[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 635 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 635

 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to permit the 
   use of block grant funds under the Temporary Assistance to Needy 
   Families (TANF) program for classroom construction and hiring of 
          teachers in elementary and secondary public schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 1999

 Mr. Collins 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 permit the 
   use of block grant funds under the Temporary Assistance to Needy 
   Families (TANF) program for classroom construction and hiring of 
          teachers in elementary and secondary public schools.

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

SECTION 1. PERMITTING USE OF FEDERAL WELFARE BLOCK GRANT (TANF) FUNDS 
              FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CLASSROOMS AND HIRING OF TEACHERS IN 
              ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--Section 404(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 604(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and including the 
construction (or rehabilitation) of classrooms and hiring of teachers 
in elementary and secondary public schools'' before the semicolon.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to grants provided for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
2000.
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