[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12937-S12958]
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                      FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.


                Amendment No. 2588 to Amendment No. 2280

(Purpose: To require States to provide voucher assistance for children 
                 born to families receiving assistance)

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment on 
behalf of the Senator from Rhode Island, Senator Chafee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum], for Mr. 
     Chafee, proposes an amendment numbered 2588 to amendment No. 
     2280.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 50, beginning with line 12, strike all through line 
     17, and insert the following:
       (2) Vouchers for children born to families receiving 
     assistance--States must provide vouchers in lieu of cash 
     assistance which may be used only to pay for particular goods 
     and services specified by the State as suitable for the care 
     of the child.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that that 
amendment be set aside for later consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Amendment No. 2589 to Amendment No. 2280

 (Purpose: To provide for child support enforcement agreements between 
         the States and Indian tribes or tribal organizations)

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment on 
behalf of the Senator from Arizona, Senator McCain, and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum], for Mr. 
     McCain, proposes an amendment No. 2589 to amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 

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  The amendment is as follows:
       On page 583, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       ``(4) Families under certain agreements.--In the case of a 
     family receiving assistance from an Indian tribe, distribute 
     the amount so collected pursuant to an agreement entered into 
     pursuant to a State plan under section 454(32).
       On page 712, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 972. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

       (a) Child Support Enforcement Agreements.--Section 454 (42 
     U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 901(b), 904(a), 912(b), 
     913(a), 933, 943(a), and 970(a)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (30);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (31) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(32) provide that a State that receives funding pursuant 
     to section 429 and that has within its borders Indian country 
     (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) 
     shall, through the State administering agency, make 
     reasonable efforts to enter into cooperative agreements with 
     an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 428(c)), if the Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization demonstrates that such tribe or 
     organization has an established tribal court system or a 
     Court of Indian Offenses with the authority to establish 
     paternity, establish and enforce support orders, and to enter 
     support orders in accordance with child support guidelines 
     established by such tribe or
      organization, under which the State and tribe or 
     organization shall provide for the cooperative delivery of 
     child support enforcement services in Indian country and 
     for the forwarding of all funding collected pursuant to 
     the functions performed by the tribe or organization to 
     the State agency, or conversely, by the State agency to 
     the tribe or organization, which shall distribute such 
     funding in accordance with such agreement.''.
       (b) Direct Federal Funding to Indian Tribes and Tribal 
     Organizations.--Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The Secretary may, in appropriate cases, make direct 
     payments under this part to an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization which has an approved child support enforcement 
     plan under this title. In determining whether such payments 
     are appropriate, the Secretary shall, at a minimum, consider 
     whether services are being provided to eligible Indian 
     recipients by the State agency through an agreement entered 
     into pursuant to section 454(32). The Secretary shall provide 
     for an appropriate adjustment to the State allotment under 
     this section to take into account any payments made under 
     this subsection to Indian tribes or tribal organizations 
     located within such State.
       (c) Cooperative Enforcement Agreements.--Paragraph (7) of 
     section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended by inserting ``and 
     Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in section 
     450(b) of title 25, United States Code)'' after ``law 
     enforcement officials''.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that that 
amendment be set aside for later consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York.


                Amendment No. 2590 to Amendment No. 2280

 (Purpose: To provide that case record data submitted by the States be 
disaggregated, to provide funding for certain research, demonstration, 
            and evaluation projects, and for other purposes)

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment for 
myself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Byrd.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Moynihan], for himself, Ms. 
     Snowe, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Byrd, proposes an amendment 
     No. 2590 to amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 26, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       ``(f) Additional Amount for Studies and demonstrations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     and there are appropriated for each fiscal year described in 
     subsection (a)(1) an additional amount equal to 0.20 percent 
     of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) of 
     subsection (a)(4) for the purpose of paying--
       ``(A) the Federal share of any State-initiated study 
     approved under section 410(g);
       ``(B) an amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary 
     to operate and evaluate demonstration projects, relating to 
     part A of title IV of this Act, that are in effect or 
     approved under section 1115 as of October 1, 1995, and are 
     continued after such date;
       ``(C) the cost of conducting the research described in 
     section 410(a); and
       ``(D) the cost of developing and evaluating innovative 
     approaches for reducing welfare dependency and increasing the 
     well-being of minor children under section 410(b).
       ``(2) Allocation.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1).
       On page 26, line 22, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       On page 53, beginning on line 7, strike all through page 
     55, line 7, and insert the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     State and local government officials and other interested 
     persons, shall develop a quality assurance system of data 
     collection and reporting that promotes accountability and 
     ensures the improvement and integrity of programs funded 
     under this part.
       ``(b) State Submissions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than the 15th day of the first 
     month of each calendar quarter, each State to which a grant 
     is made under section 403 shall submit to the Secretary the 
     data described in paragraphs (2) and (3) with respect to 
     families described in paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Disaggregated data described.--The data described in 
     this paragraph with respect to families described in 
     paragraph (4) is a sample of monthly disaggregated case 
     record data containing the following:
       ``(A) The age of the adults and children (including 
     pregnant women) in each family.
       ``(B) The marital and familial status of each member of the 
     family (including whether the family is a 2-parent family and 
     whether a child is living with an adult relative other than a 
     parent).
       ``(C) The gender, educational level, work experience, and 
     race of the head of each family.
       ``(D) The health status of each member of the family 
     (including whether any member of the family is seriously ill, 
     disabled, or incapacitated and is being cared for by another 
     member of the family).
       ``(E) The type and amount of any benefit or assistance 
     received by the family, including--
       ``(i) the amount of and reason for any reduction in 
     assistance, and
       ``(ii) if assistance is terminated, whether termination is 
     due to employment, sanction, or time limit.
       ``(F) Any benefit or assistance received by a member of the 
     family with respect to housing, food stamps, job training, or 
     the Head Start program.
       ``(G) The number of months since the family filed the most 
     recent application for assistance under the program and if 
     assistance was denied, the reason for the denial.
       ``(H) The number of times a family has applied for and 
     received assistance under the State program and the number of 
     months assistance has been received each time assistance has 
     been provided to the family.
       ``(I) The employment status of the adults in the family 
     (including the number of hours worked and the amount earned).
       ``(J) The date on which an adult in the family began to 
     engage in work, the number of hours the adult engaged in 
     work, the work activity in which the adult participated, and 
     the amount of child care assistance provided to the adult (if 
     any).
       ``(K) The number of individuals in each family receiving 
     assistance and the number of individuals in each family not 
     receiving assistance, and the relationship of each individual 
     to the youngest child in the family.
       ``(L) The citizenship status of each member of the family.
       ``(M) The housing arrangement of each member of the family.
       ``(N) The amount of unearned income, child support, assets, 
     and other financial factors considered in determining 
     eligibility for assistance under the State program.
       ``(O) The location in the State of each family receiving 
     assistance.
       ``(P) Any other data that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to ensure efficient and effective program 
     administration.
       ``(3) Aggregated monthly data.--The data described in this 
     paragraph is the following aggregated monthly data with 
     respect to the families described in paragraph (4):
       ``(A) The number of families.
       ``(B) The number of adults in each family.
       ``(C) The number of children in each family.
       ``(D) The number of families for which assistance has been 
     terminated because of employment, sanctions, or time limits.
       ``(4) Families described.--The families described in this 
     paragraph are--
       ``(A) families receiving assistance under a State program 
     funded under this part for each month in the calendar quarter 
     preceding the calendar quarter in which the data is 
     submitted,
       ``(B) families applying for such assistance during such 
     preceding calendar quarter, and
       ``(C) families that became ineligible to receive such 
     assistance during such preceding calendar quarter.
       ``(5) Appropriate subsets of data collected.--The Secretary 
     shall determine appropriate subsets of the data described in 

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     paragraphs (2) and (3) that a State is required to submit under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to families described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (4).
       ``(6) Sampling and other methods.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the States with such case sampling plans and data 
     collection procedures as the Secretary deems necessary to 
     produce statistically valid estimates of each State's program 
     performance. The Secretary is authorized to develop and 
     implement procedures for verifying the quality of data 
     submitted by the States.
       On page 58, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       ``(j) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the end of fiscal year 1997, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report 
     describing--
       ``(1) whether the States are meeting--
       ``(A) the participation rates described in section 404(a); 
     and
       ``(B) the objectives of--
       ``(i) increasing employment and earnings of needy families, 
     and child support collections; and
       ``(ii) decreasing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and child 
     poverty;
       ``(3) the demographic and financial characteristics of 
     families applying for assistance, families receiving 
     assistance, and families that become ineligible to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(4) the characteristics of each State program funded 
     under this part; and
       ``(5) the trends in employment and earnings of needy 
     families with minor children.
       On page 58, beginning on line 8, strike all through page 
     58, line 21, and insert the following:
       ``(a) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different State 
     programs funded under this part, including time limits 
     relating to eligibility for assistance. The research shall 
     include studies on the effects of different programs and the 
     operation of such programs on welfare dependency, 
     illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, employment rates, child well-
     being, and any other area the Secretary deems appropriate.
       ``(b) Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches 
     To Reducing Welfare Dependency and Increasing Child Well-
     Being.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may assist States in 
     developing, and shall evaluate, innovative approaches for 
     reducing welfare dependency and increasing the well-being of 
     minor children with respect to recipients of assistance under 
     programs funded under this part. The Secretary may provide 
     funds for training and technical assistance to carry out the 
     approaches developed pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(2) Evaluations.--In performing the evaluations under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, use random assignment as an evaluation methodology.
       On page 58, line 22, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       On page 59, line 4, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       On page 59, line 22, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       On page 60, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       ``(g) State-Initiated Studies.--A State shall be eligible 
     to receive funding to evaluate the State's family assistance 
     program funded under this part if--
       ``(1) the State submits a proposal to the Secretary for 
     such evaluation,
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach 
     of the evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield 
     information that is credible and will be useful to other 
     States, and
       ``(3) unless otherwise waived by the Secretary, the State 
     provides a non-Federal share of at least 10 percent of the 
     cost of such study.

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendment be laid aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Amendment Nos. 2591 through 2593, En Bloc, to Amendment No. 2280

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I now send to the desk three amendments 
by Senator Boxer and ask unanimous consent that they be considered en 
bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the amendments.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Moynihan], for Mrs. Boxer, 
     proposes amendments numbered 2591 through 2593, en bloc, to 
     amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendments be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments are as follows:

                           amendment no. 2591

      (Purpose: To provide for a child care maintenance of effort)

       On page 17, line 2, strike ``and (5)'' and insert ``(5), 
     and (6)''.
       On page 24, between lines 18 and 19, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(6) Child care maintenance of effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the grant otherwise 
     determined under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 1997, 1998, 
     1999, and 2000 shall be reduced by the amount by which State 
     expenditures under the State program funded under this part 
     for child care for the preceding fiscal year is less than 
     historic State child care expenditures.
       ``(B) Historic state child care expenditures.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the term `historic State child care 
     expenditures' means amounts expended for fiscal year 1994 for 
     child care under--
       ``(i) section 402(g)(1)(A)(i) of this Act (relating to 
     AFDC-JOBs child care) (as in effect during such year);
       ``(ii) section 402(g)(1)(A)(ii) of this Act (relating to 
     transitional child care) (as so in effect); and
       ``(iii) section 402(i) of this Act (relating to at-risk 
     child care) (as so in effect).
       ``(C) Determining state expenditures.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, State expenditures shall not include any 
     expenditures from amounts made available by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(D) Bonus for states with high work participation 
     rates.--The Secretary shall distribute (in a manner to be 
     determined by the Secretary) amounts by which State grants 
     are reduced under this section to States that exceed the 
     minimum participation rates specified under section 404(a). 
     If no State qualifies for such distribution, the Secretary 
     may retain such amounts for distribution in succeeding years.
                           amendment no. 2592

   (Purpose: To provide that State authority to restrict benefits to 
   noncitizens does not apply to foster care or adoption assistance 
                               programs)

       On page 292, line 5, strike ``and''.
       On page 292, line 11, strike the end period and insert ``, 
     and''.
       On page 292, between lines 11 and 12, insert:
       (F) payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part E of title IV of the Social Security Act.


                           amendment no. 2593

    (Purpose: Expressing the sense of the Senate on restrictions on 
      providing medical information by recipients of Federal aid)

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING GAG RULE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, receipt of Federal funding by 
     providers of health care or social services shall not permit 
     the Federal Government, States, counties, or any other 
     political subdivisions to restrict the content of any medical 
     information provided by those providers in furtherance of the 
     provision of health care or social services to their patients 
     or clients.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendments be laid aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Amendments Nos. 2594 through 2609, en bloc, to Amendment No. 2280

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I send 16 amendments, en bloc, on behalf 
of Senator Faircloth and ask for their immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum], for Mr. 
     Faircloth, proposes amendments numbered 2594 through 2609, en 
     bloc.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendments be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments are as follows:

                           Amendment no. 2594

(Purpose: To prohibit direct cash benefits for out of wedlock births to 
                 minors except under certain condition)

       On page 49, strike line 13 through line 19 and insert the 
     following.
       ``(b) No Assistance for Out-of-Wedlock Births To Minors 
     Unless Certain Conditions are Met.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (d), a State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     benefits for a child born out-of-wedlock to an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, or for the individual, 
     until the individual attains such age or unless the following 
     conditions are met:
       ``(A) The individual is in, or has graduated from, a 
     secondary school or a program offering the equivalent of 
     vocational or technical training, or has obtained a 
     certificate of high school equivalency.
       ``(B) Any cash benefits for the child or the individual are 
     provided only to--

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       ``(i) an adult with whom the individual or child reside, 
     and whom the State recognizes as acting in loco parentis with 
     respect to the individual; or
       ``(ii) the maternity home, foster home, or other adult-
     supervised supportive living arrangement in which the 
     individual lives.
       ``(C) Any vouchers provided in lieu of cash benefits for 
     the individual or the child may be used only to pay for--
       ``(i) particular goods and services specified by the State 
     as suitable for the care of the child (such as diapers, 
     clothing, or cribs): or
       ``(ii) the costs associated with a maternity home, foster 
     home, or other adult supervised supportive living arrangement 
     in which the individual and child live.
       ``(D) Exception for Rape or Incest.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape or incest.''
                           AMENDMENT NO. 2595

(Purpose: To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
   submit a report regarding disqualification of illegal aliens from 
                      housing assistance programs)

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. REPORT ON DISQUALIFICATION OF ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM 
                   HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report describing the manner 
     in which the Secretary is enforcing section 214 of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1980.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include statistics with respect to the number of aliens 
     denied financial assistance under such section.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.


                           amendment no. 2596

    (Purpose: To express the sense of the Congress regarding a work 
               requirement for public housing residents)

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING A WORK REQUIREMENT 
                   FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that able-bodied residents 
     of public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937) should be required to 
     perform work service to improve and maintain the facilities 
     in which they live.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.
                           amendment no. 2597

 (Purpose: To require ongoing State evaluations of activities carried 
          out through statewide workforce development systems)

       At the end of section 731, insert the following:
       (f) Evaluations.--
       (1) Covered activities.--The activities referred to in this 
     subsection are activities carried out under this subtitle or 
     subtitle C.
       (2) In general.--Each State that carries out activities 
     described in paragraph (1) shall conduct ongoing evaluations 
     of such activities.
       (3) Methods.--The State shall conduct such evaluations 
     through controlled experiments using experimental and control 
     groups chosen by random assignment. In conducting the 
     evaluations, the State shall, at a minimum, determine whether 
     activities described in paragraph (1) effectively raise the 
     hourly wage rates of participants in such activities.
       (4) Ongoing nature of evaluations.--At any given time 
     during the 2-year period of the program, the State shall 
     conduct at least 1 such evaluation of the activities 
     described in paragraph (1).


                           amendment no. 2598

           (Purpose: To provide for transferability of funds)

       At the end of section 712, insert the following:
       (d) Transferability To Operate Work Programs.--
       (1) Transfers to other work and training activities.--The 
     Governor of a State that receives an allotment under this 
     section may use 25 percent of the funds made available 
     through the allotment--
       (A) to enable the State to meet the minimum participation 
     rates described in section 404(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (as amended by section 101), including the provision of such 
     child care services as the Governor may determine to be 
     necessary to meet the rates; or
       (B) for the implementation of work and training programs 
     for recipients of Federal means tested assistance (as defined 
     by the Federal Partnership), including the provision of the 
     child care services described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) Transfers from other work and training activities.--The 
     Governor of a State that receives funds under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act, or Federal financial 
     assistance to carry out the programs described in paragraph 
     (1)(B), may use 25 percent of the funds or financial 
     assistance to carry out the activities described in this 
     subtitle.


                           amendment no. 2599

    (Purpose: To provide for transferability of funds allotted for 
          workforce preparation activities for at-risk youth)

       In section 759(b), add at the end the following:
       (3) Transfers to other work and training activities.--The 
     Governor of a State that receives an allotment under this 
     section may use 25 percent of the funds made available 
     through the allotment--
       (A) to enable the State to meet the minimum participation 
     rates described in section 404(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (as amended by section 101), including the provision of such 
     child care services as the Governor may determine to be 
     necessary to meet the rates; or
       (B) for the implementation of work and training programs 
     for recipients of Federal means tested assistance (as defined 
     by the Federal Partnership), including the provision of the 
     child care services described in subparagraph (A).
       (4) Transfers from other work and training activities.--The 
     Governor of a State that receives funds under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act, or Federal financial 
     assistance to carry out the programs described in paragraph 
     (3)(B), may use 25 percent of the funds or financial 
     assistance to carry out the activities described in this 
     subtitle.
                           amendment no. 2600

  (Purpose: To allow a State agency to make cash payments to certain 
             individuals in lieu of food stamp allotments)

       On page 200, between 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 321. CASH AID IN LIEU OF ALLOTMENT.

       Section 7 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016) (as 
     amended by section 320) is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(k) Cash aid in lieu of coupons.--
       ``(1) Eligible individuals.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, an individual shall be eligible if the individual 
     is--
       ``(A) receiving benefits under this Act;
       ``(B) receiving benefits under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.); and
       ``(C) participating in subsidized employment, on-the-job 
     training, or a community service program under section 404 of 
     the Social Security Act.
       ``(2) State option.--In the case of an eligible individual 
     described in paragraph (1), a State agency may--
       ``(A) convert the food stamp benefits of the household of 
     which the individual is a member to cash, and provide the 
     cash in a single integrated payment with cash aid under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.); and
       ``(B) sanction the individual, or a household that contains 
     the individual, or reduce the benefits of the individual or 
     household under the same rules and procedures as the State 
     uses under part A of title IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.).


