[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1281 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1281

  To increase the number of months of vocational educational training 
 that may be counted as work under the temporary assistance for needy 
                           families program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2015

  Mr. Carney 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 increase the number of months of vocational educational training 
 that may be counted as work under the temporary assistance for needy 
                           families program.

    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 ``Skills First Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MONTHS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING 
              THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS WORK.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amended by striking ``12'' and inserting ``36''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first calendar month that begins after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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