dependent children of unemployed fathers

dependent children of unemployed fathers Sec. 203. (a) Section 407 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: “dependent children on unemployed fathers “Sec. 407. (a) The term ‘dependent child’ shall, notwithstanding section 406(a), include a needy child who meets the requirements of section 406(a)(2), who has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the unemployment (as determined in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary) of his father, and who is living with any of the relatives specified in section 406(a)(1) in a place of residence, maintained by one or more of such relatives as his (or their) own home. “(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be applicable to a State if the State’s plan approved under section 402— “(1) requires the payment of aid to families with dependent children with respect to a dependent child as defined in subsection (a) when— “(A) such child’s father has not been employed (as determined in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary) for at least 30 days prior to the receipt of such aid, “(B) such father has not without good cause, within such period (of not less than 30 days) as may be prescribed by the Secretary, refused a bona fide offer of employment or training for employment, and “(C) (i) such father has 6 or more quarters of work (as defined in subsection (d)(1)) in any 13-calendar-quarter period ending within one year prior to the application for such aid or (ii) he received unemployment compensation under an unemployment compensation law of a State or of the United States, or he was qualified (within the meaning of subsection (d)(3)) for unemployment compensation under the unemployment compensation law of the State, within one year prior to the application for such aid; and “(2) provides— “(A) for such assurances as will satisfy the Secretary that fathers of dependent children as defined in subsection (a) will be referred to the Secretary of Labor as provided in sec-81 Stat. 883tion 402(a)(19) within thirty days after receipt of aid with respect to such children; “(B) for entering into cooperative arrangements with the State agency responsible for administering or supervising the administration of vocational education in the State, designed to assure maximum utilization of available public vocational education services and facilities in the State in order to encourage the retraining of individuals capable of being retrained; and “(C) for the denial of aid to families with dependent children to any child or relative specified in subsection (a) if, and for as long as, such child’s father— “(i) is not currently registered with the public employment offices in the State, or “(ii) receives unemployment compensation under an unemployment compensation law of a State or of the United States. “(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, expenditures pursuant to this section shall be excluded from aid to families with dependent children (A) where such expenditures are made under the plan with respect to any dependent child as defined in subsection (a), (i) for any part of the 30-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1), or (ii) for any period prior to the time when the father satisfies subparagraph (B) of such subsection, and (B) if, and for as long as, no action is taken (after the 30-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2)), under the program therein specified, to refer such father to the Secretary of Labor pursuant to section 402(a)(19). “(d) For purposes of this section— “(1) the term “quarter of work’ with respect to any individual means a calendar quarter in which such individual received earned income of not less than $50 (or which is a ‘quarter of coverage’ as defined in section 213(a)(2)), or in which such individual participated in a community work and training program under section 409 or any other work and training program subject to the limitations in section 409, or the work incentive program established under part C; “(2) the term ‘calendar quarter’ means a period of 3 consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31; and “(3) an individual shall be deemed qualified for unemployment compensation under the State’s unemployment compensation law if— “(A) he would have been eligible to receive such unemployment compensation upon filing application, or “(B) he performed work not covered under such law and such work, if it had been covered, would (together with any covered work he performed) have made him eligible to receive such unemployment compensation upon filing application.” (b) In the case of an application for aid to families with dependent children under a State plan approved under section 402 of such Act with respect to a dependent child as defined in section 407(a) of such Act (as amended by this section) within 6 months after the effective date of the modification of such State plan which provides for payments in accordance with section 407 of such Act as so amended, the father of such child shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subparagraph (C) of section 407(b)(1) of such Act (as so amended) if at any time after April 1961 and prior to the date of application such 81 Stat. 884father met the requirements of such subparagraph (C). For purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual receiving aid to families with dependent children (under section 407 of the Social Security Act as in effect before the enactment of this Act) for the last month ending before the effective date of the modification referred to in such sentence shall be deemed to have filed application for such aid under such section 407 (as amended by this section) on the day after such effective date. (c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective January 1, 1968; except that no State which had in operation a program of aid with respect to children of unemployed parents under section 407 of the Social Security Act (as in effect prior to such amendment) in the calendar quarter commencing October 1, 1967, shall be required to include any additional child or family under its State plan approved under section 402 of such Act, by reason of the enactment of such amendment, prior to July 1, 1969.