                           amendment no. 2601

(Purpose: To integrate the temporary assistance to needy families with 
                         food stamp work rules)

       On page 190, strike lines 9 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(i) Comparable Treatment Under Separate Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a disqualification, penalty, or 
     sanction is imposed on a household or part of a household for 
     a failure of an individual to perform an action required 
     under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a welfare or 
     public assistance program, the State agency may impose the 
     same disqualification, penalty, or sanction on the household 
     or part of the household under the food stamp program using 
     the rules and procedures that apply to the welfare or public 
     assistance program.
                           amendment no. 2602

  (Purpose: To limit vocational education activities counted as work)

       On page 36, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       ``(4) Limitation on vocational education activities counted 
     as work.--For purposes of determining monthly participation 
     rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i)(I) and (2)(B)(i) of 
     subsection (b), not more than 20 percent of adults in all 
     families and in 2-parent families determined to be engaged in 
     work in the State for a month may meet the work activity 
     requirement through participation in vocational educational 
     training.
                           amendment no. 2603

   (Purpose: To deny assistance for out-of-wedlock births to minors)

       On page 49, strike lines 13 through 19, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(b) No Assistance For Out-of-wedlock Births To Minors.--
       ``(1) General rule.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     benefits for a child born out-of-wedlock to an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, or for the individual, 
     until the individual attains such age.
       ``(2) Exception for rape or incest.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape (other than statutory rape) or incest.
       ``(3) Exception for vouchers.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to vouchers which are provided in lieu of cash benefits 
     and which may be used only to pay for particular goods and 

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     services specified by the State as suitable for the care of the child 
     involved.
       ``(4) State may elect not to have provision apply.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State 
     during any period during which there is in effect a State law 
     which provides that individuals described in paragraph (1) 
     are eligible for cash benefits from funds made available 
     under section 403.
       ``(B) Time for election.--Subparagraph (A) shall only apply 
     if such State law is in effect on or before the first day of 
     the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 
     first regular session of the State legislature that begins 
     after the date of the enactment of the Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995.
       ``(C) Transition rule.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in a 
     State before the first day of the first calendar quarter 
     described in subparagraph (B) unless there is in effect 
     before such day a State law prohibiting cash benefits to 
     individuals described in paragraph (1).
                           amendment no. 2604

  (Purpose: To provide for no additional cash assistance for children 
                 born to families receiving assistance)

       On page 49, beginning with line 20, strike all through page 
     50, line 5, and insert the following:
       ``(c) No Additional Cash Assistance For Children Born To 
     Families Receiving Assistance.--
       ``(1) General rule.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     benefits for a minor child who is born to--
       ``(A) a recipient of benefits under the program operated 
     under this part; or
       ``(B) a person who received such benefits at any time 
     during the 10-month period ending with the birth of the 
     child.
       ``(2) Exception for rape or incest.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape (other than statutory rape) or incest.
       ``(3) Exception for vouchers.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to vouchers which are provided in lieu of cash benefits 
     and which may be used only to pay for particular goods and 
     services specified by the State as suitable for the care of 
     the child involved.
       ``(4) State may elect not to have provision apply.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State 
     during any period during which there is in effect a State law 
     which provides that individuals described in paragraph (1) 
     are eligible for cash benefits from funds made available 
     under section 403.
       ``(B) Time for election.--Subparagraph (A) shall only apply 
     if such State law is in effect on or before the first day of 
     the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 
     first regular session of the State legislature that begins 
     after the date of the enactment of the Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995.
       ``(C) Transition rule.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in a 
     State before the first day of the first calendar quarter 
     described in subparagraph (B) unless there is in effect 
     before such day a State law prohibiting cash benefits to 
     individuals described in paragraph (1).
                           amendment no. 2605

   (Purpose: To deny assistance for out-of-wedlock births to minors)

       On page 49, strike lines 13 through 19, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(b) No Assistance for Out-of-wedlock Births to Minors.--
       ``(1) General rule.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     benefits for a child born out-of-wedlock to an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, or for the individual, 
     until the individual attains such age.
       ``(2) Exception for rape or incest.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape (other then statutory rape) or incest.
       ``(3) State option.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed to prohibit a State from using funds provided by 
     section 403 from providing aid in the form of vouchers that 
     may be used only to pay for particular goods and services 
     specified by the State as suitable for the care of the child 
     such as diapers, clothing, and school supplies.
                           amendment no. 2606

(Purpose: To provide for provisions relating to paternity establishment 
                               and fraud)

       On page 42, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       ``(f) Provisions Relating to Paternity Establishment.--
       ``(1) Paternity not established.--If a State provides cash 
     benefits to families from grant funds received by the State 
     under section 403, the State shall provide that if a family 
     applying for such benefits includes a child who has not 
     attained age 18 and who was born on or after January 1, 1996, 
     with respect to whom paternity has not been established, such 
     benefits shall not be available for--
       ``(A) such child (until the child attains age 18); and
       ``(B) the parent or caretaker relative of such child if the 
     parent or caretaker relative of such child is not the parent 
     or caretaker relative of another child for whom benefits are 
     available.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the State may use grant funds received by the State 
     under section 403 to provide cash benefits to a minor child 
     who is up to 6 months of age for whom paternity has not been 
     established if the parent or caretaker relative of the child 
     provides the name, address, and such other identifying 
     information as the State may require of an individual who may 
     be the father of the child; and
       ``(B) the State may exempt up to 25 percent of all families 
     in the population described in paragraph (1) applying for 
     cash benefits from grant funds received by the State under 
     section 403 which include a child who was born on or after 
     January 1, 1996, and with respect to whom paternity has not 
     been established, from the reduction imposed under paragraph 
     (1).
                           amendment no. 2607

    (Purpose: To require State goals and a State plan for reducing 
                             illegitimacy)

       On page 11, beginning on line 5, strike ``, and establish'' 
     and all that follows through line 7, and insert a period.
       On page 11, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 401A. GOALS AND PLAN OR REDUCING ILLEGITIMACY.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 403 shall--
       ``(1) establish formal numeric goals for the State's 
     illegitimacy ratio for fiscal years 1997 through 2007; and
       ``(2) submit a plan to the Secretary that--
       ``(A) outlines how the State intends to reduce the State's 
     illegitimacy ratio; and
       ``(B) evaluates the potential impact of the State's plan 
     for reducing the State's illegitimacy ratio on the State's 
     abortion rate.
       ``(b) Illegitimacy Ratio and Abortion Rate.--
       ``(1) Illegitimacy ratio.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `illegitimacy ratio' means, with respect to a State 
     and a fiscal year--
       ``(A) the number of out-of-wedlock births that occurred in 
     the State during the most recent fiscal year for which such 
     information is available; divided by
       ``(B) the number of births that occurred in the State 
     during the most recent fiscal year for which such information 
     is available.
       ``(2) Abortion rate.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `abortion rate' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year, the number of abortions performed in the State 
     per 1,000 women who are residents of the State and are 
     between the ages of 15 and 44 during the most recent fiscal 
     year for which such information is available.
                           amendment no. 2608

       (Purpose: To provide for an abstinence education program)

       On page 425, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
       ``(d) Abstinence Education Program.--
       ``(1) Funds earmarked.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (a), $200,000,000 shall be allocated to the States 
     pursuant to the allocation formula and rules under title V of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) to be used 
     exclusively for abstinence education, and at the option of 
     the State, where appropriate, mentoring, counseling, and 
     adult supervision to promote abstinence from sexual activity, 
     with a focus on those groups which are most likely to bear 
     children out-of-wedlock.
       ``(2) Abstinence education.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `abstinence education' shall mean an 
     educational or motivational program which--
       ``(A) has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, 
     psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining 
     from sexual activity;
       ``(B) teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside 
     marriage as the expected standard for all school age 
     children;
       ``(C) teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the 
     only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually 
     transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems;
       ``(D) teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous 
     relationship in context of marriage is the expected standard 
     of human sexual activity;
       ``(E) teaches that sexual activity outside of the context 
     of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and 
     physical effects;
       ``(F) teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is 
     likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the 
     child's parents, and society;
       ``(G) teaches young people how to reject sexual advances 
     and how alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to 
     sexual advances; and
       ``(H) teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency 
     before engaging in sexual activity.


                           amendment no. 2609

  (Purpose: To prohibit teenage parents from living in the home of an 
 adult relative or guardian who has a history of receiving assistance)

       On page 50, line 13, insert ``except as provided in 
     paragraph (3),'' after ``(A)''.
       On page 51, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       ``(3) Requirement that adult relative or guardian not have 
     a history of assistance.--A State shall not use any part of 
     the grant paid under section 403 to provide assistance to an 
     individual described in paragraph (2) if such individual 
     resides with a parent, guardian, or other adult relative 
     who--
       (A) has had a child out-of-wedlock; and
       (B) during the preceding 2-year period, received assistance 
     as an adult under a State 

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     program funded under this part or under the program for aid to families 
     with dependent children.
  Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous consent that the amendments just 
offered be temporarily set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     Amendments Nos. 2610 and 2611, en bloc, to Amendment No. 2280

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I send two amendments to the desk and 
ask for their immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Moynihan] proposes 
     amendments numbered 2610 and 2611.

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendments be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments are as follows:

                           amendment no. 2610

 (Purpose: To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any 
data relating to the incidence of poverty produced or published by the 
     Secretary of Commerce for subnational areas is corrected for 
           differences in the cost of living in those areas)

       On page 122, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 110A. POVERTY DATA CORRECTION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 13, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after subchapter V the following:

                     ``Subchapter VI--Poverty Data

     ``SEC. 197. CORRECTION OF SUBNATIONAL DATA RELATING TO 
                   POVERTY.

       ``(a) Any data relating to the incidence of poverty 
     produced or published by or for the Secretary for subnational 
     areas shall be corrected for differences in the cost of 
     living, and data produced for State and sub-State areas shall 
     be corrected for differences in the cost of living for at 
     least all States of the United States.
       ``(b) Data under this section shall be published in 1997 
     and at least every second year thereafter.

     ``SEC. 198. DEVELOPMENT OF STATE COST-OF-LIVING INDEX AND 
                   STATE POVERTY THRESHOLDS.

       ``(a) To correct any data relating to the incidence of 
     poverty for differences in the cost of living, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) develop or cause to be developed a State cost-of-
     living index which ranks and assigns an index value to each 
     State using data on wage, housing, and other costs relevant 
     to the cost of living; and
       ``(2) multiply the Federal Government's statistical poverty 
     thresholds by the index value for each State's cost of living 
     to produce State poverty thresholds for each State.
       ``(b) The State cost-of-living index and resulting State 
     poverty thresholds shall be published prior to September 30, 
     1996, for calendar year 1995 and shall be updated annually 
     for each subsequent calendar year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of subchapters of 
     chapter 5 of the title 13, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
                     ``Subchapter VI--Poverty Data

``Sec. 197. Correction of subnational data relating to poverty.
``Sec. 198. Development of State cost-of-living index and State poverty 
              thresholds.''.

                           amendment no. 2611

(Purpose: To correct imbalances in certain States in the Federal tax to 
   Federal benefit ratio by reallocating the distribution of Federal 
                   spending, and for other purposes)

       At the appropriate place, insert:

          TITLE  --STATE MINIMUM RETURN OF FEDERAL TAX BURDEN

     SEC.   01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``State Minimum Return Act 
     of 1995''.

     SEC.   02. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the purpose of this title to provide, within existing 
     budgetary limits, authority to reallocate the distribution of 
     certain Federal spending to various States in order to ensure 
     by the end of fiscal year 2000 that each State receive in 
     each fiscal year a percentage of total allocable Federal 
     expenditures equal to a minimum of 90 percent of the 
     percentage of total Federal tax burden attributable to such 
     State for such fiscal year.

     SEC.   03. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (2) The term ``Federal agency'' means any agency defined in 
     section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       (3) The term ``State'' means each of the several States and 
     the District of Columbia.
       (4) The term ``historic share'' means the average 
     percentage share of Federal expenditures received by any 
     State during the most recent three fiscal years.
       (5) The term ``Federal expenditures'' means all outlays by 
     the Federal Government as defined in section 3(1) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 622(1)) which the Bureau of the Census can allocate to 
     the several States.
       (6) The term ``Federal tax revenues'' means all revenues 
     collected pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (7) The term ``need-based program'' means any program which 
     results in direct payment to individuals and which involves 
     an income test to help determine the eligibility of an 
     individual for assistance under such program.

     SEC.   04. DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE STATES.

       (a) Any State shall be eligible for a positive reallocation 
     of allocable Federal expenditures described in section __ 05 
     and received by such State under section   07(a), if such 
     State, for any fiscal year, has an allocable Federal 
     expenditure to Federal tax ratio which is less than 90 
     percent.
       (b) Any State shall be eligible for a positive reallocation 
     of Federal expenditures described in section __ 05 and 
     received by such State under paragraph (1) of section   
     07(a), if such State, for any fiscal year, has an allocable 
     Federal expenditure to Federal tax ratio which is less than 
     100 percent but greater than or equal to 90 percent.
       (c) During each fiscal year, the Director, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Director of the Census Bureau, shall determine the 
     eligibility of any State under this section using the most 
     recent fiscal year data and estimated data available 
     concerning Federal tax revenues and allocable Federal 
     expenditures attributable to such State. The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall determine the attribution of Federal tax 
     revenues to each State after consultation with the 
     Comptroller General of the United States and other interested 
     public and private persons.
       (d) For purposes of determining the eligibility of any 
     State under subsection (c), any water or power program in 
     which the Federal Government, through Government 
     corporations, provides water or power to any State at less 
     than market price shall be taken into account in computing 
     such State's allocable Federal expenditure to Federal tax 
     ratio by characterizing as an imputed Federal expenditure the 
     difference between the market price as determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Director 
     and the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the program's actual price of providing such water or 
     power to such State.

     SEC.   05. DESIGNATION OF REALLOCABLE FEDERAL EXPENDITURES.

       All allocable Federal expenditures in any fiscal year shall 
     be subject to reallocation to ensure the objective described 
     in section __ 02 with respect to eligible States designated 
     under section __ 04, except for such expenditures with 
     respect to the following:
       (1) Water and power programs which are described in section 
     __ 04(d).
       (2) Compensation and allowances of officers and employees 
     of the Federal Government.
       (3) Maintenance of Federal Government buildings and 
     installations.
       (4) Offsetting receipts.
       (5) Programs for which the Federal Government assumes the 
     total cost and in which a direct payment is made to a 
     recipient other than a governmental unit. Such programs 
     include, but are not limited to:
       (A) Social Security, including disability, retirement, 
     survivors insurance, unemployment compensation, and Medicare, 
     including hospital and supplementary medical insurance;
       (B) Supplemental Security Income;
       (C) Food Stamps;
       (D) Black Lung Disability;
       (E) National Guaranteed Student Loan interest subsidies;
       (F) Pell grants;
       (G) lower income housing assistance;
       (H) social insurance payments for railroad workers;
       (I) railroad retirement;
       (J) excess earned income tax credits;
       (K) veterans assistance, including pensions, service 
     connected disability, nonservice connected disability, 
     educational assistance, dependency payments, and pensions for 
     spouses and surviving dependents;
       (L) Federal workers' compensation;
       (M) Federal retirement and disability;
       (N) Federal employee life and health insurance; and
       (O) farm income support programs.

     SEC.   06. REALLOCATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during any 
     fiscal year the head of each Federal agency shall, after 
     consultation with the Director, make such reallocations of 
     allocable expenditures described in section   05 to eligible 
     States designated under section   04 as are necessary to 
     ensure the objective described in section   02.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and to the 
     extent necessary in the administration of this title, the 
     head of each Federal agency shall waive any administrative 
     provision with respect to allocation, allotments, 
     reservations, priorities, or planning and application 
     requirements (other than audit requirements) for the 
     expenditures reallocated under this title.
       (c) The head of each Federal agency having responsibilities 
     under this title is authorized and directed to cooperate with 
     the Director in the administration of the provisions of this 
     title.

     SEC.   07. REALLOCATION MECHANISMS.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     purposes of this title, during any fiscal year reallocations 
     of expenditures required by section   06 shall be 
     accomplished in the following manner:

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       (1)(A) With respect to procurement contracts, and 
     subcontracts in excess of $25,000, the head of each Federal 
     agency shall--
       (i) identify qualified firms in eligible States designated 
     under section   04 and disseminate any information to such 
     firms necessary to increase participation by such firms in 
     the bidding for such contracts and subcontracts,
       (ii) in order to ensure the objective described in section   
     02, increase the national share of such contracts and 
     subcontracts for each eligible State designated under section 
       04(a) by up to 10 percent each fiscal year, and
       (iii) thirty days after the end of each fiscal year, report 
     to the Director regarding progress made during such fiscal 
     year to increase the share of such contracts and subcontracts 
     for
      such eligible States, including the percentage increase 
     achieved under clause (ii) and if the goal described in 
     clause (ii) is not attained, the reasons therefor.

