,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aibi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,ms4  
,del,bene introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
carry out pilot projects to reduce      
dependency and increase work effort in  
the supplemental nutrition assistance   
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,enhancing          
,employment and ,training ,through      
,education ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,pilot   
projects to reduce dependency and       
increase work effort in the supplemental
 nutrition assistance program ,section  
#ag of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7l7  
,pilot projects ,to reduce dependency   
and increase work effort in the         
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall carry out1 under such  

terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
considers to be appropriate1 pilot      
projects to identify best practices for 
employment and training programs under  
this ,act to raise the number of work   
registrants who obtain unsubsidized     
employment1 increase their earned       
income1 and reduce their reliance on    
public assistance1 including but not    
limited to the supplemental nutrition   
assistance program4  7#b7 ,selection    
criteria ,pilot projects shall be       
selected based on criteria the          
,secretary establishes1 that shall      
include--  7,a7 enhancing existing      
employment and training programs in the 
,state2  7,b7 agreeing to participate in
 the evaluation described in paragraph  
7#c71 including making available data on
 participants' employment activities and
 post-participation employment1         
earnings1 and public benefit receipt2   
7,c7 collaborating with the ,state      
workforce board and other job training  
programs in the ,state and local area2  

7,d7 the extent to which the pilot      
project's components can be easily      
replicated by other ,states or political
 subdivisions2 and  7,e7 such additional
 criteria that ensure that the pilot    
projects--  7i7 target a variety of     
populations of work registrants1        
including childless adults1 parents1 and
 individuals with low skills or limited 
work experience2  7ii7 are selected from
 a range of existing employment and     
training programs including programs    
that provide--  7,i7 section #bj        
workfare2  7,,ii7 skills development for
 work registrants with limited          
employment history2  7,,iii7            
post-employment support services        
necessary for maintaining employment2   
and  7,,iv7 education leading to a      
recognized postsecondary credential1    
registered apprenticeship1 or secondary 
school diploma or its equivalent2  7iii7
 are located in a range of geographic   
areas1 including rural1 urban1 and      
,indian reservations2 and  7iv7 include 

participants who are exempt and not     
exempt under section 7#f77;d77#b74  7#c7
 ,evaluation ,the ,secretary shall      
provide for an independent evaluation of
 projects selected under this subsection
 to measure the impact of the pilot     
projects on the ability of each pilot   
project target population to find and   
retain employment that leads to         
increased household income and reduced  
dependency1 compared to what would have 
occurred in the absence of the pilot    
project4  7#d7 ,report to congress ,by  
,september #cj1 #bjag1 the ,secretary   
shall submit1 to the ,committee on      
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate1 a report that includes a
 description of--  7,a7 the results of  
each pilot project1 including an        
evaluation of the impact of the project 
on the employment1 income1 and public   
benefit receipt of the targeted         
population of work registrants2  7,b7   

the ,federal1 ,state1 and other costs of
 each pilot project2  7,c7 the planned  
dissemination of the reports' findings  
with ,state agencies2 and  7,d7 the     
steps and funding necessary to          
incorporate components of pilot projects
 that demonstrate increased employment  
and earnings into ,state employment and 
training programs4  7#e7 ,funding ,from 
amounts made available under section    
#ah7;a77#a71 the ,secretary shall make  
#aj1jjj1jjj available for each of the   
fiscal years #bjad1 #bjae1 and #bjaf to 
carry out this subsection4 ,such amounts
 shall remain available until expended4 
7#f7 ,use of funds  7,a7 ,funds provided
 under this subsection for pilot        
projects shall be used only for--  7i7  
pilot projects that comply with the     
provisions of this ,act2  7ii7 the costs
 and administration of the pilot        
projects2  7iii7 the costs incurred in  
providing information and data to the   
independent evaluation under paragraph  
7#c72 and  7iv7 the costs of the        

evaluation under paragraph 7#c74  7,b7  
,funds made available under this        
subsection may not be used to supplant  
non-,federal funds used for existing    
employment and training activities4  4