The signed by President Bill Clinton in August 1996 ended AFDC’s 60-year history and resulted in major changes in the structure of the program and its diminished role as a resource for the poor.

a. PRWORA
b. TANF
c. Omnibus Reconciliation Act
d. Family Support Act


Ans: a

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