     Within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
     Director shall review, evaluate, and report to the Congress 
     as to the progress made during such fiscal year to increase 
     the share of procurement contracts and subcontracts the 
     preponderance of the value of which has been performed in 
     such eligible States.
       (B) With respect to each fiscal year, if any Federal agency 
     does not attain the goal described in subparagraph (A)(ii), 
     then, during the subsequent fiscal year, such agency shall 
     report to the Director prior to the awarding of any contract 
     or subcontract described in subparagraph (A) to any firm in 
     an ineligible State the reasons such contract or subcontract 
     was not awarded to any firm in an eligible State.
       (C) In the case of any competitive procurement contract or 
     subcontract, the head of the contracting Federal agency shall 
     award such contract or subcontract to the lowest bid from a 
     qualified firm that will perform the preponderance of the 
     value of the work in an eligible State designated under 
     section ____04 if the bid for such contract or subcontract is 
     lower or equivalent to any bid from any qualified firm that 
     will perform the preponderance of the value of the work in an 
     ineligible State.
       (D) In the case of any noncompetitive procurement contract 
     or subcontract, the head of each Federal agency shall 
     identify and award such contract or subcontract to a 
     qualified firm that will perform the preponderance of the 
     value of the work in an eligible State designated under 
     section ____04 and that complete such contract or subcontract 
     at a lower or equivalent price as any qualified firm that 
     will perform the preponderance of the value of the work in an 
     ineligible State.
       (E) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any 
     procurement contract or subcontract, any firm shall be 
     qualified if--
       (i) such firm has met the elements of responsibility 
     provided for in section 8(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(b)(7)) as determined by the head of the 
     contracting Federal agency to be necessary to complete the 
     contract or subcontract in a timely and satisfactory manner, 
     and
       (ii) with respect to any prequalification requirement, such 
     firm has been notified in writing of all standards which a 
     prospective contractor must satisfy in order to become 
     qualified, and upon request, is provided a prompt opportunity 
     to demonstrate the ability of such firm to meet such 
     specified standards.
       (F) In order to reallocate expenditures with respect to 
     subcontracts as required by subparagraph (A), each Federal 
     agency shall collect necessary data to identify such 
     subcontracts beginning in fiscal year 1991.
       (a) With respect to all other expenditures described in 
     section ____05, including all grants administered by the 
     Department of Transportation, the Department of the Interior, 
     the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, any 
     eligible State designated under section ____04(a) shall 
     receive 110 percent of such State's historic share with 
     respect to such expenditures.
       (b) No reallocation shall be made under this section with 
     respect to allocable expenditures for any program to any 
     State in any fiscal year which results in a reduction of 10 
     percent or more of the amount of such expenditures to such 
     State.
       (c) No reallocation shall be made under the provisions of 
     this title which will result in any allocable Federal 
     expenditure to Federal tax ratio of any State being reduced 
     below 90 percent.

     SEC. ____08. AMENDMENTS.

       No provision of law shall explicitly or implicitly amend 
     the provisions of this title unless such provision 
     specifically refers to this title.

     SEC. ____09. STUDY.

       (a) The Secretary of the Treasury or a delegate of the 
     Secretary shall conduct a study on the impact of Federal 
     spending, tax policy, and fiscal policy on State economies 
     and the economic growth rate of States and regions of the 
     United States. In particular, the Secretary or his delegate 
     shall examine the extent to which the economies of States 
     which have allocable Federal expenditure to Federal tax 
     ratios below 100 are harmed by such a fiscal relationship 
     with the Federal Government.
       (b) The report of the study required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted to Congress not later than December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. ____10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The provisions of this title shall take effect for fiscal 
     years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     title.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. I ask unanimous consent that the amendments be 
temporarily laid aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, as the Senate today winds to a close, we 
will have perhaps a few more amendments by the 5 o'clock deadline. My 
colleague and friend from Pennsylvania observes that there were about 
120 when we last counted, which does not auger well for the conclusion 
of our business by Wednesday evening. But it does speak to the 
extraordinary transformation in the debate over welfare policy in the 
United States.
  I spoke earlier this week of the moment of February 8, 1971, when 
Time and Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report had as their cover 
stories the subject of welfare and the seeming intractable problem--
that at a time when the illegitimacy ratio in our country was one-third 
what it is today. The number of children born outside of marriage was 
one-third of what it is today. In 1992, it was 1.2 million. The ratio 
would be about 30 percent. It is about 33 percent today. That is the 
basic social condition that leads to this baffling problem.
  We are not alone, and it is important to know that. Just by 
happenstance, Mr. President, this week's issue of The Economist, a 
British ``newspaper,'' as they call it, has as its cover story, ``The 
Disappearing Family.'' They have a chart on page 26 called ``Fewer Gold 
Rings: Births to Unmarried Mothers as a Percentage of the Total.'' I 
find myself cited as the source. Indeed our office did do this work.
  Characteristically, the administration did nothing. 
Characteristically, the Department of Health and Human Services does 
nothing. Characteristically, they are absent from this debate. At 
times, there has been no one in the Vice President's office, as there 
is on any major issue affecting legislation. They are vanishing, 
defeated by the commitment to end welfare as they know it, and 
horrified at the prospect of what that will mean as they see it happen.
  The Economist has its ``lead article,'' as they say, on the subject, 
and then they have a long story. It begins:

       To European ears, America's family values debate can sound 
     shrill, even surreal. It is taken as a sign that the citizens 
     of the new world remain considerably less sophisticated and 
     more moralistic than those of the old. But Europe would do 
     well to listen. In many American neighborhoods, the family 
     has collapsed. Among households with children and poor inner 
     cities, fewer than one in ten have a father in residence. If 
     there are lessons from this awful experience, they are worth 
     learning.

  They go on to say that many of the same phenomenon are appearing in 
Britain. They differentiate between different parts of Europe that are 
adjacent but are very different in their approaches. Sweden is a 
country of individuals, and has a very high rate of birth outside of 
marriage, but they are not births outside of households. All their 
family structure, their social policy, is built around the individual. 
Germany, which is just across the Baltic, is a nation built around 
families. And all of their social policy is designed in that direction, 
and the consequences are easy to see. Our policies are hard to find.
  Years ago, we observed that there is no way a nation can avoid a 
family policy.
  It can only avoid acknowledging what the family policy is--or being 
aware. Whatever you do, one way or another, will have consequences.
  I rise in the remaining few moments of today's session to thank my 
colleagues on the Democratic side, the minority side, for their support 
in the bill I offered this morning, the Family Support Act of 1995. 

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  Mr. President, 41 Democrats voted for it; five did not. They have 
their reasons. They are understood and respected. Fifty-six altogether, 
51 Members of the other side voted ``no.'' Several mentioned to me that 
one Senator on that side volunteered that it was the worst vote he ever 
cast, but that is understandable.
  The point I tried to make is that this legislation, the Family 
Support Act of 1988, passed the Senate 93-3 in its first form and then 
the conference report 96-1.
  We had consensus and we lost it. I have to think we began to lose it 
when President Clinton, campaigning for the Presidency, said he would 
end welfare as we know it, asked for a 2-year time limit, and no 
further details.
  Legislation finally came forward in the 103d Congress, but very late, 
with no expectation that it would be dealt with. I was chairman of the 
Finance Committee and was happy to do it but nobody wanted it. It was 
left for this. A curious--how to say--silence from organizations. You 
would have expected to hear something from the U.S. Conference of 
Mayors, which I have worked with for 35 years in one form or another, 
helping them get revenue sharing going directly to municipalities, and 
things like that. Silent on our bill. The welfare reform advocates, 
children's advocates, silent on our bill. Democratic Governors, silent.
  Well, the fact is, there has been an extraordinary change in 
expectations of what Congress will do and a passivity which perhaps 
accounts for events, a complacency, the assumption that a Democratic 
administration confirmed in these matters.
  Well, we see the results. I will put on the Record that the absence 
of any support for the legislation which we put forward in the Finance 
Committee last spring--the vote was 12-8, eight Democrats--has to be 
taken as an unprecedented surrender and unprecedented abandonment of 
principle.
  I say to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, they have abandoned every 
principle they have stood for in 35 years I have worked with them. The 
Governors are split on partisanship.
  The advocacy groups--what advocacy groups? Maybe their anxiety is 
that, if they say anything, their funding will be cut off. Well, then, 
we know where their priorities are.
  Mr. President, I can only regret that silence, even as I express my 
appreciation for the Senators who did support us today. The time will 
come when they will be proud of that vote. I yield the floor.


                Amendment No. 2476 to Amendment No. 2280

  (Purpose: Sense of the Senate regarding Enterprise Zone legislation)

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask amendment 2476 offered by the 
Senator from Michigan be called up and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum] for Mr. 
     ABRAHAM (for himself an Mr. Lieberman) proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2476 to amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment 
be dispensed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENTERPRISE ZONES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Many of the Nation's urban centers are places with high 
     levels of poverty, high rates of welfare dependency, high 
     crime rates, poor schools, and joblessness;
       (2) Federal tax incentives and regulatory reforms can 
     encourage economic growth, job creation and small business 
     formation in many urban centers;
       (3) Encouraging private sector investment in America's 
     economically distressed urban and rural areas is essential to 
     breaking the cycle of poverty and the related ills of crime, 
     drug abuse, illiteracy, welfare dependency, and unemployment;
       (4) The empowerment zones enacted in 1993 should be 
     enhanced by providing incentives to increase enterpreneurial 
     growth, capital formation, job creation, educational 
     opportunities and home ownership in the designated 
     communities and zones;
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--Therefore, it is the Sense of the 
     Senate that the Congress should adopt enterprise zone 
     legislation in the 104th Congress, and that such enterprise 
     zone legislation provide the following incentives and 
     provisions:
       (1) Federal tax incentives that expand access to capital, 
     increase the formation and expansion of small businesses, and 
     promote commercial revitalization;
       (2) Regulatory reforms that allow localities to petition 
     Federal agencies, subject to the relevant agencies' approval, 
     for waivers or modifications of regulations to improve job 
     creation, small business formation and expansion, community 
     development, or economic revitalization objectives of the 
     enterprise zones;
       (3) Home ownership incentives and grants to encourage 
     resident management of public housing and home ownership of 
     public housing;
       (4) School reform pilot projects in certain designated 
     enterprise zones to provide low-income parents with new and 
     expanded educational options for their children's elementary 
     and secondary schooling.

  Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous consent that that amendment be laid 
aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Amendments Nos. 2612 through 2617, En Bloc to Amendment No. 2280
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I send to the desk six amendments 
offered on behalf of the Senator from Texas [Mr. Gramm] and ask for 
their immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum] for Mr. Gramm 
     proposes amendments numbered 2612 through 2617, en bloc, to 
     amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the reading be 
dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments are as follows:

                           amendment no. 2612

(Purpose: To limit the State option for work participation requirement 
  exemptions to the first 12 months to which the requirement applies)

       On page 34, line 20, strike ``For any fiscal year'' and 
     insert ``Solely for the first 12--month period to which the 
     requirements to engage in work under this section is in 
     effect''.


                           amendment no. 2613

 (Purpose: To require that certain individuals who are not required to 
       work are included, in the participation rate calculation)

       On page 34, beginning on line 24, strike ``and may 
     exclude'' and all that follows through page 35, line 2, and 
     insert a period.


                           amendment no. 2614

   (Purpose: To provide for increased penalties for failure to work 
                             requirements)

       On page 53, strike lines 1 through 8, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     has failed to satisfy the minimum participation rates 
     specified in section 404(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall reduce the amount of the grant that would (in the 
     absence of this section) be payable to the State under 
     section 403 for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by--
       ``(i) in the first year in which the State fails to satisfy 
     such rates, 5 percent; and
       ``(ii) in subsequent years in which the State fails to 
     satisfy such rates, the percent reduction determined under 
     this subparagraph (if any) in the proceeding year, increased 
     5 percent.
                           amendment no. 2615

          (Purpose: To reduce the Federal welfare bureaucracy)

       On page 792, strike lines 1 through 22 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1202. REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     and the Secretary of Labor shall reduce the Federal workforce 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services and the 
     Department of Labor, respectively, by an amount equal to the 
     sum of--
       (1) 75 percent of the full-time equivalent positions at 
     each such Department that relate to any direct spending 
     program, or any program funded through discretionary 
     spending, that has been converted into a block grant program 
     under this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and
       (2) an amount equal to 75 percent of that portion of the 
     total full-time equivalent departmental management positions 
     at each such Department that bears the same relationship to 
     the amount appropriated for the programs referred to in 
     paragraph (1) as such amount relates to the total amount 
     appropriated for use by each such Department.
       (b) Reductions in the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary, including reductions in force 
     actions, consistent with sections 3502 and 3595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to reduce the full-time equivalent 
     positions within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services--
       (1) by 245 full-time equivalent positions related to the 
     program converted into a block 

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     grant under the amendment made by section 101(b); and
       (2) by 60 full-time equivalent managerial positions in the 
     Department.
       (c) Reductions in the Department of Labor.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
     take such actions as may be necessary, including reductions 
     in force actions, consistent with sections 3502 and 3595 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to reduce the full-time 
     equivalent positions within the Department of Labor--
       (1) by 675 full-time equivalent positions related to the 
     programs converted into a block grant under titles VII and 
     VIII; and
       (2) by 156 full-time equivalent managerial positions in the 
     Department.
                           amendment no. 2616

(Purpose: To require paternity establishment as a condition of benefit 
                                receipt)

       On page 42, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       ``(f) Provisions Relating to Paternity Establishment.--
       ``(1) Paternity not established.--If a State provides cash 
     benefits to families from grant funds received by the State 
     under section 403, the State shall provide that if a family 
     applying for such benefits includes a child who has not 
     attained age 18 and who was born on or after January 1, 1996, 
     with respect to whom paternity has not been established, such 
     benefits shall not be available for--
       ``(A) such child (until the child attains age 18); and
       ``(B) the parent or caretaker relative of such child if the 
     parent or caretaker relative of such child is not the parent 
     or caretaker relative of another child for whom benefits are 
     available.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the State may use grant funds received by the State 
     under section 403 to provide cash benefits to a minor child 
     who is up to 6 months of age for whom paternity has not been 
     established if the parent or caretaker relative of the child 
     provides the name, address, and such other identifying 
     information as the State may require of an individual who may 
     be the father of the child; and
       ``(B) the State may exempt up to 25 percent of all families 
     in the population described in paragraph (1) applying for 
     cash benefits from grant funds received by the State under 
     section 403 which include a child who was born on or after 
     January 1, 1996, and with respect to whom paternity has not 
     been established, from the reduction imposed under paragraph 
     (1).


                           amendment no. 2617

(Purpose: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for legal challenges to 
                            welfare reform)

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.    RESTRICTIONS ON TAXPAYER FINANCED LEGAL CHALLENGES.

       (a) In General.--No legal aid organization or other entity 
     that provides legal services and which receives Federal funds 
     or IOLTA funds may challenge (or act as an attorney on behalf 
     of any party who seeks to challenge) in any legal 
     proceeding--
       (1) the legal validity--
       (A) under the United States Constitution--
       (i) of this Act or any regulations promulgated under this 
     Act; and
       (ii) of any law or regulation enacted or promulgated by a 
     State pursuant to this Act;
       (B) under this Act or any regulation adopted under this Act 
     of any State law or regulation; and
       (C) under any State Constitution of any law or regulation 
     enacted or promulgated by a State pursuant to this Act; and
       (2) the conflict--
       (A) of this Act or any regulations promulgated under this 
     Act with any other law or regulation of the United States; 
     and
       (B) of any law or regulation enacted or promulgated by a 
     State pursuant to this Act with any law or regulation of the 
     United States.
       (f) IOLTA Funds Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``IOLTA funds'' means interest on lawyers trust account 
     funds that--
       (1) are generated when attorneys are required by State 
     court or State bar rules to deposit otherwise noninterest-
     bearing client funds into an interest-bearing account while 
     awaiting the outcome of a legal proceeding; and
       (2) are pooled and distributed by a subdivision of a State 
     bar association or the State court system to organizations 
     selected by the State courts administration.
       (c) Legal Proceeding Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``legal proceeding'' includes--
       (1) a proceeding--
       (A) in a court of the United States;
       (B) in a court of a State; and
       (C) in an administrative hearing in a Federal or State 
     agency; and
       (2) any activities related to the commencement of a 
     proceeding described in subparagraph (A).
  Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous consent that the amendments be laid 
aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, a parliamentary inquiry. The clock seems 
to be approaching 5 o'clock and I have what is approximately 8 minutes' 
worth of sending amendments to the desk. I ask unanimous consent that 
we extend our time to 5:05.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I rise to acknowledge what would be, not 
the first time, an error. I said recently just a moment ago that the 
Department of Health and Human Services has been silent on the subject 
of this atrocious legislation.
  I am wrong, sir. I have just been handed an amendment which asks us 
to see that no position, no full-time position in the Department of 
Health and Human Services be eliminated.
  So we will look after--I am beginning to believe what I hear about 
the bureaucracy.


        Amendments Nos. 2618 through 2672 to Amendment No. 2280

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. I send to the desk this amendment with a group of other 
amendments and ask for their immediate consideration. I am told no one 
else would introduce the amendment and it falls to me to do so. I do so 
with a certain reluctance.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Moynihan], proposes 
     amendments numbered 2618 through 2672 to amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments are as follows:
                           amendment no. 2618

 (Purpose: Eliminate requirement that HHS reduce full-time equivalent 
 positions by specific percentages and retain requirements to evaluate 
the number of FTB positions required to carry out the activities under 
    the bill and to take action to reduce the appropriate number of 
                               positions)

       On page   , strike title XII and insert the following new 
     title:

        ``TITLE XII--REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS

     ``SEC. 1201. REDUCTIONS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate effective date.--The term `appropriate 
     effective date', used with respect to a Department referred 
     to in this section, means the date on which all provisions of 
     this Act that the Department is required to carry out, and 
     amendments and repeals made by this Act to provisions of 
     Federal law that the Department is required to carry out, are 
     effective.
       ``(2) Covered activity.--The term `covered activity', used 
     with respect to a Department referred to in this section, 
     means an activity that the Department is required to carry 
     out under--
       ``(A) a provision of this Act; or
       ``(B) a provision of Federal law that is amended or 
     repealed by this Act.
       ``(b) Reports.--
       ``(1) Contents.--Not later than December 31, 1995, each 
     Secretary referred to in paragraph (2) shall prepare and 
     submit to the relevant committees described in paragraph (3) 
     a report containing--
       ``(A) the determinations described in subsection (c);
       ``(B) appropriate documentation in support of such 
     determinations; and
       ``(C) a description of the methodology used in making such 
     determinations.
       ``(2) Secretary.--The Secretaries referred to in this 
     paragraph are--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
       ``(B) the Secretary of Education;
       ``(C) the Secretary of Labor;
       ``(D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and
       ``(E) the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       ``(3) Relevant committees.--The relevant Committees 
     described in this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) With respect to each Secretary described in paragraph 
     (2), the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate.
       ``(B) With respect to the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
     Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate.
       ``(C) With respect to the Secretary of Education, the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       ``(D) With respect to the Secretary of Labor, the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       ``(E) With respect to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
       ``(F) With respect to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Committee 

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     on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.
       ``(4) Report on changes.--Not later than December 31, 1996, 
     and each December 31 thereafter, each Secretary referred to 
     in paragraph (2) shall prepare and submit to the
      relevant Committees described in paragraph (3), a report 
     concerning any changes with respect to the determinations 
     made under subsection (c) for the year in which the report 
     is being submitted.
       ``(c) Determinations.--Not later than December 31, 1995, 
     each Secretary referred to in subsection (b)(2) shall 
     determine--
       ``(1) the number of full-time equivalent positions required 
     by the Department (or the Federal Partnership established 
     under section 771) headed by such Secretary to carry out the 
     covered activities of the Department (or Federal 
     Partnership), as of the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act;
       ``(2) the number of such positions required by the 
     Department (or Federal Partnership) to carry out the 
     activities, as of the appropriate effective date for the 
     Department (or Federal Partnership); and
       ``(3) the difference obtained by subtracting the number 
     referred to in paragraph (2) from the number referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Actions.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     appropriate effective date for the Department involved, each 
     Secretary referred to in subsection (b)(2) shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary, including reduction in force 
     actions, consistent with sections 3502 and 3595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to reduce the number of positions of 
     personnel of the Department by at least the difference 
     referred to in subsection (c)(3).
       ``(e) Consistency.--
       ``(1) Education.--The Secretary of Education shall carry 
     out this section in a manner that enables the Secretary to 
     meet the requirements of this section and section 776(i)(2).
       ``(2) Labor.--The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this 
     section in a manner that enables the Secretary to meet the 
     requirements of this section and section 776(i)(2).
       ``(f) Calculation.--In determining, under subsection (c), 
     the number of full-time equivalent positions required by a 
     Department to carry out a covered activity, a Secretary 
     referred to in subsection (b)(2), shall include the number of 
     such positions occupied by personnel carrying out program 
     functions or other functions (including budgetary, 
     legislative, administrative, planning, evaluation, and legal 
     functions) related to the activity.
       ``(g) General Accounting Office Report.--Not later than 
     July 1, 1996, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall prepare and submit to the committees described in 
     subsection (b)(3), a report concerning the determinations 
     made by each Secretary under subsection (c). Such report 
     shall contain an analysis of the determinations made by each 
     Secretary under subsection (c) and a determination as to 
     whether further reductions in full-time equivalent positions 
     are appropriate.''.
                           amendment no. 2619

   (Purpose: To terminate sponsor responsibilities upon the date of 
                    naturalization of the immigrant)

       On page 289, line 5, strike the period and insert ``, but 
     in no event shall such period extend beyond the date (if any) 
     on which the alien becomes a citizen of the United States 
     under chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.''


