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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5039

To require unmarried minors who are parents or pregnant to live under

adult supervision as a condition of receiving certain welfare benefits,

to provide incentives for the establishment by the private sector of homes

for such minors, and to provide for rehabilitation grants for housing

and services facilities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 13, 1994

Mr. GREENWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to

the Committees on Ways and Means, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture

A BILL

To require unmarried minors who are parents or pregnant

to live under adult supervision as a condition of receiving

certain welfare benefits, to provide incentives for the

establishment by the private sector of homes for such

minors, and to provide for rehabilitation grants for housing and services facilities.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Children’s Homes for

5 A Nurturing and Caring Environment Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds the following:

3 (1) Children need the supervision, guidance,

4 and support of adults. Unmarried minors who are

5 parents or pregnant need more—not less—support

6 from responsible adults.

7 (2) When the parents of these minors are un8 able to provide for their care, it is the responsibility

9 of society to assure that they are placed in the care

10 of other responsible adults.

11 (3) A welfare system that provides direct cash

12 and food stamp benefits to minors who are mothers

13 or pregnant but does not ensure that these young

14 mothers are in the care of responsible adults places

15 the young mothers and their children at risk.

16 (4) Pregnant minors and minors with children

17 who lack the care of a responsible parent should be

18 placed in the care of other responsible adults. Suffi19 cient financial resources should be provided to these

20 responsible adults to meet the needs of the children

21 placed in their care.

22 (5) Minors who give birth make up nearly half

23 of the AFDC caseload. From 1976 to 1992, the

24 number of minors receiving Aid to Families with De25 pendent Children (AFDC) grew from 35,000 to

26 150,000. The number of minors receiving AFDC
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1 who gave birth increased during this period from

2 743,000 to 1,200,000. Since most States do not sep3 arately identify minor parents whose benefits are in4 corporated into their own mothers’ grants, the real

5 number of minor parents on AFDC may be twice

6 this high.

7 (6) These minor parents are the least likely to

8 become self-reliant. Less than half of the minors

9 who give birth have high school diplomas, as com10 pared to two-thirds of minors who did not give birth.

11 These minors are twice as likely to have 4 or more

12 children as those who do not give birth. In 1992,

13 two-thirds of minors who gave birth never married.

14 Child support is much more difficult to collect for

15 the children of minors who have never married.

16 (7) The Center for Population Options has esti17 mated that in 1990 the Federal Government spent

18 $25,000,000,000 in AFDC, Medicaid, and food

19 stamps to support families begun by teenagers.

20 (8) The children of these single, teenage, low21 income, undereducated parents are among the most

22 at risk in our society for poor nurturing, neglect,

23 abuse, and chronic dependency.

24 (9) It is in the critical interests of these chil25 dren, their parents, and society that appropriate
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1 public and private resources be marshalled to pro2 vide them with a safe, secure, stable, nurturing envi3 ronment where children can be protected and the

4 parents trained in parenting, homemaking, and job

5 skills, and where they can be encouraged to become

6 able parents who are economically self-reliant.

7 (10) A program that simply provides cash, food

8 stamps, and Medicaid cards to minor parents in in9 dividual, self-chosen settings fails to meet these criti10 cal goals.

11 (11) At the turn of the last century, single,

12 minor women who were parents or pregnant were

13 unable to provide financial and other necessary re14 sources for their children were cared for in private

15 charitable institutions known as homes for unwed

16 mothers. With the advent of the modern client-based

17 social welfare system, these homes have nearly dis18 appeared. As we move into the next century, it is

19 time to recreate the modern day equivalent of these

20 nurturing and constructive environments.
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1 TITLE I—CONDITIONS FOR RE2 CEIVING CERTAIN WELFARE

3 BENEFITS

4 SEC. 101. REQUIREMENT THAT UNMARRIED MINORS WHO

5 ARE PARENTS OR PREGNANT LIVE UNDER

6 ADULT SUPERVISION AS A CONDITION OF RE7 CEIVING CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFITS.

8 (a) AFDC.—Section 402(a)(43) of the Social Secu9 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(43)) is amended to read as

10 follows:

11 ‘‘(43) provide that—

12 ‘‘(A) an individual who has not attained 18

13 years of age, is a parent of a dependent child

14 or pregnant, and is not married shall not be eli15 gible to receive aid under the State plan if—

16 ‘‘(i) there is available to the individual

17 (and the dependent children (if any) of the

18 individual)—

19 ‘‘(I) a place of residence main20 tained by a parent, legal guardian, or

21 other adult relative of the individual

22 as the home of the parent, guardian,

23 or adult relative;

24 ‘‘(II) a foster home;
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1 ‘‘(III) a Home for Single De2 pendent Minor Parents (as defined in

3 section 102 of the Children’s Homes

4 for A Nurturing and Caring Environ5 ment Act of 1994); or

6 ‘‘(IV) another adult-supervised

7 supportive living arrangement; and

8 ‘‘(ii) the individual (and the depend9 ent children (if any) of the individual) do

10 not reside in such a place of residence,

11 home, or living arrangement; and

12 ‘‘(B) such aid (where possible) shall be

13 provided to the parent, legal guardian, or other

14 adult relative on behalf of the individual (and

15 the dependent children (if any) of the individ16 ual).’’.

