Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the exclusion limit on the net worth of a microenterprise for purposes of AFDC eligibility; (2) require that caseworkers advise AFDC recipients of the option to begin a microenterprise; (3) add definitions of "microenterprise" and "net profits" to the list of definitions under such part; (4) include microenterprise training and activities in the JOBS program; and (5) mandate adjustment of performance standards for microenterprises to take into account the time required for their establishment.
Requires a Health and Human Services study to identify administrative barriers to development of microenterprises among interested AFDC recipients.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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