[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1616 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1616

  To make satisfactory progress toward completion of high school or a 
college program a permissible work activity under the program of block 
     grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 1997

  Ms. Woolsey (for hereself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make satisfactory progress toward completion of high school or a 
college program a permissible work activity under the program of block 
     grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

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

SECTION 1. SATISFACTORY PROGRESS TOWARD COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL OR A 
              COLLEGE PROGRAM MADE A PERMISSIBLE WORK ACTIVITY UNDER 
              THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY 
              ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 407(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(d)) is amended by striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(10)(A) in the case of an individual who has not 
        completed secondary school or received a certificate of general 
        equivalence, satisfactory attendance at such a school or in a 
        course of study leading to such a certificate, but only if the 
        individual is making satisfactory progress towards graduation 
        or receipt of the certificate, as the case may be; or
            ``(B) in the case of any individual, satisfactory 
        attendance at an institution of higher education (as defined in 
        section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), but only 
        if the individual is making satisfactory progress towards 
        completing a course of study offered by the institution; and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 407(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(d)) is 
        amended by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (11).
            (2) Section 407(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(12)'' each 
                place such term appears and inserting ``(11)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (C) 
                and (D).
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