[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6657 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6657

 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2008

 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
 Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Ms. Edwards 
  of Maryland, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
   Hirono, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
 McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller 
 of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, 
 and 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 Labor, 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 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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