[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 93 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 93

 To increase funding for child care under the temporary assistance for 
                        needy families program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase funding for child care under the temporary assistance for 
                        needy families program.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASED FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 418(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(3) Appropriation.--For grants under this section, there 
        are appropriated--
                    ``(A) $2,967,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
                    ``(B) $3,067,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                    ``(C) $3,167,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    ``(D) $3,367,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(E) $3,567,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
                    ``(F) $3,717,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if enacted on August 22, 1996.
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