[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 605 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 605
To extend waivers under the temporary assistance to needy families
program through the end of fiscal year 2008.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2003
Mr. Smith (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Allen, Mr. Warner,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Burns, Mr. Coleman, and Mr.
Dayton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To extend waivers under the temporary assistance to needy families
program through the end of fiscal year 2008.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATE OPTION TO CONTINUE WAIVERS UNDER THE TEMPORARY
ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM.
Section 415 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 615) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) State Option To Continue Waivers.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A) and
(2)(A) of subsection (a), or any other provision of law, with
respect to any State that is operating under a waiver described
in paragraph (2) which would otherwise expire on a date that
occurs during the period that begins on January 1, 2002, and
ends on September 30, 2008, the State may elect to continue to
operate under that waiver, on the same terms and conditions as
applied to the waiver on the day before the date the waiver
would otherwise expire, through the earlier of such date as the
State may select or September 30, 2008.
``(2) Waiver described.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a
waiver described in this paragraph is--
``(A) a waiver described in subsection (a); or
``(B) a waiver that was granted to a State under
section 1115 or otherwise and that relates only to the
provision of assistance under a State program under
this part.''.
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