Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/1104

 101 STAT. 1330-310

PUBLIC LAW 100-203—DEC. 22, 1987

42 USC 1382a note

expended for purposes of a last illness and burial) gifts (cash or otherwise) and inheritances; and". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall become effective April 1, 1988.

42 USC 602 note.

SEC. 9121. DEMONSTRATION OF FAMILY INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon application of the State of Washington and approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the State of Washington (in this section referred to as the "State") may conduct a demonstration project in accordance with this section for the purpose of testing whether the operation of its Family Independence Program enacted in May 1987 (in this section referred to as the "Program"), as an alternative to the AFDC program under title IV of the Social Security Act, would more effectively break the cycle of poverty and provide families with opportunities for economic independence and strengthened family functioning. (b) NATURE OF PROJECT.—Under the demonstration project conducted under this section— (1) every individual eligible for aid under the State plan approved under section 402(a) of the Social Security Act shall be eligible to enroll in the Program, which shall operate simultaneously with the AFDC program so long as there are individuals who qualify for the latter; (2) cash assistance shall be furnished in a timely manner to all eligible individuals under the Program (and the State may not make expenditures for services under the Program until it has paid all necessary cash assistance), with no family receiving less in cash benefits than it would have received under the AFDC program; (3) individuals may be required to register, undergo assessment, and participate in work, education, or training under the Program, except that— (A) work or training may not be required in the case of— (i) a single parent of a child under six months of age, ,^ or more than one parent of such a child in a two-parent "' " ' family, (ii) a single parent with a child of any age who has received assistance for less than six months, (iii) a single parent with a child under three years of ^': age who has received assistance for less than three years, (iv) an individual under 16 years of age or over 64 ' *' years of age, (v) an individual who is incapacitated, temporarily ..' '•"' ill, or needed at home to care for an impaired person, or (vi) an individual who has not yet been individually « ~ Y 'A' notified in writing of such requirement or of the expira,. tion of his or her exempt status under this subpara^, graph; (B) participation in work or training shall in any case be voluntary during the first two years of the Program, and may thereafter be made mandatory only in counties where more than 50 percent of the enrollees can be placed in employment within three months after they are job ready; (C) in no case shall the work and training aspect of the Program be mandated in any county where the unemployment level is at least twice the State average; and

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