[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3730 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3730

To expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under 
  the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for 
                            needy families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2002

 Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Education Counts Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECIPIENTS OF 
              ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES 
              FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.

    (a) Postsecondary Education or Vocational Educational Training as 
Permissible Work Activities.--Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(8) postsecondary education or vocational educational 
        training (not to exceed 48 months, with respect to any 
        individual);''.
    (b) Modifications to the Educational Cap.--
            (1) Removal of teen parents from 30 percent limitation.--
        Section 407(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42U.S.C. 
        607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``, or (if the month is in 
        fiscal year 2000 or thereafter) deemed to be engaged in work 
        for the month by reason of subparagraph (C) of this 
        paragraph''.
            (2) Extension of cap to postsecondary education.--Section 
        407(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``vocational educational 
        training'' and inserting ``education or training described in 
        subsection (d)(8)''.
    (c) Clarification That Participation in a Federal Work-Study 
Program is a Permissible Work Activity Under the TANF Program.--
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 407(d) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(d)) are each amended by inserting ``(including participation 
in an activity under a program established under part C of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965)'' before the semicolon.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2002.
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