text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Job Access and Work Incentives 
  Act''.
  
      TITLE I--PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS THAT HIRE WELFARE RECIPIENTS
  
  SEC. 101. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS THAT HIRE WELFARE RECIPIENTS.
  
      (a) Preference.--In awarding a contract covered by this section, 
  the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government shall give 
  preference to an entity that agrees to hire welfare recipients for jobs 
  created to carry out the contract.
      (b) Evaluation.--To carry out subsection (a), the head of a 
  department or agency shall develop a system under which, in the 
  evaluation of an offer from an entity for a contract, the preference 
  given to the entity will be greater as the number of welfare recipients 
  that the offeror agrees to hire increases.
      (c) Exceptions.--The requirement of subsection (a) shall not apply 
  in the evaluation of offers for a contract if--
              (1) the Secretary of Defense determines that the subsection 
          should not apply for national security reasons; or
              (2) the head of the department or agency determines that no 
          entry-level jobs are expected to be created to carry out the 
          contract.
      (d) Covered Contracts.--This section applies to any contract in an 
  amount in excess of $500,000 entered into after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act by a department or agency of the Federal 
  Government using competitive procedures.
      (e) Welfare Recipient.--The term ``welfare recipient'' means a 
  recipient of assistance under a State program funded under part A of 
  title IV of the Social Security Act.
  
              TITLE II--JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
  
  SEC. 201. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS.
  
      Section 3037(l)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
  Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 391) is amended--
              (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (ii) through 
          (v) and inserting the following:
                              ``(ii) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                              ``(iii) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                              ``(iv) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                              ``(v) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 
                          and
                              ``(vi) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
                          2004.'';
              (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``this section'' and 
          all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
          ``this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''; and
              (3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``this section'' and 
          all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
          ``this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
  
    TITLE III--GUARANTEES OF LOANS MADE BY STATES TO CURRENT OR RECENT 
                             WELFARE RECIPIENTS
  
  SEC. 301. GUARANTEES OF LOANS MADE BY STATES TO CURRENT OR RECENT 
                WELFARE RECIPIENTS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
  provide loan guarantees to States in accordance with this section.
      (b) Limitation on Annual Amount of Loan Guarantees.--The total 
  dollar amount of loan guarantees that may be provided under this 
  section in a fiscal year shall not exceed $50,000,000.
      (c) Limitation on Annual Amount of Loan Guarantees per State.--The 
  total dollar amount of loan guarantees that may be provided to a State 
  under this section in a fiscal year is the amount that bears the same 
  ratio to $50,000,000 as the total dollar amount payable to the State 
  under section 403(a)(1) of the Social Security Act for the fiscal year 
  (determined without regard to any penalty imposed under section 409 of 
  such Act) bears to the total dollar amount payable to all States under 
  such section 403(a)(1) for the fiscal year (as so determined).
      (d) Loans That May Be Guaranteed.--The Secretary of Health and 
  Human Services may provide a loan guarantee under this section with 
  respect to a loan if--
              (1) the loan is made by a State;
              (2) the borrower is a recipient of assistance under a State 
          program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
          Act;
              (3) the principal amount of the loan is not less than $20 
          and not more than $5,000; and
              (4) the loan bears interest at an annual rate that does not 
          exceed the rate at which interest is payable annually on bonds 
          most recently issued by the smallest political subdivision of 
          the State in which the borrower resides that has borrowing 
          authority.
      (e) Definition of State.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
  the meaning given such term in section 419(5) of the Social Security 
  Act.
      (f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
  prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
  section.
  
            TITLE IV--SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
  
  SEC. 401. APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
                AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
  
      For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health Service Act 
  with respect to substance abuse and mental health services, there is 
  appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
  appropriated, $2,730,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
  
                     TITLE V--RESTORATION OF DEDUCTIONS
  
  SEC. 501. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 
                AND FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SPOUSES AND OTHERS 
                ACCOMPANYING THE TAXPAYER ON BUSINESS.
  
      (a) Restoration of Deduction for Business Meals and 
  Entertainment.--
              (1) In general.--Subsection (n) of section 274 of the 
          Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to only 50 percent of 
          meal and entertainment expenses allowed as deduction) is hereby 
          repealed.
              (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
          shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.
      (b) Repeal of Special Limitation on Deduction for Travel Expenses 
  of Spouses, Etc.--
              (1) In general.--Subsection (m) of section 274 of such Code 
          is amended by striking paragraph (3).
              (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
          shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 
          1999.
target: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
       Title I:  Preference for Contractors That Hire Welfare 
            Recipients 
       Title II:  Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants 
       Title III:  Guarantees of Loans Made by States to Current or 
            Recent Welfare Recipients 
       Title IV:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
       Title V:  Restoration of Deductions 
  Job Access and Work Incentives Act - 
  Title I:  Preference for Contractors that Hire Welfare Recipients
   - Requires the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government, in awarding a covered contract (contracts over $500,000), to give preference (subject to exceptions) to an entity that agrees to hire welfare recipients (a recipient of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act) for jobs created to carry out the contract. 
  Title II:  Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants
   - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to extend and increase the job access and reverse commute grants program. 
  Title III:  Guarantees of Loans Made by States to Current or Recent Welfare Recipients
   - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide a loan guarantee to a State with respect to a loan if:  (1) the loan is made by a State; (2) the borrower is a recipient of assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; (3) the principal amount of the loan is not less than $20 and not more than $5,000; and (4) the loan bears interest at an annual rate that does not exceed the rate at which interest is payable annually on bonds most recently issued by the smallest political subdivision of the State in which the borrower resides that has borrowing authority. 
  Title IV:  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
   - Appropriates funds, as specified under the Public Health Service Act, for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 
  Title V: Restoration of Deductions
   - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the current limitations on the deductions for:  (1) meals and entertainment expenses; and (2) luxury water transportation, travel as a form of education, and travel expenses for spouses and dependents.
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