                           amendment no. 2620

 (Purpose: To grant the Attorney General flexibility in certain public 
               assistance determinations for immigrants)

       On page 292, strike line 5 through line 11 and insert the 
     following:

     Nutrition Act of 1966;
       (E) public health assistance for immunizations with respect 
     to immunizable diseases and for testing and treatment for 
     communicable diseases if the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services determines that such testing and treatment is 
     necessary; and
       (F) benefits or services which serve a compelling 
     humanitarian or compelling public interest as specified by 
     the Attorney General in consultation with appropriate Federal 
     agencies and departments.


                           amendment no. 2621

 (Purpose: To ensure that programs are implemented consistent with the 
               First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution)

       On pages 77 through 83, strike sec. 102 and sec. 103.


                           amendment no. 2622

  (The text of the amendment (No. 2622) is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted.'')
                           AMENDMENT NO. 2623

 (Purpose: To permit State to apply for waivers with respect to the 15 
  percent cap on hardship exemptions from the 5-year time limitation)

       On page 40, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Waiver of limitation.--The Secretary, upon a 
     demonstration by a State that an extraordinary number of 
     families require an exemption from the application of 
     paragraph (1) due to disability, domestic violence, 
     homelessness, or the need to be in the home to care for a 
     disabled child, may permit the State to provide exemptions in 
     excess of the 15 percent limitation described in subparagraph 
     (B) for a specified period of time.''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2624

 (Purpose: To permit States to provide non-cash assistance to children 
       ineligible for aid because of the 5-year time limitation)

       On page 40, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Non-cash assistance for children.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed as prohibiting a State from 
     using funds provided under section 403 to provide aid, in the 
     form of in-kind assistance, vouchers usable for particular 
     goods or services as specified by the State, or vendor 
     payments to individuals providing such goods or services, to 
     the minor children of a needy family.''.
                           amendment no. 2625

 (Purpose: To require States to have in effect laws regarding duration 
                           of child support)

       On page 641, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 426. DURATION OF SUPPORT.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by this Act, 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(17) Procedures under which the State--
       ``(A) requires a continuing support obligation by the 
     noncustodial parent until at least the later of the date on 
     which a child for whom a support obligation is owed reaches 
     the age of 18, or graduates from or is no longer enrolled in 
     secondary school or its equivalent, unless a child marries, 
     joins the United States armed forces, or is otherwise 
     emancipated under State law;
       ``(B)(i) provides that courts or administrative agencies 
     with child support jurisdiction have the discretionary power, 
     until the date on which the child involved reaches the age of 
     22, pursuant to criteria established by the State, to order 
     child support, payable directly or indirectly (support may be 
     paid directly to a post-secondary or vocational school or 
     college) to a child, at least up to the age of 22 for a child 
     enrolled full-time in an accredited postsecondary or 
     vocational school or college and who is a student in good 
     standing; and
       ``(ii) may, without application of the rebuttable 
     presumption in section 467(b)(2), award support under this 
     subsection in amounts that, in whole or in part, reflect the 
     actual costs of post secondary education; and
       ``(C) provides for child support to continue beyond the 
     child's age of majority provided the child is disabled, 
     unable to be self-supportive, and the disability arose during 
     the child's minority.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Nothing in paragraph (17) shall preclude a State from 
     imposing more extensive child support obligations or 
     obligations of longer duration.''.
                           amendment no. 2626

   (Purpose: To eliminate a repeal relating to the Trade Act of 1974)

       Section 781(b) is amended to read as follows:
       (b) Subsequent Repeals.--The following provisions are 
     repealed:
       (1) The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).
       (2) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       (3) The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
     6101 et seq.).
       (4) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
       (5) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.).
       (6) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     3056 et seq.).
       (7) Title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.), other than subtitle 
     C of such title.
                           amendment no. 2627

   (Purpose: To improve provisions relating to the Trade Act of 1974)

       In title VIII, add at the end the following:

               Subtitle D--Amendment to Trade Act of 1974

     SEC. 841. TRAINING AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR TRADE-
                   IMPACTED WORKERS.

       Section 239(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Any agreement entered into under this section shall 
     provide that the services made available to adversely 
     affected workers under sections 235 and 236 shall be provided 
     through the statewide workforce development system 
     established by the State under subtitle B of the Workforce 
     Development Act of 1995 to provide such services to other 
     dislocated workers.''.


                           amendment no. 2628

  (The text of the amendment (No. 2628) is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted.'')
                   amendment no. 2629 Calendar No.--

  (Purpose: To improve provisions relating to the unemployment trust 
                                 fund)

       Beginning on page 419, strike line 17 and all that follows 
     through page 424, line 4, and insert the following:

     SEC. 733. UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND.

       (A) In General.--Section 901(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--

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       (A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``carrying into 
     effect section 4103'' and inserting ``carrying out the 
     activities described in sections 4103, 4103A, 4104, and 
     4104A''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``Department of Labor'' and inserting 
     ``Department of Labor or the Workforce Development 
     Partnership, as appropriate,''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by striking 
     ``the Department of Labor'' and inserting ``the Workforce 
     Development Partnership''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect July 1, 1998.
                           amendment no. 2630

 (Purpose: To clarify that the responsibilities of the National Board 
                             are advisory)

       Section 772(a)(4)(A) is amended to read as follows:
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act or any amendment made by this Act, any provision of 
     this Act or any amendment made by this Act that would 
     otherwise grant the National Board the authority to carry out 
     a function (as defined in section 776) shall be construed to 
     give the National Board the authority only to provide advice 
     to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education with 
     respect to the function, and not the authority to carry out 
     the function. The provision shall be deemed to grant the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, acting 
     jointly, the authority to carry out the function.


                           amendment no. 2631

  (The text of the amendment (No. 2631) is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted.''


                           amendment no. 2632

 (Purpose: To exclude employment and training programs under the Food 
 Stamp Act of 1977 from the list of activities that may be provided as 
                    workforce employment activities)

       On page 359, strike lines 11 through 16 and insert the 
     following:

     viduals to participate in the statewide system; and
       (N) followup services for participants who are placed in 
     unsubsidized employment.


                           amendment no. 2633

(Purpose: To provide for the State distribution of funds for secondary 
    school vocational education, postsecondary and adult vocational 
                    education, and adult education)

       In section 721(b), strike paragraph (4) and insert the 
     following:
       (4) State determinations.--From the amount available to a 
     State educational agency under paragraph (2)(B) for a fiscal 
     year, such agency shall distribute such amount for workforce 
     education activities in such State as follows:
       (A) 75 percent of such amount shall be distributed for 
     secondary school vocational education in accordance with 
     section 722, or for postsecondary and adult vocational 
     education in accordance with section 723, or for both; and
       (B) 25 percent of such amount shall be distributed for 
     adult education in accordance with section 724.
                           amendment no. 2634

(Purpose: To establish a job placement performance bonus that provides 
     an incentive for States to successfully place individuals in 
               unsubsidized jobs, and for other purposes)

       On page 17, line 8, insert ``and for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, and 2000, the amount of the State's job placement 
     performance bonus determined under subsection (f)(1) for 
     fiscal year'' after ``year''.
       On page 17, line 22, insert ``and the applicable amount 
     specified under subsection (f)(2)(B) for such fiscal year'' 
     after ``(B)''.
       On page 29, between lines 15 and 16, insert:
       ``(f) Job Placement Performance Bonus.--
       ``(1) In general.--The job placement performance bonus 
     determined with respect to a State and a fiscal year is an 
     amount equal to the amount of the State's allocation of the 
     job placement performance fund determined in accordance with 
     the formula developed under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Allocation formula; bonus fund.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop and 
     publish in the Federal Register a formula for allocating 
     amounts in the job placement performance bonus fund to States 
     based on the number of families that received assistance 
     under a State program funded under this part in the preceding 
     fiscal year that became ineligible for assistance under the 
     State program, or the number of families with a reduction in 
     the amount of such assistance, as a result of unsubsidized 
     employment during such year.
       ``(ii) Factors to consider.--In developing the allocation 
     formula under clause (i), the Secretary shall--
       ``(I) provide a greater financial bonus for individuals in 
     families described in clause (i) who remain employed for 
     greater periods of time or are at greater risk of long-term 
     welfare dependency;
       ``(II) take into account the unemployment conditions of 
     each State or geographic area; and
       ``(III) take into account the number of families in each 
     State that received assistance under a State program funded 
     under this part in the preceding fiscal year that became 
     ineligible for assistance under the State program, or the 
     number of families with a reduction in the amount of such 
     assistance, as a result of unsubsidized employment during 
     such year, including fiscal years prior to 1997.
       ``(B) Job placement performance bonus fund.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of establishing a job 
     placement performance bonus fund and making disbursements 
     from such fund in accordance with subparagraph (A), with 
     respect to a fiscal year there are authorized to be 
     appropriated and there are appropriated an amount equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(I)(aa) for fiscal year 1998, $70,000,000;
       ``(bb) for fiscal year 1999, $140,000,000;
       ``(cc) for fiscal year 2000, $210,000,000; and
       ``(II) the amount of the reduction in grants made under 
     this section for the preceding fiscal year resulting from the 
     application of section 407 for the fiscal year involved.
       On page 29, line 16, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       On page 66 line 7, insert ``and a preliminary assessment of 
     the job placement performance bonus established under section 
     403(f)'' before the period.
       On page 108, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (i) Repeal of Market Promotion Program.--Section 203 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.


                           amendment no. 2635

    (Purpose: To require that 25 percent of the funds for workforce 
  employment activities be expended to carry out such activities for 
                          dislocated workers)

       In section 716(a), add at the end the following:
       (11) Workforce employment activities for dislocated 
     workers.--Each State shall use 25 percent of the funds made 
     available to the State for a program year under section 
     713(a)(1), less any portion of such funds made available 
     under section 901(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1101(c)(1)(A), to provide workforce employment 
     activities for dislocated workers.
                           amendment no. 2636

 (Purpose: To establish a definition of a local workforce development 
                                 board)

       On page 324, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert the 
     following:
       (17) Local workforce development board.--The term ``local 
     workforce development board'' means a board established under 
     section 715.


                           amendment no. 2637

   (Purpose: To provide a conforming amendment with respect to local 
                     workforce development boards)

       On page 380, strike lines 17 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       (ii) such additional factors as the Governor (in 
     consultation with local workforce development boards) 
     determines to be necessary.
                           amendment no. 2638

 (Purpose: To require the establishment of local workforce development 
                                boards)

       Beginning on page 400, strike line 10 and all that follows 
     through page 404, line 1 and insert the following:

     the local workforce development board in the substate area.

     SEC. 728. LOCAL AGREEMENTS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

       (a) Local Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--After a Governor submits the State plan 
     described in section 714 to the Federal Partnership, the 
     Governor shall negotiate and enter into a local agreement 
     regarding the workforce employment activities, school-to-work 
     activities, and economic development activities (within a 
     State that is eligible to carry out such activities, as 
     described in subsection (c)) to be carried out in each 
     substate area in the State with local workforce development 
     boards.
       (2) Business and industry involvement.--The business and 
     industry representatives on the local workforce development 
     board shall have a lead role in the design, management, and 
     evaluation of the activities to the carried out in the 
     substate area under the local agreement.
       (3) Contents.--
       (A) State goals and state benchmarks.--Such an agreement 
     shall include a description of the manner in which funds 
     allocated to a substate area under this subtitle will be 
     spent to meet the State goals and reach the State benchmarks 
     in a manner that reflects local labor market conditions.
       (B) Collaboration.--The agreement shall also include 
     information that demonstrates the manner in which--
       (i) the Governor; and
       (ii) the local workforce development board;

     collaborated in reaching the agreement.
       (4) Failure to reach agreement.--If, after a reasonable 
     effort, the Governor is unable to enter into an agreement 
     with the local workforce development board, the Governor 
     shall notify the partnership or board, as appropriate, and 
     provide the partnership or board, as appropriate, with the 
     opportunity to comment, not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the notification, on the manner in which funds allocated 
     to such substate area will be spent to meet the State goals 
     and reach the State benchmarks.
       (5) Exception.--A State that indicates in the State plan 
     described in section 714 that the State will be treated as a 
     substate area for purposes of the application of this 
     subtitle shall not be subject to this subsection.

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       (b) Local Workforce Development Boards.--
       (1) In general.--Each State shall facilitate
                           amendment no. 2639

       (Purpose: To clarify the role of the summer jobs program)
       In section 759, strike subsections (b) through (e) and 
     insert the following:
       (b) State Use of Funds.--
       (1) Core job corps activities.--The State shall use a 
     portion of the funds made available to the State through an 
     allotment received under subsection (c) to establish and 
     operate Job Corps centers as described in chapter 2, if a 
     center located in the State received assistance under part B 
     of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act for fiscal 
     year 1996 and was not closed in accordance with section 755.
       (2) Core work-based learning opportunities.--
       (A) In general.--The State shall use 25 percent of the 
     funds made available to the State through an allotment 
     received under subsection (c) to make grants to eligible 
     entities in substate areas, in accordance with the procedures 
     described in subsection (e), to assist the substate areas in 
     organizing summer jobs programs that provide work-based 
     learning opportunities in the private and public sectors that 
     are directly linked to year-round school-to-work activities 
     in the substate areas.
       (B)  Limitation.--No funds provided under this subtitle 
     shall be used to displace employed workers.
       (3) Permissible activities.--The State may use a portion of 
     the funds described in paragraph (1) to--
       (A) make grants to eligible entities in substate areas, in 
     accordance with the procedures described in subsection (e), 
     to assist each such entity in carrying out alternative 
     programs to assist out-of-school at-risk youth in 
     participating in school-to-work activities in the substate 
     area; and
       (B) carry out other workforce development activities 
     specifically for at-risk youth.
       (c) Allotments.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Federal 
     Partnership, shall allot to each State an amount equal to the 
     total of--
       (A) the amount made available to the State under paragraph 
     (2); and
       (B) the amounts made available to the State under 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (3).
       (2) Allotments based on fiscal year 1996 appropriations.--
     Using a portion of the funds appropriated under subsection 
     (g) for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall make available to each State the 
     amount that Job Corps centers in the State expended for 
     fiscal year 1996 under part B of title IV of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act to carry out activities related to the direct 
     operation of the centers, as determined under section 
     755(a)(2).
       (3) Allotments based on populations.--
       (A) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       (i) Individual in poverty.--The term ``individual in 
     poverty'' means an individual who--

       (I) is not less than age 18;
       (II) is not more than age 64; and
       (III) is a member of a family (of 1 or more members) with 
     an income at or below the poverty line.

