,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dech  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjba,mr4  
,smi? ( ,miss\ri 7= himself & ,mrs4     
,walorski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title       
,,iv-,a ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,b5efits to ,employm5t 
,act4  #b4 ,expect+ univ]sal engagem5t &
 case managem5t ,section #djh7;b7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjh7;b77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3    
7b7 ,individual opportunity plans  7#a7 
,assessm5t ,! ,/ate ag5cy responsible = 
adm9i/]+ ! ,/ate program fund$ "u ?is "p
 %all make an initial assessm5t ( !     
foll[+ = ea* recipi5t ( assi/ance :o is 
requir$ to be engag$ 9 "w pursuant to   
section #djg7;c73 7,a7 ,! education     
obta9$1 skills1 prior "w exp]i5ce1 "w   
read9ess1 & b>ri]s to "w ( ! individual4
  7,b7 ,! well-be+ ( ! *ildr5 9 ! family
 ( ! individual &1 :]e appropriate1     

activities or s]vices 7su* z s]vices    
(f]$ by a program fund$ "u section #eaa7
 to improve ! well-be+ ( ! *ildr54  7#b7
 ,cont5ts ( plans ,on ! basis ( !       
assessm5t requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is
 subsection1 ! ,/ate ag5cy1 9           
consultation ) ! individual1 %all       
develop an individual opportunity plan  
t-- 7,a7 includes a p]sonal             
responsibility agreem5t 9 :i* !         
individual ackn[l$ges receipt (         
publicly-fund$ b5efits & responsibility 
to comply ) program requirem5ts 9 ord]  
to receive ! b5efits2  7,b7 sets =? !   
obligations ( ! individual to p>ticipate
 9 "w activities1 & ! numb] ( h\rs p]   
mon? = :i* ! individual w s p>ticipate  
pursuant to section #djg7;c72  7,c7 sets
 =? an employm5t goal & plann$ %ort-1   
int]m$iate-1 & long-t]m actions to      
a*ieve ! goal1 &1 9 ! case ( an         
individual :o has n atta9$ #bd ye>s (   
age & is 9 second>y s*ool or !          
equival5t1 ! int]m$iate action may be   
completion ( second>y s*ool or !        

equival5t2  7,d7 describes ! job c\nsel+
 & o!r s]vices ! ,/ate w provide to !   
individual to enable ! individual to    
obta9 & keep employm5t 9 ! private      
sector2  7,e7 may include ref]ral to    
appropriate sub/ance abuse or m5tal     
heal? treatm5t2 &  7,f7 is sign$ by !   
individual4  7#c7 ,tim+ ,! ,/ate ag5cy  
%all comply ) p>agraph 7#a7 & 7#b7 )    
respect to a "w-eligible individual--   
7,a7 )9 #ahj days aft] ! effective date 
( ?is subsection1 9 ! case ( an         
individual :o1 z ( su* effective date1  
is a recipi5t ( assi/ance "u ! ,/ate    
program fund$ "u ?is "p 7z 9 effect     
imm$iately be=e su* effective date72 or 
7,b7 )9 #fj days aft] ! individual is   
det]m9$ to be eligible = ! assi/ance1 9 
! case ( any o!r individual4  7#d7      
,p5alty = noncompliance by individual ,9
 addition to any o!r p5alties requir$ "u
 ! ,/ate program fund$ "u ?is "p1 !     
,/ate may r$uce1 by su* am\nt z ! ,/ate 
consid]s appropriate1 ! am\nt (         
assi/ance o!rwise payable "u ! ,/ate    

program to a family t includes an       
individual :o fails )\t good cause to   
comply ) an individual opportunity plan 
develop$ pursuant to ?is subsection1 t  
is sign$ by ! individual4  7#e7 ,p]iodic
 review ,! ,/ate %all meet ) ea*        
"w-eligible individual assess$ by !     
,/ate "u p>agraph 7#a71 n less frequ5tly
 ?an e #ij days1 to-- 7,a7 review !     
individual opportunity plan develop$ = !
 individual2  7,b7 discuss ) !          
individual ! progress made by !         
individual 9 a*iev+ ! goals specifi$ 9 !
 plan2 &  7,c7 update ! plan1 z         
necess>y1 to reflect any *anges 9 !     
circum/ances ( ! individual s9ce ! plan 
0 la/ review$4  7#f7 ,/ate discretion ,a
 ,/ate %all h sole discretion1 consi/5t 
) section #djg1 to def9e & design       
activities = families = purposes ( ?is  
subsection1 to develop me?ods = monitor+
 & review+ progress pursuant to ?is     
subsection1 & to make modifications to !
 plans develop$ pursuant to ?is         
subsection z ! ,/ate deems appropriate  

to assi/ families 9 increas+ _! degree (
 self-suffici5cy4  4  #c4 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is ,act %all   
take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjbb4