[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 770 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 770

 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to 
 24 months of vocational educational training to be counted as a work 
   activity under the temporary assistance to needy families program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 2001

Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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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 vocational educational training to be counted as a work 
   activity under the temporary assistance to needy families program.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MONTHS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL 
              TRAINING COUNTED AS A WORK ACTIVITY UNDER THE TANF 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) 
is amended by striking ``12'' and inserting ``24''.
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