       (ii) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved, using 
     the most recent available data provided by the Bureau of the 
     Census, prior to the program year for which the allotment is 
     made, and applying the definition of poverty used by the 
     Bureau of
      the Census in compiling the 1990 decennial census.
       (B) Total allotments.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall use the remainder of the funds 
     that are appropriated under subsection (g) for a fiscal year, 
     and that are not made available under paragraph (2), to make 
     amounts available under this paragraph.
       (C) Unemployed individuals.--From funds equal to 33\1/3\ 
     percent of such remainder, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall make available to each State an 
     amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the 
     average number of unemployed individuals (as determined by 
     the Secretary of Labor for the most recent 24-month period 
     for which data are available, prior to the program year for 
     which the allotment is made) in the State bears to the 
     average number of unemployed individuals (as so determined) 
     in the United States.
       (D) Individuals in poverty.--From funds equal to 33\1/3\ 
     percent of such remainder, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall make available to each State an 
     amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the 
     total number of individuals in poverty in the State bears to 
     the total number of individuals in poverty in the United 
     States.
       (E) At-risk youth.--From funds equal to 33\1/3\ percent of 
     such remainder, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Federal 
     Partnership, shall make available to each State an amount 
     that bears the same relationship to such funds as the total 
     number of at-risk youth in the State bears to the total 
     number of at-risk youth in the United States.
       (d) State Plan.--
       (1) Information.--To be eligible to receive an allotment 
     under subsection (c), a State shall include, in the State 
     plan to be submitted under section 714, information 
     describing the allocation within the State of the funds made 
     available through the allotment, and how the programs and 
     activities described in subsection (b) will be carried out to 
     meet the State goals and reach the State benchmarks.
       (2) Limitation.--A State may not be required to include the 
     information described in paragraph (1) in the State plan to 
     be submitted under section 714 to be eligible to receive an 
     allotment under section 712.
       (e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     paragraph (2) or (3)(A) of subsection (b) from a State to 
     carry out programs in a substate area, an entity shall 
     prepare and submit an application to the Governor of the 
     State at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Governor may require. The Governor may 
     establish criteria for reviewing such applications. Any such 
     criteria shall, at a minimum, include the extent to which the 
     local partnership described in section 728(a) (or, where 
     established, the local work force development board described 
     in section 728(b)) for the substate area approves of such 
     application.
                           amendment no. 2640

 (Purpose: To expand the provisions relating to the limitation of the 
                     use of funds under title VII)

       At the end of section 716(f), insert the following:
       (4) Displacement.--No funds provided under this title shall 
     be used in a manner that would result in--
       (A) the displacement of any currently employed worker 
     (including partial displacement such as a reduction in wages, 
     hours of nonovertime work, or employment benefits) or the 
     impairment of an existing contract for services or collective 
     bargaining agreement; or
       (B) the employment or assignment of a participant to fill a 
     position when--
       (i) any other person is on layoff from the same or a 
     substantially equivalent position; or
       (ii) the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     other employee or otherwise reduced its workforce in order to 
     fill the vacancy so created with a participant subsidized 
     under this title.
       (5) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
     established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable 
     to working conditions of employees shall be equally 
     applicable to working conditions of participants engaged in 
     work activities pursuant to this title. Appropriate workers' 
     compensation and tort claims protections shall be provided to 
     participants on the same basis as such protections are 
     provided to other individuals in the State in similar 
     employment (as determined under regulations issued by the 
     Secretary of Labor).
       (6) Employment conditions.--Participants employed or 
     assigned to work in positions subsidized under this title 
     shall be provided benefits and working conditions at the same 
     level and to the same extent as other employees working a 
     similar length of time and doing the same type of work.
       (7) Dispute resolution procedure.--The State shall 
     establish and maintain (pursuant to regulations issued by the 
     Secretary of Labor) a dispute resolution procedure for 
     resolving complaints alleging violations of any of the 
     prohibitions or requirements described in this subsection. 
     Such procedure shall include an opportunity for a hearing and 
     shall be completed not later than the 90th day after the date 
     of the submission of a complaint, by which day the 
     complainant shall be provided a written decision by the 
     State. A decision of the State under such procedure, or a 
     failure of a State to issue a decision within the 90-day 
     period, may be appealed to the Secretary of Labor, who shall 
     investigate the allegations contained in the complaint and 
     make a determination not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the appeal as to whether a violation of a prohibition or 
     requirement of this subsection has occurred.
       (8) Remedies.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), remedies that may be imposed under this paragraph 
     for violations
      of the prohibitions and requirements described in this 
     subsection shall be limited to--
       (i) suspension or termination of payments under this title;
       (ii) prohibition of placement of any participant, for an 
     appropriate period of time, with an employer that has 
     violated this subsection; and
       (iii) appropriate equitable relief (other than back pay).
       (B) Exceptions.--
       (i) Repayment.--If the Secretary of Labor determines that a 
     violation of paragraph (2) or (3) has occurred, the Secretary 
     of Labor 

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     shall require the State or substate recipient of funds that has 
     violated paragraph (2) or (3), respectively, to repay to the 
     United States an amount equal to the amount expended in 
     violation of paragraph (2) or (3), respectively.
       (ii) Additional remedies.--In addition to the remedies 
     available under subparagraph (A), remedies available under 
     this paragraph for violations of paragraph (4) may include--

       (I) reinstatement of the displaced employee to the position 
     held by such employee prior to displacement;
       (II) payment of lost wages and benefits of the employee; 
     and
       (III) reestablishment of other relevant terms, conditions, 
     and privileges of employment of the employee.

       (C) Other laws or contracts.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to prohibit a complainant from pursuing a 
     remedy authorized under another Federal, State, or local law 
     or a contract or collective bargaining agreement for a 
     violation of the prohibitions or requirements described in 
     this subsection.


                           amendment no. 2641

   (Purpose: To improve the State apportionment of funds by activity)

       On page 337, strike lines 4 through 20 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Activities.--From the sum of the funds made available 
     to a State through an allotment received under section 712 
     and the funds made available under section 901(c)(1)(A) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1101(c)(1)(A)) to carry 
     out this title for a program year--
       (1) a portion equal to 40 percent of such sum (which 
     portion shall include the amount allotted to the State from 
     funds made available under section
      901(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act) shall be made 
     available for workforce employment activities or 
     activities described in section 716(a)(10);
       (2) a portion equal to 25 percent of such sum shall be made 
     available for workforce education activities; and
       (3) a portion (referred to in this title as the ``flex 
     account'') equal to 35 percent of such sum shall be made 
     available for flexible workforce activities.


                           amendment no. 2642

       (Purpose: To clarify the role of the summer jobs program)
       In section 759, strike subsections (b) through (e) and 
     insert the following:
       (b) State Use of Funds.--
       (1) Core job corps activities.--The State shall use a 
     portion of the funds made available to the State through an 
     allotment received under subsection (c) to establish and 
     operate Job Corps centers as described in chapter 2, if a 
     center located in the State received assistance under part B 
     of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act for fiscal 
     year 1996 and was not closed in accordance with section 755.
       (2) Core work-based learning opportunities.--
       (A) In general.--The State shall use a portion of the funds 
     made available to the State through an allotment received 
     under subsection (c) to make grants to eligible entities in 
     substate areas, in accordance with the procedures described 
     in subsection (e), to assist the substate areas in organizing 
     summer jobs programs that provide work-based learning 
     opportunities in the private and public sectors that are 
     directly linked to year-round school-to-work activities in 
     the substate areas.
       (B)  Limitation.--No funds provided under this subtitle 
     shall be used to displace employed workers.
       (3) Permissible activities.--The State may use a portion of 
     the funds described in paragraph (1) to--
       (A) make grants to eligible entities in substate areas, in 
     accordance with the procedures described in subsection (e), 
     to assist each such entity in carrying out alternative 
     programs to
      assist out-of-school at-risk youth in participating in 
     school-to-work activities in the substate area; and
       (B) carry out other workforce development activities 
     specifically for at-risk youth.
       (c) Allotments.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
     of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Federal 
     Partnership, shall allot to each State an amount equal to the 
     total of--
       (A) the amount made available to the State under paragraph 
     (2); and
       (B) the amounts made available to the State under 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (3).
       (2) Allotments based on fiscal year 1996 appropriations.--
     Using a portion of the funds appropriated under subsection 
     (g) for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall make available to each State the 
     amount that Job Corps centers in the State expended for 
     fiscal year 1996 under part B of title IV of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act to carry out activities related to the direct 
     operation of the centers, as determined under section 
     755(a)(2).
       (3) Allotments based on populations.--
       (A) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       (i) Individual in poverty.--The term ``individual in 
     poverty'' means an individual who--

       (I) is not less than age 18;
       (II) is not more than age 64; and
       (III) is a member of a family (of 1 or more members) with 
     an income at or below the poverty line.

       (ii) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
     poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
     9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved, using 
     the most recent available data provided by the Bureau of the 
     Census, prior to the program year for which the allotment is 
     made, and applying the definition of poverty used by the 
     Bureau of the Census in compiling the 1990 decennial census.
       (B) Total allotments.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall use the remainder of the funds 
     that are appropriated under subsection (g) for a fiscal year, 
     and that are not made available under paragraph (2), to make 
     amounts available under this paragraph.
       (C) Unemployed individuals.--From funds equal to 33\1/3\ 
     percent of such remainder, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall make available to each State an 
     amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the 
     average number of unemployed individuals (as determined by 
     the Secretary of Labor for the most recent 24-month period 
     for which data are available, prior to the program year for 
     which the allotment is made) in the State bears to the 
     average number of unemployed individuals (as so determined) 
     in the United States.
       (D) Individuals in poverty.--From funds equal to 33\1/3\ 
     percent of such remainder, the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the 
     Federal Partnership, shall make available to each State an 
     amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the 
     total number of individuals in poverty in the State bears to 
     the total number of individuals in poverty in the United 
     States.
       (E) At-risk youth.--From funds equal to 33\1/3\ percent of 
     such remainder, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Federal 
     Partnership, shall make available to each State an amount 
     that bears the same relationship to such funds as the total 
     number of at-risk youth in the State bears to the total 
     number of at-risk youth in the United States.
       (d) State Plan.--
       (1) Information.--To be eligible to receive an allotment 
     under subsection (c), a State shall include, in the State 
     plan to be submitted under section 714, information 
     describing the allocation within the State of the funds made 
     available through the allotment, and how the programs and 
     activities described in subsection (b) will be carried out to 
     meet the State goals and reach the State benchmarks.
       (2) Limitation.--A State may not be required to include the 
     information described in paragraph (1) in the State plan to 
     be submitted under section 714 to be eligible to receive an 
     allotment under section 712.
       (e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     paragraph (2) or (3)(A) of subsection (b) from a State to 
     carry out programs in a substate area, an entity shall 
     prepare and submit an application to the Governor of the 
     State at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Governor may require. The Governor may 
     establish criteria for reviewing such applications. Any such 
     criteria shall, at a minimum, include the extent to which the 
     local partnership described in section 728(a) (or, where 
     established, the local workforce development board described 
     in section 728(b)) for the substate area approves of such 
     application.
                           AMENDMENT NO. 2643

(Purpose: To increase the authorization of appropriations for workforce 
                        development activities)

       On page 424, line 8, strike ``$6,127,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$8,100,000,000''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2644

(Purpose: To limit the percentage of the flex account funds that may be 
               used for economic development activities)

       Beginning on page 366, strike line 24 and all that follows 
     through page 367 line 24, and insert the following:
       (e) Economic Development Activities.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of a State that meets the 
     requirements of section 728(c), the State may, subject to 
     paragraph (2), use not more than 10 percent of the funds made 
     available to the State under this subtitle through the flex 
     account to supplement other funds provided by the State or 
     private sector--
       (A) to provide customized assessments of the skills of 
     workers and an analysis of the skill needs of employers;
       (B) to assist consortia of small- and medium-size employers 
     in upgrading the skills of their workforces;
       (C) to provide productivity and quality improvement 
     training programs for the workforces of small- and medium-
     size employers;
       (D) to provide recognition and use of voluntary industry-
     developed skills standards by employers, schools, and 
     training institutions;
       (E) to carry out training activities in companies that are 
     developing modernization plans in conjunction with State 
     industrial extension service offices; and

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       (F) to provide on-site, industry-specific training programs 
     supportive of industrial and economic development:

     through the statewide system.
       (2) Conditions.--In order for a State to be eligible to use 
     funds described in paragraph (1) to award a grant to provide 
     services described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) the State shall make available (directly or through 
     donations from the affected employers or businesses) non-
     Federal contributions in an amount equal to not less than $1 
     for every $1 of Federal funds provided under the grant;
       (B) the services are designed to result in an increase in 
     the wages of the incumbent workers served; and
       (C) the providers of the services are--
       (i) eligible to provide services under the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); or
       (ii) determined to be eligible, under procedures 
     established by the Governor, to receive payment through 
     vouchers as described in subsection (a)(9)(B)(i)(III).


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2645

    (Purpose: To make a conforming amendment regarding limiting the 
  percentage of the flex account funds that may be used for economic 
                        development activities)

       On page 407, line 16, strike ``the funds'' and insert ``not 
     more than 10 percent of funds''.
                           amendment no. 2646

  (The text of the amendment (No. 2646) is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted.'')


                           amendment no. 2647

 (Purpose: To ensure that students have broad exposure to a wide range 
      of knowledge on occupations and choices for skill training)

       At the end of section 716, add the following new 
     subsection:
       (h) All Aspects of an Industry.--
       (1) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term ``all 
     aspects of an industry'', used with respect to a participant, 
     means all aspects of the industry or industry sector the 
     participant is preparing to enter, including planning, 
     management, finances, technical and production skills, 
     underlying principles of technology, labor and community 
     issues, health and safety issues, and environmental issues, 
     related to such industry or industry sector.
       (2) Workforce education activities and school-to-work 
     activities.--Each State that receives an allotment under 
     section 712 shall ensure that the workforce education 
     activities and school-to-work activities carried out with 
     funds made available through the allotment provide strong 
     experience in and understanding of all aspects of an industry 
     relating to the career major of each participant in either 
     type of activities.
       (3) State plan requirement.--To be eligible to receive an 
     allotment under section 712, the State shall specify, in the 
     portion of the State plan described in section 714(c)(3) 
     (relating to workforce education activities), how the 
     activities will provide participants with the experience and 
     understanding described in paragraph (2).
       (4) State benchmarks.--In developing and identifying State 
     benchmarks that measure student mastery of academic knowledge 
     and work readiness skills under section 731(c)(2)(A), the 
     State shall develop and identify State benchmarks that 
     measure the understanding of all aspects of an industry by 
     student participants.
                           AMENDMENT NO. 2648

(Purpose: To clarify the advisory nature of the responsibilities of the 
                            National Board)

       On page 323, line 8, strike ``under the direction of the 
     National Board'' and insert ``under the joint direction of 
     the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education''.
       On page 469, lines 4 and 5, strike ``The Federal 
     Partnership shall be directed by'' and insert ``There shall 
     be in the Federal Partnership''.
       On page 470, lines 20 and 21, strike ``oversee all 
     activities'' and insert ``provide advice to the Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education regarding all 
     activities''.
       On page 476, line 19, strike ``to the National Board''.
       On page 496, line 4, strike ``to the National Board'' and 
     insert ``to the President''.
       On page 496, lines 7 through 9, strike ``the President, the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the 
     House of Representatives,'' and insert ``the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       Beginning on page 497, strike line 25 and all that follows 
     through page 500, line 4, and insert the following:
       (3) Review.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     submission of the proposed workplan under paragraph (1), the 
     President shall--
       (i) review and approve the workplan: or
       (ii) reject the workplan, prepare an alternative workplan 
     that contains the analysis, information, and determinations 
     described in paragraph (2), and submit the alternative 
     workplan to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
       (B) Functions transferred.--If the President approves the 
     proposed workplan, or prepares the alternative workplan, the 
     functions descried in paragraph (2)(C), as determined in such 
     proposed or alternative workplan, shall be transferred under 
     subsection (b).
       (C) Special rule.--If the President takes no action on the 
     proposed workplan submitted under paragraph (1) within the 
     45-day period described in subparagraph (A), such workplan 
     shall be deemed to be approved and shall take effect on the 
     day after the end of such period. The functions described in 
     paragraph (2)(C), as determined in the proposed workplan, 
     shall be transferred under subsection (b).
       (4) Report.--Not later than July 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Education and the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress information on the 
     transfers required by this section.
       On page 501, line 5, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education, acting 
     jointly''.
       On page 501, lines 8 and 9, strike ``National Board'' and 
     insert ``Secretaries''.
       On page 501, lines 11 and 12, strike ``National Board'' and 
     insert ``Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education''.
       On page 501, line 13, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretaries''.
       On page 501, line 15, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education, acting 
     jointly''.
       On page 505, line 9, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education, acting 
     jointly''.
       On page 511, lines 4 and 5, strike ``Director, or National 
     Board'' and insert ``or Director,''.
       On page 558, lines 15 through 18 and insert the following:

     administered by the Secretary of Education (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary''). The Secretary may include 
     in
       On page 558, line 20, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 559, lines 1 and 2, strike ``National Board'' and 
     insert ``Secretary''.
       On page 559, lines 9 and 10, strike ``National Board'' and 
     insert ``Secretary''.
       On page 559, line 11, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 559, line 12, strike ``National Board's'' and 
     insert ``Secretary's''.
       On page 559, line 15, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 564, line 19 and 20, strike ``National Board'' and 
     insert ``Secretary''.
       On page 566, line 18, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 567, line 22, strike ``National Board,''.
       On page 568, line 3 and 4, strike ``the National Board,''.
       On page 569, line 3, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary of Education (referred to in this section as the 
     `Secretary')''.
       On page 569, line 9, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 572, line 24, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 573, line 22, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 575, line 5, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 575, line 10, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
       On page 575, line 15, strike ``National Board'' and insert 
     ``Secretary''.
                           amendment no. 2649

  (Purpose: To provide both women and men with access to training in 
occupations or fields of work in which women or men comprise less than 
25 percent of the individuals employed in such occupations or fields of 
        work, with respect to workforce development activities)

       At the end of section 716, add the following new 
     subsection:
       (h) Nontraditional occupations.--
       (1) Definition.--The term ``nontraditional occupation'', 
     used with respect to women or men, refers to an occupation or 
     field of work in which women or men, respectively, comprise 
     less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in such 
     occupation or field of work.
       (2) Workforce employment activities.--Each State that 
     receives an allotment under section 712 may, in carrying out 
     workforce employment activities with funds made available 
     through the allotment, carry out--
       (A) programs encouraging women and men to consider 
     nontraditional occupations for women and men, respectively; 
     and
       (B) development and training relating to provision of 
     effective services, including the provision of current 
     information (as of the date of the provision) on high-wage, 
     high-demand occupations, to individuals with multiple 
     barriers to employment.
       (3) Workforce education activities.--Each State that 
     receives an allotment under section 712 shall ensure that the 
     workforce education activities carried out with funds made 
     available through the allotment provide exposure to high-
     wage, high-skill careers.
       (4) State benchmarks.--In developing and identifying State 
     benchmarks under section 731(c)(1), the State shall develop 
     and identify State benchmarks that measure the understanding 
     of all aspects of an industry by participants.


                           amendment no. 2650

  (Purpose: To provide both women and men with access to training in 
occupations or fields of work in which women or men comprise less than 
25 percent of the individuals employed in such occupations or fields of 
  work, with respect to workforce preparation activities for at-risk 
                                 youth)
       At the end of subtitle C, add the following:

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     SEC. 760. NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS.

       (a) Definition.--The term ``nontraditional occupation'', 
     used with respect to women or men, refers to an occupation or 
     field of work in which women or men, respectively, comprise 
     less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in such 
     occupation or field of work.
       (b) Job Corps.--A State that receives funds through an 
     allotment made under section 759(c)(2) shall ensure that 
     enrollees assigned to Job Corps centers in the State receive 
     career awareness activities relating to nontraditional 
     occupations for women and men.
       (c) Permissible Workforce Preparation Activities.--A State 
     that receives funds through an allotment made under section 
     759(c)(3) and uses the funds to assist entities in providing 
     work-based learning as a component of school-to-work 
     activities under section 759(b)(2)(B) shall ensure that the 
     work-based learning includes career exploration programs and 
     occupational skill training relating to nontraditional 
     occupations for women and men.


