[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1816 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1816

 To expedite waiver approval for the ``Wisconsin Works'' plan, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 1996

Mr. Bond (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Ashcroft, 
 Mr. Craig, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
 Faircloth, and Mr. Nickles) introduced the following bill; which was 
          read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expedite waiver approval for the ``Wisconsin Works'' plan, 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. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 
        program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act has 
        no time limits, and at any given point in time, 65 percent of 
        AFDC recipients are individuals who will spend 8 or more years 
        on welfare.
            (2) The current AFDC cash payment is a straight transfer of 
        income, with no reciprocal obligation.
            (3) The JOBS program under part F of title IV of such Act 
        emphasizes training, not employment.
            (4) AFDC Recipients are under no obligation to leave 
        welfare.
            (5) The current AFDC program does not encourage businesses 
        to help reduce welfare dependency.
            (6) Government becomes the other parent in single parent 
        households.
            (7) The current AFDC program rewards socially undesirable 
        behavior, such as having children without means of support.
            (8) The ``Wisconsin Works'' proposed demonstration project 
        to replace the AFDC program in Wisconsin shows significant 
        promise in addressing the issues set forth in the preceding 
        paragraphs.
            (9) The President has endorsed the ``Wisconsin Works'' 
        plan.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF THE ``WISCONSIN WORKS'' PLAN.

    Notwithstanding the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, upon submission 
of the application for waivers to conduct a demonstration project, 
known as ``Wisconsin Works'' under such section submitted by the 
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, such application 
shall be deemed approved.
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