[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2025 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2025

 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to 
24 months of postsecondary education or vocational educational training 
  to count as a permissible work activity under the program of block 
 grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 1997

 Mr. Hinchey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to 
24 months of postsecondary education or vocational educational training 
  to count as a permissible work activity under the program of block 
 grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, 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 ``Self-Sufficiency Through Education 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 24 MONTHS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL 
              TRAINING MADE PERMISSIBLE WORK ACTIVITY; REMOVAL OF TEEN 
              PARENTS FROM 20 PERCENT LIMITATION.

    (a) 24 Months of Postsecondary Education or Vocational Educational 
Training Made Permissible Work Activities.--Section 407 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(E) 24 month limit on participation in 
                postsecondary education or vocational education 
                training.--For purposes of determining monthly 
                participation rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and 
                (2)(B) of subsection (b), an individual shall not be 
                considered to be engaged in work by virtue of 
                participation in an activity described in subsection 
                (d)(8) after the individual has participated in any 
                such activity for 24 months (excluding any month before 
                the individual completed secondary school or received a 
                certificate of general equivalence).''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (8) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(8) postsecondary education, and vocational educational 
        training other than through a proprietary school;''.
    (b) Removal of Teen Parents From 20 Percent Limitation.--Section 
407(c)(2)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by 
striking ``or deemed to be engaged in work by reason of subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph''.
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