[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H2472-H2473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 3994

                        Offered By: Mr. Bereuter

       Amendment No. 1: Page 22, line 5, strike ``and''.
       Page 22, line 8, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 22, after line 8, insert the following:
       (7) ensuring, to the maximum extent feasible, that United 
     States assistance programs for Afghanistan utilize the 
     research conducted by United States land grant colleges and 
     universities and the technical expertise of professionals 
     within those institutions, particularly in the areas of 
     agriculture and rural development.

                               H.R. 4700

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 1: In section 407(d) of the Social Security 
     Act, as proposed to be added by section 110(d) of the bill--
       (1) strike ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) strike the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     insert a semicolon; and
       (3) add at the end the following:
       ``(7) education, including not more than 6 hours of home 
     study per week, in the case of a recipient who is enrolled--
       ``(A) at an elementary or secondary school (as defined in 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965);
       ``(B) in a course of study leading to adult literacy, 
     English as a second language, or a certificate of high school 
     equivalency;
       ``(C) at an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965), regardless 
     of the content of the course of study;
       ``(D) in a State or Federal work-study program under part C 
     of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; or
       ``(E) at a vocational educational institution; or
       ``(8) job skills training directly related to work.''.

                               H.R. 4700

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 2: In section 407(d) of the Social Security 
     Act, as proposed to be added by section 110(d) of the bill--
       (1) strike ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) strike the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     insert ``; or''; and
       (3) add at the end the following:
       ``(7) participation in services or activities designed to 
     address a physical disability, a mental health problem, a 
     learning disability, literacy, or substance abuse.''.

                               H.R. 4700

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 3: In section 408(b)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act, as proposed to be amended by section 109(b) of 
     the bill--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), insert ``, and if the individual 
     has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence, provides 
     for the referral of the individual to services to address the 
     violence'' before the semicolon; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), insert ``, but shall not reduce or 
     terminate assistance to the

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     family under the program if a work-eligible individual in the 
     family is unable to comply with the requirement as a result 
     of domestic or sexual violence'' before the semicolon.

                               H.R. 4700

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 4: In section 408(b)(1)(C) of the Social 
     Security Act, as proposed to be amended by section 109(b) of 
     the bill, insert ``, but shall not reduce or terminate 
     assistance to the family under the program if such an 
     individual refuses to comply with the requirement because the 
     individual is not able to secure meaningful access to safe, 
     appropriate, affordable, and quality child care for a child 
     member of the family who has not attained 6 years of age, or 
     meaningful access to safe, appropriate, affordable, and 
     quality after-school or summer care for the child who has 
     attained 6 years of age, and the State is not able to 
     demonstrate that such child care is available'' before the 
     semicolon.