II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 141 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2005 Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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.

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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.