[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 16 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 16

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require full funding of 
 the job opportunity and basic skills training program under part F of 
                  such title, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. Moynihan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require full funding of 
 the job opportunity and basic skills training program under part F of 
                  such title, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Work for Welfare Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FULL FUNDING OF JOB OPPORTUNITY AND BASIC SKILLS TRAINING 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 602(a)(19)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``and State 
        resources otherwise permit''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking ``and State 
        resources otherwise permit''.
    (b) Removal of Federal Payment Limitation and Imposition of State 
Maintenance of Effort.--Section 403(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(k)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``of the applicable percentages 
                (specified in such subsection)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``but such payments'' and all that 
                follows through ``the State'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and by 
        inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) In order to receive the payments described in paragraph (1), 
each State must maintain its payments in any fiscal year under this 
part at or above the level of such payments as of fiscal year 1993.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The State's expenditures for the costs of operating a program 
established under part F may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated.''.
    (c) Removal of Certain Payment Limits and Mandated State 
Participation Rates.--Section 403(l) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(l)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
                the'' and inserting ``The'';
                    (B) by striking ``(in lieu of any different 
                percentage specified in paragraph (1)(A))'';
                    (C) in clause (v), by striking ``15'' and inserting 
                ``50''; and
                    (D) in clause (vi), by striking ``20'' and 
                inserting ``50'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``(in lieu of 
        paragraph (1)(A))'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking ``40'' and 
        inserting ``50''; and
            (4) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and redesignating 
        paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
    (d) Repeal of State Match Requirement for Supportive Services.--
Section 402(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the following:
    ``(3)(A) In the case of amounts expended for child care pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(A) by any State to which section 1108 does not apply, 
there shall be no requirement for State resources for purposes of 
section 403(a), except that no such State shall expend amounts for 
child care in any fiscal year less than the amount such State expended 
in fiscal year 1993.''.
    (e) Time Limitation.--Section 482(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 682(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) For all individuals required to participate in the program 
pursuant to section 402(a)(19)(C), the State agency shall conduct the 
assessment, develop the employability plan, and refer the individuals 
to a program component (as required in this subsection) within 60 days 
of the date upon which the individual is found eligible for such 
program.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
become effective with respect to expenditures made after September 30, 
1993.

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