                           amendment no. 2651

    (Purpose: To ensure that States reference existing academic and 
              occupational standards in their State plans)

       On page 340, line 9, after ``State'' insert the following: 
     ``, including how the State will develop, adopt, or use 
     industry-recognized skill standards, such as the skill 
     standards endorsed by the National Skill Standards Board, to 
     identify skill needs for current (as of the date of 
     submission of the plan) and emerging occupations''.
                           amendment no. 2652

  (Purpose: To ensure that State plans describe activities that will 
                enable States to meet their benchmarks)

         Beginning on page 349, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through page 351, line 20, and insert the following:

     dent performance measures, including measures of academic and 
     occupational skills at levels specified in challenging 
     standards, such as the student performance standards 
     certified by the National Education Standards and Improvement 
     Council (and not disapproved by the National Education Goals 
     Panel) and the skill standards endorsed by the National Skill 
     Standards Board, that are developed, adopted, or used by the 
     State.
         (d) Procedure for Development of Part of Plan Relating to 
     Strategic Plan.--
         (1) Description of development.--The part of the State 
     plan relating to the strategic plan shall include a 
     description of the manner in which--
         (A) the Governor;
         (B) the State educational agency;
         (C) representatives of business and industry, including 
     representatives of key industry sectors, and of small- and 
     medium-size and large employers, in the State;
         (D) representatives of labor and workers;
         (E) local elected officials from throughout the State;
         (F) the State agency officials responsible for vocational 
     education;
         (G) the State agency officials responsible for 
     postsecondary education;
         (H) the State agency officials responsible for adult 
     education;
         (I) the State agency officials responsible for vocational 
     rehabilitation;
         (J) such other State agency officials, including 
     officials responsible for economic development and 
     employment, as the Governor may designate;
         (K) the representative of the Veterans' Employment and 
     Training Service assigned to the State under section 4103 of 
     title 38, United States Code; and
         (L) other appropriate officials, including members of the 
     State workforce development board described in section 715, 
     if the State has established such a board;

     collaborated in the development of such part of the plan.
         (2) Failure to obtain support.--If, after a reasonable 
     effort, the Governor is unable to obtain the support of the 
     individuals and entities described in paragraph (1) for the 
     strategic plan the Governor shall--
         (A) provide such individuals and entities with copies of 
     the strategic plan;
         (B) allow such individuals and entities to submit to the 
     Governor, not later than the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the Governor provides such 
     individuals
      and entities with copies of such plan under subparagraph 
     (A), comments on such plan; and
       (C) include any such comments in such plan.
       (e) Approval.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
     Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Federal 
     Partnership, shall approve a State plan if--
       (1) the Federal Partnership determines that the plan 
     contains the information described in subsection (c);
       (2) the Federal Partnership determines that the State has 
     prepared the plan in accordance with the requirements of this 
     section, including the requirements relating to development 
     of any part of the plan;
       (3) the Federal Partnership determines that the State, in 
     preparing the plan, has described activities that will enable 
     the State to meet the State benchmarks; and
       (4) the State benchmarks for the State have


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2653

(Purpose: To clarify that the term ``labor market information'' refers 
             to labor market and occupational information)
       In section 714(c)(2)(E), strike ``labor market 
     information'' and insert ``labor market and occupational 
     information (referred to in this Act as `labor market 
     information')''.
                           AMENDMENT NO. 2654

 (Purpose: To explicitly include occupational information in the labor 
     market information system provided under workforce employment 
                              activities)

       Strike section 773 and insert the following:

     SEC. 773. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

       (a) Federal Responsibilities.--The Federal Partnership, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section, shall oversee 
     the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a 
     nationwide integrated labor market information system that 
     shall include--
       (1) statistical data from cooperative statistical survey 
     and projection programs and data from
      administrative reporting systems, that, taken together, 
     shall enumerate, estimate, and project the supply and 
     demand for labor at the substate, State, and national 
     levels in a timely manner, including data on--
       (A) the demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, and 
     current employment status of the substate, State, and 
     national populations (as of the date of the collection of the 
     data), including self-employed, part-time, and seasonal 
     workers;
       (B) job vacancies, education and training requirements, 
     skills, wages, benefits, working conditions, and industrial 
     distribution, of occupations, as well as current and 
     projected employment opportunities and trends by industry and 
     occupation;
       (C) the educational attainment, training, skills, skill 
     levels, and occupations of the populations;
       (D) information maintained in a longitudinal manner on the 
     quarterly earnings, establishment and industry affiliation, 
     and geographic location of employment for all individuals for 
     whom the information is collected by the States; and
       (E) the incidence, industrial and geographical location, 
     and number of workers displaced by permanent layoffs and 
     plant closings;
       (2) State and substate area employment and consumer 
     information (which shall be current, comprehensive, 
     automated, accessible, easy to understand, and in a form 
     useful for facilitating immediate employment, entry into 
     education and training programs, and career exploration) on--
       (A) job openings, locations, hiring requirements, and 
     application procedures, including profiles of industries in 
     the local labor market that describe the nature of work 
     performed, employment requirements, and patterns in wages and 
     benefits;
       (B) jobseekers, including the education, training, and 
     employment experience of the jobseekers; and
       (C) the cost and effectiveness of providers of workforce 
     employment activities, workforce education activities, and 
     flexible workforce activities, including the percentage of 
     program completion, acquisition of skills to meet industry-
     recognized skill standards, continued education, job 
     placement, and earnings, by participants, and other 
     information that may be useful in facilitating informed 
     choices among providers by participants;
       (3) technical standards for labor market information that 
     will--
       (A) ensure compatibility of the information and the ability 
     to aggregate the information from substate areas to State and 
     national levels;
       (B) support standardization and aggregation of the data 
     from administrative reporting systems;
       (C) include--
       (i) classification and coding systems for industries, 
     occupations, skills, programs, and courses;
       (ii) nationally standardized definitions of labor market 
     and occupational terms, including terms related to State 
     benchmarks established pursuant to section 731(c);
       (iii) quality control mechanisms for the collection and 
     analysis of labor market information; and
       (iv) common schedules for collection and dissemination of 
     labor market information; and
       (D) eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
     undertakings, with a high priority given to the systemization 
     of wage surveys;
       (4) an analysis of data and information described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) for uses such as--
       (A) national, State, and substate area economic 
     policymaking;
       (B) planning and evaluation of workforce development 
     activities;
       (C) the implementation of Federal policies, including the 
     allocation of Federal funds to States and substate areas; and
       (D) research on labor market and occupational dynamics;
       (5) dissemination mechanisms for data and analysis, 
     including mechanisms that may be standardized among the 
     States; and
       (6) programs of technical assistance for States and 
     substate areas in the development, maintenance, utilization, 
     and continuous improvement of the data, information, 
     standards, analysis, and dissemination mechanisms, described 
     in paragraphs (1) through (5).
       (b) Joint Federal-State Responsibilities.--
       (1) In general.--The nationwide integrated labor market 
     information system shall be planned, administered, overseen, 
     and evaluated through a cooperative governance 

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     structure involving the Federal Government and the States receiving 
     financial assistance under this title.
       (2) Annual plan.--The Federal Partnership shall, with the 
     assistance of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other 
     Federal agencies, where appropriate, prepare an annual plan 
     that shall be the mechanism for achieving the cooperative 
     Federal-State governance structure for the nationwide 
     integrated labor market information system. The plan shall--
       (A) establish goals for the development and improvement of 
     a nationwide integrated labor market information system based 
     on information needs for achieving economic growth and 
     productivity, accountability, fund allocation equity, and an 
     understanding of labor market and occupational 
     characteristics and dynamics;
       (B) describe the elements of the system, including--
       (i) standards, definitions, formats, collection 
     methodologies, and other necessary system elements, for use 
     in collecting the data and information described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (ii) assurances that--

       (I) data will be sufficiently timely and detailed for uses 
     including the uses described in subsection (a)(4);
       (II) administrative records will be standardized to 
     facilitate the aggregation of data from substate areas to 
     State and national levels and to support the creation of new 
     statistical series from program records; and
       (III) paperwork and reporting requirements on employers and 
     individuals will be reduced;

       (C) recommend needed improvements in administrative 
     reporting systems to be used for the nationwide integrated 
     labor market information system;
       (D) describe the current spending on integrated labor 
     market information activities from all sources, assess the 
     adequacy of the funds spent, and identify the specific budget 
     needs of the Federal Government and States with respect to 
     implementing and improving the nationwide integrated labor 
     market information system;
       (E) develop a budget for the nationwide integrated labor 
     market information system that--
       (i) accounts for all funds described in subparagraph (D) 
     and any new funds made available pursuant to this title; and
       (ii) describes the relative allotments to be made for--

       (I) operating the cooperative statistical programs pursuant 
     to subsection (a)(1);
       (II) developing and providing employment and consumer 
     information pursuant to subsection (a)(2);
       (III) ensuring that technical standards are met pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(3); and
       (IV) providing the analysis, dissemination mechanisms, and 
     technical assistance under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of 
     subsection (a), and matching data;

       (F) describe the involvement of States in developing the 
     plan by holding formal consultations conducted in cooperation 
     with representatives of the Governors of each State or the 
     State workforce development board described in section 715, 
     where appropriate, pursuant to a process established by the 
     Federal Partnership; and
       (G) provide for technical assistance to the States for the 
     development of statewide comprehensive labor market 
     information systems described in subsection (c), including 
     assistance with the development of easy-to-use software and 
     hardware, or uniform information displays.

     For purposes of applying Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-11 to determine persons eligible to participate in 
     deliberations relating to budget issues for the development 
     of the plan, the representatives of the Governors of each 
     State and the State workforce development board described in 
     subparagraph (F) shall be considered to be employees of the 
     Department of Labor.
       (c) State Responsibilities.--
       (1) Designation of state agency.--In order to receive 
     Federal financial assistance under this title, the Governor 
     of a State shall--
       (A) establish an interagency process for the oversight of a 
     statewide comprehensive labor market information system and 
     for the participation of the State in the cooperative 
     Federal-State governance structure for the nationwide 
     integrated labor market information system; and
       (B) designate a single State agency or entity within the 
     State to be responsible for the management of the statewide 
     comprehensive labor market information system.
       (2) Duties.--In order to receive Federal financial 
     assistance under this title, the State agency or entity 
     within the State designated under paragraph (1)(B) shall--
       (A) consult with employers and local workforce development 
     boards described in section 728(b), where appropriate, about 
     the labor market relevance of the data to be collected and
      displayed through the statewide comprehensive labor market 
     information system;
       (B) develop, maintain, and continuously improve the 
     statewide comprehensive labor market information system, 
     which shall--
       (i) include all of the elements described in paragraphs 
     (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (a); and
       (ii) provide the consumer information described in clauses 
     (v) and (vi) of section 716(a)(2)(B) in a manner that shall 
     be responsive to the needs of business, industry, workers, 
     and jobseekers;
       (C) ensure the performance of contract and grant 
     responsibilities for data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination, through the statewide comprehensive labor 
     market information system;
       (D) conduct such other data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities to ensure that State and substate 
     area labor market information is comprehensive;
       (E) actively seek the participation of other State and 
     local agencies, with particular attention to State education, 
     economic development, human services, and welfare agencies, 
     in data collection, analysis, and dissemination activities in 
     order to ensure complementarity and compatibility among data;
       (F) participate in the development of the national annual 
     plan described in subsection (b)(2); and
       (G) ensure that the matches required for the job placement 
     accountability system by section 731(d)(2)(A) are made for 
     the State and for other States.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed as limiting the ability of a State agency to 
     conduct additional data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities with State funds or with Federal 
     funds from sources other than this title.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on July 
     1, 1998.
                           amendment no. 2655

 (Purpose: To provide a conforming amendment relating to labor market 
                     and occupational information)

       In section 101(a)(3)(C)(i)(II) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973, as amended by section 809(a)(8), strike ``labor market 
     information'' and insert ``labor market and occupational 
     information''.


                           amendment no. 2656

(Purpose: To maintain the administration of the school-to-work programs 
                     in the School-to-Work office)

       On page 465, strike lines 4 through 12.


                           amendment no. 2657

(Purpose: To make the list of workforce education activities for which 
funds may be used more consistent with the provisions of the amendments 
made by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
   Act Amendments of 1990, and the provisions of the School-to-Work 
                       Opportunities Act of 1994)

       On page 363, beginning with line 12, strike all through 
     page 364, line 13, and insert the following:
       (b) Workforce Education Activities.--The State educational 
     agency shall use the funds made available to the State 
     educational agency under this title for workforce education 
     activities to carry out, through the statewide workforce 
     development system, activities that include--
       (1) ensuring that all students, including students who are 
     members of special populations, have the opportunity to 
     achieve to challenging State academic standards and industry-
     based skill standards;
       (2) promoting the integration of academic and vocational 
     education;
       (3) supporting career majors in broad occupational clusters 
     or industry sectors;
       (4) effectively linking secondary education and 
     postsecondary education, including implementing tech-prep 
     programs;
       (5) providing students with strong experience in, and 
     understanding of, all aspects of the industry such students 
     are preparing to enter;
       (6) providing connecting activities that link each youth 
     participating in workforce education activities under this 
     subsection with an employer in an industry or occupation 
     relating to the career of such youth;
       (7) combining school-based and work-based instruction, 
     including instruction in general workplace competencies;
       (8) providing school-site and workplace mentoring;
       (9) providing a planned program of job training and work 
     experience that is coordinated with school-based learning;
       (10) providing career guidance and counseling for students 
     at the earliest possible age, including the provision of 
     career awareness, career exploration, exposure to high-wage, 
     high-skill careers, and guidance information, to students and 
     their parents that is, to the extent possible, in a language 
     and form that the students and their parents understand;
       (11) expanding, improving, and modernizing quality 
     vocational education programs;
       (12) improving access to quality vocational education 
     programs for at-risk youth;
       (13) providing literacy and basic education services for 
     adults and out-of-school youth, including adults and out-of-
     school youth in correctional institutions;
       (14) providing programs for adults and out-of-school youth 
     to complete their secondary education; or
       (15) providing programs of family and work-place literacy.

                           amendment no. 2658

  (The text of the amendment (No. 2658) is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted.'')


                           amendment no. 2659

  (The text of the amendment (No. 2659) is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted.'')

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                           amendment no. 2660

   (Purpose: To include volunteers among those for whom the National 
  Center for Research in Education and Workforce Development conducts 
      research and development, and provides technical assistance)

       On page 489, line 18, insert ``volunteers,'' after 
     ``teachers,''.
                           Amendment No. 2661

 (Purpose: To provide supplemental security income benefits to persons 
  who are disabled by reason of drug or alcohol abuse, and for other 
                               purposes)

       On page 124, beginning on line 16, strike all through page 
     133, line 18, and insert the following:

     SEC. 201. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF NONCITIZENS FOR SSI 
                   BENEFITS.

       Paragraph (1) of section 1614(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``either'' and all 
     that follows through ``, or'' and inserting ``(I) a citizen; 
     (II) a noncitizen who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act or whose deportation has 
     been withheld under section 243(h) of such Act for a period 
     of not more than 5 years after the date of arrival into the 
     United States; (III) a noncitizen who is admitted to the 
     United States as a refugee under section 207 of such Act for 
     not more than such 5-year period; (IV) a noncitizen, lawfully 
     present in any State (or any territory or possession of the 
     United States), who is a veteran (as defined in section 101 
     of title 38, United States Code) with a discharge 
     characterized as an honorable discharge and not on account of 
     alienage or who is the spouse or unmarried dependent child of 
     such veteran; or (V) a noncitizen who has worked sufficient 
     calendar quarters of coverage to be a fully insured 
     individual for benefits under title II, or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:

     ``For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i)(IV), the determination 
     of whether a noncitizen is lawfully present in the United 
     States shall be made in accordance with regulations of the 
     Attorney General. A noncitizen shall not be considered to be 
     lawfully present in the United States for purposes of this 
     title merely because the noncitizen may be considered to be 
     permanently residing in the United
      States under color of law for purposes of any particular 
     program.''.
     SEC. 202. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTED 
                   RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BENEFITS 
                   SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       Section 1614(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for purposes of this title during the 10-year 
     period beginning on the date the individual is convicted in 
     Federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement 
     or representation with respect to the place of residence of 
     the individual in order to receive assistance simultaneously 
     from 2 or more States under programs that are funded under 
     part A of title IV, title XIX, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 
     or benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental 
     security income program under title XVI.''.

     SEC. 203. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS AND 
                   PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) A person shall not be an eligible individual or 
     eligible spouse for purposes of this title with respect to 
     any month if during such month the person is--
       ``(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(B) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.''.
       (b) Exchange of Information With Law Enforcement 
     Agencies.--Section 1631(e) (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address of any recipient of benefits under this 
     title, if the officer furnishes the agency with the name of 
     the recipient and notifies the agency that--
       ``(A) the recipient--
       ``(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the
      laws of the place from which the person flees, for a crime, 
     or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under 
     the laws of the place from which the person flees, or 
     which, in the case of the State of New Jersey, is a high 
     misdemeanor under the laws of such State;
       ``(ii) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law; or
       ``(iii) has information that is necessary for the officer 
     to conduct the officer's official duties; and
       ``(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within the officer's official duties.''.

     SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION TO CURRENT RECIPIENTS.

       (a) Section 201.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the amendments made by section 201 shall apply to 
     applicants for benefits for months beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.
       (2) Application to current recipients.--
       (A) Application and notice.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
     receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     would terminate by reason of the amendments made by section 
     201, such amendments shall apply with respect to the benefits 
     of such individual for months beginning on or after January 
     1, 1997, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall so 
     notify the individual not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Reapplication.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each individual notified pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) who desires to reapply for benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended by this 
     title, shall reapply to the Commissioner of Social Security.
       (ii) Determination of eligibility.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall determine the eligibility of each 
     individual who reapplies for benefits under clause (i) 
     pursuant to the procedures of such title.
       (b) Other Amendments.--The amendments made by sections 202 
     and 203 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
               Subtitle B--Benefits for Disabled Children

     SEC. 211. DEFINITION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES.

