REVISED LANGUAGE
OF SECTION 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
PURSUANT TO THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

(ii)  REQUIRED BENEFICIARIES.--An entity that operates a project with funds provided under this paragraph shall expend at least 70 percent of all funds provided to the project for the benefit of recipients of assistance under the program funded under this part of the State in which the entity is located, or for the benefit of noncustodial parents, who meet the requirements of each of the following subclauses:

(I)  At least 2 of the following apply to the recipient or the noncustodial parent:

(aa)  The individual has not completed secondary school or obtained a certificate of general equivalency, and has low skills in reading or mathematics.

(bb)  The individual requires substance abuse treatment for employment.

(cc)  The individual has a poor work history.

(II)  The recipient or the minor children of the noncustodial parent--

(aa)  has received assistance under the State program funded under this part (whether in effect before or after the amendments made by section 103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 first apply to the State) for at least 30 months (whether or not consecutive); or

(bb)  within 12 months, will become ineligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part by reason of a durational limit on such assistance, without regard to any exemption provided pursuant to section 408(a)(7)(C) that may apply to the individual.