Subtitle C--Effective Dates

SEC. 141. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) Subtitle A.--Subtitle A shall take effect on the first day of 
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Subtitle B.--Subtitle B and the amendments made by subtitle B 
shall take effect 180 days after the first day of the fiscal year 
described in subsection (a).

        TITLE II--NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT

SEC. 201. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO APPLICANTS 
              AND FORMER RECIPIENTS OF AFDC, FOOD STAMPS, AND MEDICAID.

    (a) AFDC.--Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)), as amended by sections 101 and 102(a) of this Act, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (46);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (47) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (47) the following:
            ``(48) provide that the State agency must provide written 
        notice of the existence and availability of the earned income 
        credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        to--
                    ``(A) any individual who applies for aid under the 
                State plan, upon receipt of the application; and
                    ``(B) any individual whose aid under the State plan 
                is terminated, in the notice of termination of 
                benefits.''.
    (b) Food Stamps.--Section 11(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (24) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the following:
            ``(26) that whenever a household applies for food stamp 
        benefits, and whenever such benefits are terminated with 
        respect to a household, the State agency shall provide to each 
        member of such household notice of--
                    ``(A) the existence of the earned income tax credit 
                under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
                and
                    ``(B) the fact that such credit may be applicable 
                to such member.''.
    (c) Medicaid.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (61);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (62) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(63) provide that the State shall provide notice of the 
        existence and availability of the earned income tax credit 
        under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to each 
        individual applying for medical assistance under the State plan 
        and to each individual whose eligibility for medical assistance 
        under the State plan is terminated.''.

SEC. 202. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND 
              DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT TO BE INCLUDED ON W-4 FORM.

    Section 11114 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 
(relating to program to increase public awareness) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ``Such means shall include 
printing a notice of the availability of such credits on the forms used 
by employees to determine the proper number of withholding exemptions 
under chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

               TITLE III--REPEAL OF TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX

SEC. 301. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY FUTA SURTAX.

    (a) General Rule.--Section 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to rate of tax) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 3301. RATE OF TAX.

    ``There is hereby imposed on every employer (as defined in section 
3306(a)) for each calendar year an excise tax, with respect to having 
individuals in his employ, equal to 6.0 percent of the total wages (as 
defined in section 3306(b)) paid by him during the calendar year with 
respect to employment (as defined in section 3306(c)).''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to calendar year 1995 and subsequent calendar years.
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