       (a) Definition of Childhood Disability.--Section 1614(a)(3) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) is amended--
                           amendment no. 2662

  (Purpose: To provide demonstration projects for using neighborhood 
  schools as centers for beneficial activities for children and their 
              parents in order to break the welfare cycle)

       On page 122, between lines 11 and 12, insert:

     SEC. 110. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR SCHOOL UTILIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--It is the goal of the United States that 
     children grow to be self-sufficient citizens, that parents 
     equip themselves to provide the best parental care and 
     guidance to their children, and that welfare dependency, 
     crime, and the deterioration of neighborhoods be eliminated. 
     It will contribute to these goals to increase the level of 
     parents' involvement in their children's school and other 
     activities, to increase the amount of time parents spend with 
     or in close proximity to their children, to increase the 
     portion of the day and night when children are in a safe and 
     healthy environment and not exposed to unfavorable 
     influences, to increase the opportunities for children to 
     participate in safe, healthy, and enjoyable extra-curricular 
     and organized developmental and recreational activities, and 
     to make more accessible the opportunities for parents, 
     especially those dependent on public assistance, to increase 
     and enhance their parenting and living skills. All of these 
     contributions can be facilitated by establishing the 
     neighborhood public school as a focal point for such 
     activities and by extending the hours of the day in which its 
     facilities are available for such activities.
       (b) Grants.--The Secretary of Education (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall make 
     demonstration grants as provided in subsection (c) to States 
     to enable them to increase the number of hours during each 
     day when existing public school facilities are available for 
     use for the purposes set forth in subsection (d).
       (c) Selection of States.--The Secretary shall make grants 
     to not more than 5 States for demonstration projects in 
     accordance with this section. Each State shall select the 
     number and location of schools based on the
      amount of funds it deems necessary for a school properly to 
     achieve the goals of this program. The schools selected 
     must have a significant percentage of students receiving 
     benefits under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act. No more than 2 percent of the grant to any State 
     shall be used for administrative expenses of any kind by 
     any entity (except that none of the activities set forth 
     in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) shall be 
     considered an administrative activity the expenses for 
     which are limited by this subsection).
       (d) Use of Funds.--The grants made under subsection (b), in 
     order that school facilities can be more fully utilized, 
     shall be used to provide funding for, among other things--
       (1) extending the length of the school day, expanding the 
     scope of student programs offered before and after pre-
     existing school hours, enabling volunteers and parents or 
     professionals paid from other sources to teach, tutor, coach, 
     organize, advise, or monitor students before and after pre-
     existing school hours, and providing security, supplies, 
     utilities, and janitorial services before and after pre-
     existing school hours for these programs,
       (2) making the school facilities available for community 
     and neighborhood clubs, civic associations and organizations, 
     Boy and Girl 

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     Scouts and similar organizations, adult education classes, organized 
     sports, parental education classes, and other educational, 
     recreational, and social activities.

     None of the funds provided under this section can be used to 
     supplant funds already provided to a school facility for 
     services, equipment, personnel, or utilities nor can funds be 
     used to pay costs associated with operating school facilities 
     during hours those facilities are already available for 
     student or community use.
       (e) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor of each State desiring to 
     conduct a demonstration project under this section shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary an application in such 
     manner and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require. The Secretary shall actively encourage States to 
     submit such applications.
       (2) Approval.--The Secretary shall consider all 
     applications received from States desiring to conduct 
     demonstration projects under this section and shall approve 
     such applications in a number of States to be determined by 
     the Secretary (not to exceed 5), taking into account the 
     overall funding levels available under this section.
       (f) Duration.--A demonstration project under this section 
     shall be conducted for not more than 4 years plus an 
     additional time period of up to 12 months for final 
     evaluation and reporting. The Secretary may terminate a 
     project if the Secretary determines that the State conducting 
     the project is not in substantial compliance with the terms 
     of the application approved by the Secretary under this 
     section.
       (g) Evaluation Plan.--
       (1) Standards.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop 
     standards for evaluating the effectiveness of each 
     demonstration project in contributing toward meeting the 
     objectives set forth in subsection (a), which shall include 
     the requirement that an independent expert entity selected by 
     the Secretary provide an evaluation of all demonstration 
     projects, which evaluations shall be included in the 
     appropriate State's annual and final reports to the Secretary 
     under subsection (h)(1).
       (2) Submission of plan.--Each State conducting a 
     demonstration project under this section shall submit an 
     evaluation plan (meeting the standards developed by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1)) to the Secretary not later 
     than 90 days after the State is notified of the Secretary's 
     approval for such project. A State shall not receive any 
     Federal funds for the operation of the demonstration project 
     until the Secretary approves such evaluation plan.
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) State.--A State that conducts a demonstration project 
     under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary 
     annual and final reports in accordance with the State's 
     evaluation plan under subsection (g)(2) for such 
     demonstration project.
       (2) Secretary.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
     the Congress annual reports concerning each demonstration 
     project under this Act.
       (i) Authorizations.--
       (1) Grants.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     grants under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, $10,000,000.
       (2) Administration.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, and 2000 for the administration of this section 
     by the Secretary, including development of standards and 
     evaluation of all demonstration projects by an independent 
     expert entity under subsection (g)(1).
                           amendment no. 2663

  (Purpose: To provide demonstration projects for using neighborhood 
  schools as centers for beneficial activities for children and their 
  parents in order to break the welfare cycle, and for other purposes)

       On page 122, between lines 11 and 12, insert:

     SEC. 110. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR SCHOOL UTILIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--It is the goal of the United States that 
     children grow to be self-sufficient citizens, that parents 
     equip themselves to provide the best parental care and 
     guidance to their children, and that welfare dependency, 
     crime, and the deterioration of neighborhoods be eliminated. 
     It will contribute to these goals to increase the level of 
     parents' involvement in their children's school and other 
     activities, to increase the amount of time parents spend with 
     or in close proximity to their children, to increase the 
     portion of the day and night when children are in a safe and 
     healthy environment and not exposed to unfavorable 
     influences, to increase the opportunities for children to 
     participate in safe, healthy, and enjoyable extracurricular 
     and organized developmental and recreational activities, and 
     to make more accessible the opportunities for parents, 
     especially those dependent on public assistance, to increase 
     and enhance their parenting and living skills. All of these 
     contributions can be facilitated by establishing the 
     neighborhood public school as a focal point for such 
     activities and by extending the hours of the day in which its 
     facilities are available for such activities.
       (b) Grants.--The Secretary of Education (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall make 
     demonstration grants as provided in subsection (c) to States 
     to enable them to increase the number of hours during each 
     day when existing public school facilities are available for 
     use for the purposes set forth in subsection (d).
       (c) Selection of States.--The Secretary shall make grants 
     to not more than 5 States for demonstration projects in 
     accordance with this section. Each State shall select the 
     number and location of schools based on the amount of funds 
     it deems necessary for a school properly to achieve the goals 
     of this program. The schools selected must have a significant 
     percentage of students receiving benefits under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act. No more than 2 percent 
     of the grant to any State shall be used for administrative 
     expenses of any kind by any entity (except that none of the 
     activities set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (d) shall be considered an administrative activity the 
     expenses for which are limited by this subsection).
       (d) Use of Funds.--The grants made under subsection (b), in 
     order that school facilities can be more fully utilized, 
     shall be used to provide funding for, among other things--
       (1) extending the length of the school day, expanding the 
     scope of student programs offered before and after pre-
     existing school hours, enabling volunteers and parents or 
     professionals paid from other sources to teach, tutor, coach, 
     organize, advise, or monitor students before and after pre-
     existing school hours, and providing security, supplies, 
     utilities, and janitorial services before and after pre-
     existing school hours for these programs,
       (2) making the school facilities available for community 
     and neighborhood clubs, civic associations and organizations, 
     Boy and Girl Scouts and similar organizations, adult 
     education classes, organized sports, parental education 
     classes, and other educational, recreational, and social 
     activities.

     None of the funds provided under this section can be used to 
     supplant funds already provided to a school facility for 
     services, equipment, personnel, or utilities nor can funds be 
     used to pay costs associated with operating school facilities 
     during hours those facilities are already available for 
     student or community use.
       (e) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor of each State desiring to 
     conduct a demonstration project under this section shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary an application in such 
     manner and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require. The Secretary shall actively encourage States to 
     submit such applications.
       (2) Approval.--The Secretary shall consider all 
     applications received from States desiring to conduct 
     demonstration projects under this section and shall approve 
     such applications in a number of States to be determined by 
     the Secretary (not to exceed 5), taking into account the 
     overall funding levels available under this section.
       (f) Duration.--A demonstration project under this section 
     shall be conducted for not more than 4 years plus an 
     additional time period of up to 12 months for final 
     evaluation and reporting. The Secretary may terminate a 
     project if the Secretary determines that the State conducting 
     the project is not in substantial compliance with the terms 
     of the application approved by the Secretary under this 
     section.
       (g) Evaluation Plan.--
       (1) Standards.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop 
     standards for evaluating the effectiveness of each 
     demonstration project in contributing toward meeting the 
     objectives set forth in subsection (a), which shall include 
     the requirement that an independent expert entity selected by 
     the Secretary provide an evaluation of all demonstration 
     projects, which evaluations shall be included in the 
     appropriate State's annual and final reports to the Secretary 
     under subsection (h)(1).
       (2) Submission of plan.--Each State conducting a 
     demonstration project under this section shall submit an 
     evaluation plan (meeting the standards developed by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1)) to the Secretary not later 
     than 90 days after the State is notified of the Secretary's 
     approval for such project. A State shall not receive any 
     Federal funds for the operation of the demonstration project 
     until the Secretary approves such evaluation plan.
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) State.--A State that conducts a demonstration project 
     under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary 
     annual and final reports in accordance with the State's 
     evaluation plan under subsection (g)(2) for such 
     demonstration project.
       (2) Secretary.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 
     the Congress annual reports concerning each demonstration 
     project under this Act.
       (i) Authorizations.--
       (1) Grants.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     grants under subsection (b) for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, $10,000,000.
       (2) Administration.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, and 2000 for the administration of this section 
     by the Secretary, including development of standards and 
     evaluation of all demonstration projects by an independent 
     expert entity under subsection (g)(1).

     SEC. 111. STUDY OF SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS FAILING TO ENTER 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Education shall conduct a 
     study to--
       (1) determine which high schools have the highest 
     proportion of students, both those 

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     who graduate and those who drop out before graduating, who never reach 
     the workforce, and establish the reasons for such 
     disproportionate failure, and
       (2) measure the educational effectiveness of existing 
     innovative educational mechanisms, including charter schools, 
     extended school days, the community schools program, and 
     child care programs, in increasing the proportion of a 
     school's students who become a part of the workforce.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall, not later than January 1, 
     1997, report to the Congress the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations 
     with respect to measures which prove effective in assisting 
     schools in preparing students for the workforce.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $7,000,000 to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.
     SEC. 112. SCHOOL CARE FOR CHILDREN OF INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO 
                   WORK.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of, or amendment made 
     by, this title, if a State requires an individual receiving 
     assistance under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV to engage in work activities, the State shall provide 
     adult-supervised care to each school-age child of the 
     individual before and after school during the hours during 
     which the individual is working and in transit between home 
     and work. Such care shall be provided at the location where 
     each child attends school. Comparable activities shall be 
     provided during the same daily time periods for all days 
     during which the individual is working but school is not in 
     session.

     SEC. 113. PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY CONTRACTS.

       (a) Assessment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of, or 
     amendment made by, this title, each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 403 of the Social Security Act shall 
     provide that the State agency, through a case manager, shall 
     make an initial assessment of the education level, parenting 
     skills, and history of parenting activities and involvement 
     of each parent who is applying for financial assistance under 
     the plan.
       (b) Parental Responsibility Contracts.--On the basis of the 
     assessment made under subsection (a) with respect to each 
     parent applicant, the case manager, in consultation with the 
     parent applicant (hereafter in this subsection referred to as 
     the ``client''), and, if possible, the client's spouse if one 
     is present, shall develop a parental responsibility contract 
     for the client, which meets the following requirements:
       (1) Sets forth the obligations of the client, including all 
     of the following the case manager believes are within the 
     ability and capacity of the client, are not incompatible with 
     the employment or school activities of the client, and are 
     not inconsistent with each other in the client's case or with 
     the well being of the client's children:
       (A) Attend school, if necessary, and maintain certain 
     grades and attendance.
       (B) Keep school-age children of the client in school.
       (C) Immunize children of the client.
       (D) Attend parenting and money management classes.
       (E) Participate in parent and teacher associations and 
     other activities intended to involve parents in their 
     children's school activities and in the affairs of their 
     children's school.
       (F) Attend school activities with their children where 
     attendance or participation by both children and parents is 
     appropriate.
       (G) Undergo appropriate substance abuse treatment 
     counseling.
       (H) Any other appropriate activity, at the option of the 
     State.
       (2) Provides that the client shall accept any bona fide 
     offer of unsubsidized full-time employment, unless the client 
     has good cause for not doing so.
       (c) Penalties for Noncompliance With Parental 
     Responsibility Contract.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     following penalties shall apply:
       (A) Progressive reductions in assistance for 1st and 2nd 
     acts of non-compliance.--The State plan shall provide that 
     the amount of assistance otherwise payable under this part to 
     a family that includes a client who, with respect to a 
     parental responsibility contract signed by the client, 
     commits an act of noncompliance without good cause, shall be 
     reduced by--
       (i) 33 percent for the 1st such act of noncompliance; or
       (ii) 66 percent for the 2nd such act of noncompliance.
       (B) Denial of assistance for 3rd and subsequent acts of 
     noncompliance.--The State shall provide that in the case of 
     the 3rd or subsequent such act of noncompliance, the family 
     of which the client is a member shall not thereafter be 
     eligible for assistance under this part.
       (C) Length of penalties.--The penalty for an act of 
     noncompliance shall not exceed the greater of--
       (i) in the case of--

       (I) the 1st act of noncompliance, 1 month,
       (II) the 2nd act of noncompliance, 3 months, or
       (III) the 3rd or subsequent act of noncompliance, 6 months; 
     or

       (ii) the period ending with the cessation of such act of 
     noncompliance.
       (D) Denial of assistance to adults refusing to accept a 
     bona fide offer of employment.--The State plan shall provide 
     that if an unemployed individual who has attained 18 years of 
     age refuses to accept a bona fide offer of employment without 
     good cause, such act of noncompliance shall be considered a 
     3rd or subsequent act of noncompliance.
       (2) State flexibility.--The State plan may provide for 
     different penalties than those specified in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 114. AMENDMENT TO GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT.

       Section 102 of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 
     U.S.C. 5812) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(9) Self-sufficiency.--By the year 2000, fewer Americans 
     will need to rely on welfare benefits because--
       ``(A) schools will place greater emphasis on equipping all 
     students to achieve economic self-sufficiency in adulthood, 
     regardless of whether they pursue higher education;
       ``(B) schools will not compromise educational standards in 
     order to graduate students who have not achieved the 
     recognized educational competency levels applicable to high 
     school graduates; and
       ``(C) schools will focus more attention and resources on 
     ensuring that children from families who receive public 
     assistance, or are at risk of needing public assistance, make 
     expected scholastic progress throughout their elementary and 
     secondary schooling or are provided with special assistance 
     and directed to remedial programs and activities designed to 
     return them to expected levels of progress.''
                           amendment no. 2664

(Purpose: To require applicants for assistance who are parents to enter 
  into a Parental Responsibility Contract and perform satisfactorily 
     under its terms as a condition of receipt of that assistance)

       On page 122, between lines 11 and 12, insert:

     SEC. 110. PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY CONTRACTS.

       (a) Assessment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of, or 
     amendment made by, this title, each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 403 of the Social Security Act shall 
     provide that the State agency, through a case manager, shall 
     make an initial assessment of the education level, parenting 
     skills, and history of parenting activities and involvement 
     of each parent who is applying for financial assistance under 
     the plan.
       (b) Parental Responsibility Contracts.--On the basis of the 
     assessment made under subsection (a) with respect to each 
     parent applicant, the case manager, in consultation with the 
     parent applicant (hereafter in this subsection referred to as 
     the ``client''), and, if possible, the client's spouse if one 
     is present, shall develop a parental responsibility contract 
     for the client, which meets the following requirements:
       (1) Sets forth the obligations of the client, including all 
     of the following the case manager believes are within the 
     ability and capacity of the client, are not incompatible with 
     the employment or school activities of the client, and are 
     not inconsistent with each other in the client's case or with 
     the well being of the client's children:
       (A) Attend school, if necessary, and maintain certain 
     grades and attendance.
       (B) Keep school-age children of the client in school.
       (C) Immunize children of the client.
       (D) Attend parenting and money management classes.
       (E) Participate in parent and teachers associations and 
     other activities intended to involve parents in their 
     children's school activities and in the affairs of their 
     children's school.
       (F) Attend school activities with their children where 
     attendance or participation by both children and parents is 
     appropriate.
       (G) Undergo appropriate substance abuse treatment 
     counseling.
       (H) Any other appropriate activity, at the option of the 
     State.
       (2) Provides that the client shall accept any bona fide 
     offer of unsubsidized full-time employment, unless the client 
     has good cause for not doing so.
       (c) Penalties for Noncompliance With Parental 
     Responsibility Contract.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     following penalties shall apply:
       (A) Progressive reductions in assistance for 1st and 2nd 
     acts of non-compliance.--The State plan shall provide that 
     the amount of assistance otherwise payable under this part to 
     a family that includes a client who, with respect to a 
     parental responsibility contract signed by the client, 
     commits an act of noncompliance without good cause, shall be 
     reduced by--
       (i) 33 percent for the 1st such act of noncompliance; or
       (ii) 66 percent for the 2nd such act of noncompliance.
       (B) Denial of assistance for 3rd and subsequent acts of 
     noncompliance.--The State shall provide that in the case of 
     the 3rd or subsequent such act of noncompliance, the family 
     of which the client is a member shall not thereafter be 
     eligible for assistance under this part.
       (C) Length of penalties.--The penalty for an act of 
     noncompliance shall not exceed the greater of--

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       (i) in the case of--
       (I) the 1st act of noncompliance, 1 month,
       (II) the 2nd act of noncompliance, 3 months, or
       (III) the 3rd or subsequent act of noncompliance, 6 months; 
     or
       (ii) the period ending with the cessation of such act of 
     noncompliance.
       (D) Denial of assistance to adults refusing to accept a 
     bona fide offer of employment.--The State plan shall provide 
     that if an unemployed individual who has attained 18 years of 
     age refuses to accept a bona fide offer of employment without 
     good cause, such act of noncompliance shall be considered a 
     3rd or subsequent act of noncompliance.
       (2) State flexibility.--The State plan may provide for 
     different penalties than those specified in paragraph (1).


