Welfare Reform Consolidation Act of 1995

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Child Care Block Grants Title II: Family and School-Based Nutrition Block Grants Subtitle A: General Provisions Subtitle B: Family Nutrition Block Grant Program Subtitle C: School-Based Nutrition Block Grant Program Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions Title III: Restricting Alien Eligibility for Certain Education, Training, and Other Programs Title IV: Other Repealers and Conforming Amendments Title V: General Effective Date; Preservation of Actions, Obligations, and Rights Welfare Reform Consolidation Act of 1995 - Title I: Child Care Block Grants - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to add the following as goals for such Act: (1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of children and parents within such State; (2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits their family's needs; (3) to encourage States to provide consumer education information to help parents make informed choices about child care; (4) to assist States to provide child care to parents trying to achieve independence from public assistance; and (5) to assist States in implementing the health, safety, licensing, and registration standards established in State regulations. (Sec. 101) Reauthorizes and extends such Act through 2000. Makes various specified technical and other changes to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 with regard to lead State agency designation, State application and plan, and limitations on State allotments. Repeals earmarked required expenditures. Requires each State to report a plan for annual evaluations of the extent to which the State has achieved each goal established by this Act. Authorizes a State to transfer funds to carry out other State programs operated under specified provisions of Federal law, including State Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) and Child-Welfare Services programs. (Sec. 102) Repeals certain child care assistance authorized by specified Acts other than the Social Security Act, including Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers under the Native Hawaiian Education Act. (Sec. 103) Repeals AFDC's transitional and at-risk child care programs. Title II: Family and School-Based Nutrition Block Grants - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Sets forth the definitions of various terms used in this title. Subtitle B: Family Nutritional Block Grant Program - Replaces the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 with a State family nutrition block grant program with goals that include the following: (1) to provide nutritional risk assessment, food assistance based on such risk assessment, and nutrition education and counseling to economically disadvantaged pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding women, infants, and young children at nutritional risk; and (2) to provide food assistance, including nutritious meal supplements, to such women in order to reduce incidences of low-birthweight babies and babies born with birth defects as a result of nutritional deficiencies. (Sec. 222) Sets forth the formula for allotting appropriations among the States. Specifies the use of grant amounts, and establishes penalties for misuse of funds. Sets out State reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: School-Based Nutrition Block Grant Program - Replaces the National School Lunch Act with a school-based nutrition block grant program to provide assistance to schools to establish and carry out nutritious food service programs that provide affordable meals and supplements to students. Sets forth similar grant allotment, application, use, reporting, and penalty provisions. (Sec. 257) Provides that if, by reason of any other provision of law, a State is prohibited from providing assistance received from a grant under this subtitle for children enrolled in a private elementary or secondary school, the Secretary shall arrange for the provision of such assistance to such children through arrangements which shall be subject to the requirements of this subtitle. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions - Repeals the following Acts: (1) the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; (2) the National School Lunch Act; (3) the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987; and (4) the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989. Title III: Restricting Alien Eligibility For Certain Education, Training, And Other Programs - Makes illegal aliens ineligible for specified higher education, job training, aged, child care, and other Federal programs. Limits the eligibility for such programs of a lawful alien to one who: (1) has fulfilled the residency requirements, and has an application pending, for naturalization under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (2) is a veteran with an honorable discharge, or is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or is the spouse or unmarried dependent child of one or the other. T: e IV: Other Repealers and Conforming Amendments - Repeals: (1) the JOBS program under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act; (2) the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 with conforming amendments to the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; (3) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act with conforming amendments to the Victims of Crime Act of 1984; (4) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978; and (5) the Missing Children's Assistance Act. (Sec. 402) Makes technical amendments to the Temporary Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986, removing references to crisis nurseries, among other changes. Repeals family support center provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and certain investigatory and prosecutory provisions of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990. Title V: General Effective Date; Preservation of Actions, Obligations, And Rights - Specifies the effective date of this Act and the application of its amendments and repeals.

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  Reported in House · EN · 10 March 1995

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