A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of pilot and demonstration projects to test whether the development of programs for the provision of education or vocational training and adequate support services for caretaker parents with pre-school children under the AFDC program will assist them in leaving the AFDC rolls quickly and in securing gainful long-term employment at earnings levels sufficient to maintain their families without subsidies.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to invite each State having an approved plan under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to submit an application to establish and conduct a demonstration project for the purpose of testing whether the provision of mandatory education or vocational training (or both) for the caretaker parents of dependent children under six years of age in families receiving AFDC would enable such families to leave the AFDC rolls quickly and assist such parents in securing long-term gainful employment at earnings levels sufficient to maintain their families without public assistance. Requires any State desiring to establish and conduct such a demonstration project to submit an application to the Secretary within six-months after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to approve ten of the proposed projects. Requires six of the approved projects to be located in urban areas and four to be located in predominantly rural areas. Prohibits the approval of a project unless: (1) it is of sufficient size and scope to demon…