S.Amdt. 287

SA 287. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1628, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR NONDISABLED, NONELDERLY,
NONPREGNANT INDIVIDUALS.

Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a),
as previously amended, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(oo) Work Requirement for Nondisabled, Nonelderly,
Nonpregnant Individuals.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning October 1, 2017, subject to
paragraph (3), States shall condition medical assistance to a
nondisabled, nonelderly, nonpregnant individual under this
title upon such an individual's satisfaction of a work
requirement (as defined in paragraph (2)).
``(2) Work requirement defined.--In this section, the term
`work requirement' means, with respect to an individual, the
individual's participation in work activities (as defined in
section 407(d)) for such period of time as determined by the
State, and as directed and administered by the State.
``(3) Required exceptions.--States may not apply a work
requirement under this subsection to--
``(A) a woman during pregnancy through the end of the month
in which the 60-day period (beginning on the last day of her
pregnancy) ends;

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``(B) an individual who is under 19 years of age;
``(C) an individual who is a regular participant in a drug
addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program;
``(D) an individual who is the only parent or caretaker
relative in the family of a child who has not attained 6
years of age or who is the only parent or caretaker of a
child with disabilities; or
``(E) an individual who is married or a head of household
and has not attained 20 years of age and who--
``(i) maintains satisfactory attendance at secondary school
or the equivalent; or
``(ii) participates in education directly related to
employment.''.
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