                           amendment no. 2665

 (Purpose: To reduce the income tax rate for individuals to equal the 
              estimated cost of certain repealed programs)

       Beginning on page 10, line 10, strike all through page 77, 
     line 21, and insert the following:
       (b) Reduction in Individual Tax Rates.--Section 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax imposed) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Adjustments in Tax Tables To Reflect Repeal of 
     Certain Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 15 of 1995, and 
     each subsequent calendar year, the Secretary shall prescribe 
     tables which shall apply in lieu of the tables contained in 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) (after the 
     application of subsection (f)) with respect to taxable years 
     beginning in the succeeding calendar year.
       ``(2) Method of prescribing tables.--The tables under 
     paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by reducing the rates of 
     tax proportionately such that the resulting loss of revenue 
     for such calendar year equals the estimated total 
     expenditures for the fiscal year in which such calendar year 
     begins for part A of title IV of the Social Security Act as 
     proposed to be added by Senate amendment numbered 2280 (as in 
     effect on September 8, 1995).
       Beginning on page 83, line 16, strike through page 86, line 
     3.
       Beginning on page 87, line 6, strike through page 120, line 
     8.
       Beginning on page 122, line 12, strike through page 124, 
     line 12.
                           amendment no. 2666

 (Purpose: To make the Workforce Development System more responsive to 
                     changing local labor markets)

       In section 702(a)(8), strike ``private sector leadership in 
     designing'' and insert ``private sector leadership and the 
     diverse and changing demands of employers and workers in 
     designing''.
       In section 702(b)(1), insert before the semicolon the 
     following: ``and to respond more effectively to changing 
     local labor markets''.
       In section 703(29), insert before the period the following: 
     ``and designed to ensure that local labor and education and 
     training markets are responsive to the diverse and changing 
     demands of employers and workers''.
       In section 716(a)(2)(B)(viii), strike ``; and'' and insert 
     a semicolon.
       In section 716(a)(2)(B)(ix), strike the period and insert 
     ``; and''.
       At the end of section 716(a)(2)(B), add the following:
       (x) establishment of such system of individual skill grants 
     as will enable dislocated workers who are unable to find new 
     jobs through the core services described in clauses (i) 
     through (ix), and who are unable to obtain other grant 
     assistance (such as a Pell Grant), to learn new skills to 
     find new jobs.
       In section 716(a)(9), strike ``provided under this 
     subtitle'' and insert ``provided under this subtitle for 
     persons age 18 or older who are unable to obtain other 
     assistance (such as a Pell Grant)''.
       At the end of section 731(b), add the following new 
     paragraph:
       (3) Responsiveness to market demand.--Each statewide system 
     supported by an allotment under section 712 shall be designed 
     to meet the goal of ensuring that the local labor and 
     education and training markets in the State are responsive to 
     the diverse and changing demands of employers and workers.
       At the end of section 731(c), add the following:
       (8) Responsiveness to market demand.--To be eligible to 
     receive an allotment under section 712, a State shall 
     develop, in accordance with paragraph (5), and identify in 
     the State plan of the State, proposed quantifiable benchmarks 
     to measure the statewide progress of the State in meeting the 
     goal described in subsection (b)(3).
       In section 732(a)(1)(A), strike ``; or'' and insert a 
     semicolon.
       In section 732(a)(1)(B), strike the period and insert ``; 
     or''.
       At the end of section 732(a)(1), add the following:
       (C) demonstrates to the Federal Partnership that the State 
     has made a substantial increase in the number of dislocated 
     workers placed in unsubsidized employment, the reemployment 
     wage rates of the workers, or the speed of reemployment of 
     the workers through the use of training vouchers or other 
     continually improving systems that respond effectively to the 
     diverse and changing demands of local employers and workers.

  (The text of the amendment No. 2667, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted''.)


                           amendment no. 2668

 (Purpose: To eliminate a repeal of title V of the Older Americans Act 
                                of 1965)

       On page 520, strike lines 17 through 19 and insert the 
     following:
       (7) Title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney

  (The text of the amendment No. 2669, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Amendments Submitted''.)


                           amendment no. 2670

(Purpose: To allow a State to revoke an election to participate in the 
              optional State food assistance block grant)

       On page 229, strike lines 4 through 8 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(2) Election revocable.--A State that elects to 
     participate in the program established under subsection (a) 
     may subsequently reverse its election only once thereafter. 
     Following such reversal, the State shall only be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program in accordance with the 
     other sections of this Act and shall not receive a block 
     grant under this section.

                           amendment no. 2671

 (Purpose: To provide a 3 percent set aside for the funding of family 
                     assistance grants for Indians)

       On page 26, before line 1, insert the following:
       ``(6) Loans to indian tribes.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, an Indian tribe with a tribal family assistance 
     plan approved under section 414 shall be treated as a State, 
     except that--
       ``(A) the Secretary may extend the time limitation under 
     paragraph (4)(A);
       ``(B) the Secretary may waive the interest requirement 
     under subparagraph (4)(B);
       ``(C) paragraph (4)(C) shall be applied by substituting 
     `tribal family assistance grant under section 414' for `State 
     family assistance grant under subsection (a)(2)'; and
       ``(D) paragraph (5) shall be applied without regard to 
     subparagraph (B).
       On page 26, strike lines 11 through 16, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(2) Eligible indian tribe.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `eligible Indian tribe' means an Indian tribe 
     or Alaska Native organization that--
       ``(A) conducted a job opportunities and basic skills 
     training program in fiscal year 1995 under section 482(i) (as 
     in effect during such fiscal year); and
       ``(B) is not receiving a tribal family assistance grant 
     under section 414.
       Beginning on page 63, line 14, strike all through page 68, 
     line 21, and insert the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--An Indian tribe may apply at any time to 
     the Secretary (in such manner as the Secretary prescribes) to 
     receive a family assistance grant.
       ``(B) 3-Year tribal family assistance plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--As part of the application under 
     subparagraph (A), the Indian tribe shall submit to the 
     Secretary a 3-year tribal family assistance plan that--

       ``(I) outlines the Indian tribe's approach to providing 
     welfare-related services for the 3-year period, consistent 
     with the purposes of this section;
       ``(II) specifies whether the welfare-related services 
     provided under the plan will be provided by the Indian tribe 
     or through agreements, contracts, or compacts with 
     intertribal consortia, States, or other entities;
       ``(III) identifies the population and service area or areas 
     to be served by such plan;
       ``(IV) provides that a family receiving assistance under 
     the plan may not receive duplicative assistance from other 
     State or tribal programs funded under this part;
       ``(V) identifies the employment opportunities in or near 
     the service area or areas of the Indian tribe and the manner 
     in which the Indian tribe will cooperate and participate in 
     enhancing such opportunities for recipients of assistance 
     under the plan consistent with any applicable State 
     standards; and
       ``(VI) applies the fiscal accountability provisions of 
     section 5(f)(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450c(f)(1)), relating to 
     the submission of a single-agency audit report required by 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.

     Nothing in this clause shall preclude an Indian tribe from 
     entering into an agreement with a State under the tribal 
     family assistance plan for providing services to individuals 
     residing outside the tribe's jurisdiction
      or for providing services to non-tribal members residing 
     within the tribe's jurisdiction. Any such agreement shall 
     include an appropriate transfer of funds from the State to 
     the tribe.
       ``(ii) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each tribal 
     family assistance plan submitted in accordance with clause 
     (i).
       ``(2) Participation.--If a tribe chooses to apply and the 
     application is approved, such tribe shall be entitled to a 
     direct payment in the amount determined in accordance with 
     the provisions of subsection (b) for each fiscal year 
     beginning after such approval.
       ``(3) No participation.--If a tribe chooses not to apply, 
     the amount that would otherwise be available to such tribe 
     for the fiscal year shall be payable to the State in which 

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     that tribe is located. Such State shall provide equitable access to 
     services by recipients within that tribe's jurisdiction.
       ``(4) No match required.--Indian tribes shall not be 
     required to submit a monetary match to receive a payment 
     under this section.
       ``(5) Joint programs.--An Indian tribe may also apply to 
     the Secretary jointly with 1 or more such tribes to 
     administer family assistance services as a consortium. The 
     Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions for such 
     consortium as are necessary.
       ``(b) Payment Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--From an amount equal to 3 percent of the 
     amount specified under section 403(a)(4) for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall pay directly to each Indian tribe 
     requesting a family assistance grant for such fiscal year an 
     amount pursuant to an allocation formula determined by the 
     Secretary based on the need for services and utilizing (if 
     possible) data that is common to all Indian tribes.
       ``(2) Authority to reserve certain amounts for 
     assistance.--An Indian tribe may reserve amounts paid to the 
     Indian tribe under this part for any fiscal year for the 
     purpose of providing, without fiscal year limitation, 
     assistance under the program operated under this part.
       ``(c) Voluntary Termination.--An Indian tribe may 
     voluntarily terminate receipt of a family assistance grant. 
     The Indian tribe shall give the State and the Secretary 
     notice of such decision 6 months prior to the date of 
     termination. The amount under subsection (b) with respect to 
     such grant for the fiscal year shall be payable to the State 
     in which that tribe is located. Such State shall provide 
     equitable access to services by recipients residing within 
     that tribe's jurisdiction. If a voluntary termination of a 
     grant occurs under this subsection, the tribe shall not be 
     eligible to submit an application under this section before 
     the 6th year following such termination.
       ``(d) Minimum Work Participation Requirements and Time 
     Limits.--The Secretary, with the participation of Indian 
     tribes, shall establish for each Indian tribe receiving a 
     grant under this section minimum work participation 
     requirements, appropriate time limits for receipt of welfare-
     related services under such grant, and penalties against 
     individuals--
       ``(1) consistent with the purposes of this section;
       ``(2) consistent with the economic conditions and resources 
     available to each tribe; and
       ``(3) similar to comparable provisions in section 404(d).
       ``(e) Emergency Assistance.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude an Indian tribe from seeking emergency assistance 
     from any Federal loan program or emergency fund.
       ``(f) Maintenance of Effort Assistance.--Nothing in this 
     section shall preclude a State from providing maintenance of 
     effort funds to Indian tribes located in such State.
       ``(g) Accountability.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Secretary to maintain 
     program funding accountability consistent with--
       ``(1) generally accepted accounting principles; and
       ``(2) the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
       ``(h) Tribal Penalties.--For the purpose of ensuring the 
     proper use of family assistance grants, the following 
     provisions shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved 
     tribal assistance plan:
       ``(1) The provisions of subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), and (b) 
     of section 407, in the same manner as such subsections apply 
     to a State.
       ``(2) The provisions of section 407(a)(3), except that such 
     subsection shall be applied by substituting `the minimum 
     requirements established under subsection (d) of section 414' 
     for `the minimum participation rates specified in section 
     404'.
       ``(i) Data Collection and Reporting.--For the purpose of 
     ensuring uniformity in data collection, section 409 shall 
     apply to an Indian tribe with an approved family assistance 
     plan.
       ``(j) Information Sharing.--Each State and the Indian 
     tribes located within its jurisdiction may share (in a manner 
     that ensures confidentiality) eligibility and other 
     information on residents in such State that would be helpful 
     for determining eligibility for other Federal and State 
     assistance programs.
       On page 101, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (j) Amendment to Title XIX.--Section 1903(u)(1)(D) (42 
     U.S.C. 1396b(u)(1)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(vi) In determining the amount of erroneous excess 
     payments, there shall not be included any erroneous payments 
     made by the State to the benefit of members of Indian 
     families based on correctly processed information received or 
     information not timely received from a tribe with a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act.''.
       On page 108, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (i) Section 16(c)(3) of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Any errors resulting from State payments to Indian 
     families based on correctly processed information received or 
     information not timely received from a tribe with a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act.''.
                           amendment no. 2672

           (Purpose: To provide for a contingency grant fund)

       Beginning on page 26, line 13, strike all through page 28, 
     line 19, and insert the following:
       ``(d) Contingency Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as 
     the `Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs' (hereafter 
     in this section referred to as the `Fund').
       ``(2) Deposits into fund.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     hereby appropriated for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, and 2002 such sums as are necessary for payment 
     to the Fund in a total amount not to exceed $5,000,000,000, 
     of which not more than $4,000,000,000 shall be available 
     during the first 5 fiscal years.
       ``(3) Computation of grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each eligible State in 
     a fiscal year an amount equal to the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for such State for such fiscal year (as 
     defined in section 1905(b)) of so much of the expenditures by 
     the State in such year under the State program funded under 
     this part as exceed the historic State expenditures for such 
     State.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount paid to a State under 
     subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall not exceed an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of the annual amount determined 
     for such State under the State program funded under this part 
     (without regard to this subsection) for such fiscal year.
       ``(C) Method of computation, payment, and reconciliation.--
       ``(i) Method of computation.--The method of computing and 
     paying such amounts shall be as follows:

       ``(I) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     estimate the amount to be paid to the State for each quarter 
     under the provisions of subparagraph (A), such estimate to be 
     based on a report filed by the State containing its estimate 
     of the total sum to be expended in such quarter and such 
     other information as the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(II) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     then certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount so 
     estimated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

       ``(ii) Method of payment.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall thereupon, through the Fiscal Service of the Department 
     of the Treasury and prior to audit or settlement by the 
     General Accounting Office, pay to the State, at the time or 
     times fixed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     the amount so certified.
       ``(iii) Method of reconciliation.--If at the end of each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary of Health and Human Services finds 
     that a State which received amounts from the Fund in such 
     fiscal year did not meet the maintenance of effort 
     requirement under paragraph (5)(B) for such fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall reduce the State family assistance grant for 
     such State for the succeeding fiscal year by such amounts.
       ``(4) Use of grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible State may use the grant--
       ``(i) in any manner that is reasonably calculated to 
     accomplish the purpose of this part; or
       ``(ii) in any manner that such State used amounts received 
     under part A or F of this title, as such parts were in effect 
     before October 1, 1995.
       ``(B) Refund of unused portion.--Any amount of a grant 
     under this subsection not used during the fiscal year shall 
     be returned to the Fund.
       ``(5) Eligible state.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, a State 
     is an eligible State with respect to a fiscal year, if such 
     State--
       ``(i) has an average total unemployment rate or a children 
     population in such State's food stamp program which exceeds 
     such average total rate or population for fiscal year 1994; 
     and
       ``(ii) has met the maintenance of effort requirement under 
     subparagraph (B) for the State program funded under this part 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Maintenance of effort.--
       ``(i) In general.--The maintenance of effort requirement 
     for any State under this subparagraph for any fiscal year is 
     the expenditure of an amount at least equal to 100 percent of 
     the level of spending in fiscal year 1994.
       ``(ii) Historic state expenditures.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `historic State expenditures' means 
     payments of cash assistance to recipients of aid to families 
     with dependent children under the State plan under part A of 
     title IV for fiscal year 1994, as in effect during such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(iii) Determining state expenditures.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, State expenditures shall not include any 
     expenditures from amounts made available by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(6) Annual reports.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     annually report to the Congress on the status of the Fund.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. 

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  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Amendments Nos. 2674 and 2675 to Amendment No. 2880

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I send two amendments to the desk and 
ask for their immediate consideration on behalf of the Senator from 
Kentucky [Mr. McConnell].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum, for Mr. 
     McConnell, proposes amendments numbered 2674 and 2675, to 
     amendment No. 2280.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments are as follows:
                           amendment no. 2674

(Purpose: To timely rapid implementation of provisions relating to the 
                   child and adult care food program)

       On page 270, after line 23, insert the following:
       (3) Regulations.--
       (A) Interim regulations.--Not later than February 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall issue interim regulations to implement--
       (i) the amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (b); and
       (ii) section 17(f)(3)(C) of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(C)).
       (B) Final regulations.--Not later than August 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement the 
     provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A).


                           amendment no. 2675

 (Purpose: To clarify the school data provision of the child and adult 
                           care food program)

       On page 268, strike lines 4 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(I) In general.--A State agency administering the school 
     lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program 
     under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
     seq.) shall provide to approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations a list of schools serving elementary 
     school children in the State in which not less than \1/2\ of 
     the children enrolled are certified to receive free or 
     reduced price meals. The State agency shall collect the data 
     necessary to create the list annually and provide the list on 
     a timely basis to any approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that requests the list.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendments be laid aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Amendment No. 2676 to Amendment No. 2280

  (Purpose: To strike the increase to the grant to reward States that 
                     reduce out-of-wedlock births)
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk on 
behalf of the Senator from Oregon [Mr. Packwood] and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

  The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Santorum], for Mr. Packwood, 
proposes an amendment numbered 2676 to amendment No. 2880.

  Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be 
dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 11, strike lines 5 through 22.
       On page 11, line 23, insert the following:
       (B) Nondiscrimination against employees administering or 
     providing services.--
       (i) Prohibition.--A religious organization with a contract 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall not discriminate in 
     employment on the basis of religion of an employee or 
     prospective employee if such employee's primary 
     responsibility is or would be administering or providing 
     services under such contract.
       (ii) Qualified applicants.--If 2 or more prospective 
     employees are qualified for a position administering or 
     providing services under a contract described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A), nothing in this section shall prohibit a religious 
     organization from employing a prospective employee who is 
     already participating on a regular basis in other activities 
     of the organization.
       (C) Present employees.--This paragraph shall not apply to 
     employees of religious organizations with a contract 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) if such employees are 
     employed by such organization on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment 
be set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, can we get a rough tally? I understand 
we are approaching 200, as the hour of 5 o'clock nears.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk has not yet added them up, I would 
say to the Senator.
  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Perhaps when that does come we can have it recorded in 
our record for the day. I would appreciate that, sir.
  Stop the clock, Mr. President.


                Amendment No. 2677 to Amendment No. 2280

    (Purpose: To provide for an extension of transitional medicaid 
                               benefits)

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk for Mr. 
Kennedy and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Moynihan], for Mr. Kennedy, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 2677 to amendment No. 2280

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendment be dispensed with and the pending amendment be laid 
aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under 
``Amendments Submitted.'')

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