Targeting funds to core purposes

(a) Requirement that States reserve 25 percent of grant for spending on core activities Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (13) Requirement that States reserve 25 percent of grant for spending on core activities A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a)(1) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on work supports, education and training, apprenticeships, non-recurring short-term benefits, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and case management necessary to assist an individual in developing an individual opportunity plan under section 408(b).. (b) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified State expenditures be for core activities Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: (14) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified State expenditures be for core activities Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(ii)) of a State during the fiscal year shall be for work supports, education and training, apprenticeships, non-recurring short-term benefits, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and case management necessary to assist an individual in developing an individual opportunity plan under section 408(b)..