17 (b) SSI.—Section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act

18 (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is amended by adding at the end

19 the following:

20 ‘‘(5) An individual who has not attained 18 years of

21 age, is a parent or pregnant, and is not married shall not

22 be an eligible individual for purposes of this title if—

23 ‘‘(A) there is available to the individual (and

24 the dependent children (if any) of the individual)—
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1 ‘‘(i) a place of residence maintained by a

2 parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of

3 the individual as the home of the parent, guard4 ian, or adult relative;

5 ‘‘(ii) a foster home;

6 ‘‘(iii) a Home for Single Dependent Minor

7 Parents (as defined in section 102 of the Chil8 dren’s Homes for A Nurturing and Caring En9 vironment Act of 1994); or

10 ‘‘(iv) another adult-supervised supportive

11 living arrangement; and

12 ‘‘(B) the individual (and the dependent children

13 (if any) of the individual) do not reside in such a

14 place of residence, home, or living arrangement.’’.

15 (c) HOUSING SUBSIDIES.—Subtitle C of title VI of

16 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

17 (42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the

18 end the following new section:

19 ‘‘SEC. 645. REQUIREMENT THAT UNMARRIED MINORS WHO

20 ARE PARENTS OR PREGNANT LIVE UNDER

21 ADULT SUPERVISION AS A CONDITION OF RE22 CEIVING FEDERAL RENTAL HOUSING ASSIST23 ANCE.

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A minor who is a parent or preg25 nant, is eligible for aid to families with dependent children
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1 under a State plan approved under part A of title IV of

2 the Social Security Act, and is not married shall not be

3 eligible for Federal rental housing assistance if—

4 ‘‘(1) there is available to the individual (and the

5 dependent children (if any) of the individual)—

6 ‘‘(A) a place of residence maintained by a

7 parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of

8 the individual as the home of the parent, guard9 ian, or adult relative;

10 ‘‘(B) a foster home;

11 ‘‘(C) a Home for Single Dependent Minor

12 Parents (as defined in section 102 of the Chil13 dren’s Homes for A Nurturing and Caring En14 vironment Act of 1994); or

15 ‘‘(D) another adult-supervised supportive

16 living arrangement; and

17 ‘‘(2) the individual (and the dependent children

18 (if any) of the individual) do not reside in such a

19 place of residence, home, or living arrangement.

20 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF EVICTIONS.—Any individual

21 who is receiving Federal rental housing assistance for a

22 dwelling unit that the individual lawfully occupies imme23 diately before the date of the enactment of the Children’s

24 Homes for A Nurturing and Caring Environment Act of
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1 1994 may not be evicted or otherwise required to vacate

2 such unit because of the provisions of subsection (a).

3 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—

4 ‘‘(1) the term ‘Federal rental housing assist5 ance’ means, with respect to any individual—

6 ‘‘(A) occupancy by the individual in any

7 rental dwelling unit for which financial assist8 ance is provided in any form by the Department

9 of Housing and Urban Development or the De10 partment of Agriculture; or

11 ‘‘(B) financial assistance provided on be12 half of the individual by the Department of

13 Housing and Urban Development or the De14 partment of Agriculture for the rental of a

15 dwelling unit; and

16 ‘‘(2) the term ‘minor’ means an individual who

17 has not attained the age of 18.’’.

18 (d) WIC.—Section 17(d) of the Child Nutrition Act

19 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Participation

21 in the program’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to para22 graph (4), participation in the program’’;

23 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para24 graph (5); and
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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow2 ing new paragraph:

3 ‘‘(4)(A)(i) A minor who is not married shall not be

4 eligible to participate in the program under this section

5 if—

6 ‘‘(I) there is available to the minor (and the de7 pendent children (if any) of the minor) a place of

8 residence maintained by a parent, legal guardian, or

9 other adult relative of the minor as the home of the

10 parent, guardian, or adult relative, a foster home, a

11 Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents (as de12 fined in section 102 of the Children’s Homes for A

13 Nurturing and Caring Environment Act of 1994), or

14 another adult-supervised supportive living arrange15 ment; and

16 ‘‘(II) the minor (and the dependent children (if

17 any) of the minor) do not reside in such a place of

18 residence, home, or living arrangement.

19 ‘‘(ii) An infant or child of a minor who is not married

20 shall not be an eligible to participate in the program under

21 this section if—

22 ‘‘(I) there is available to the minor and such in23 fant or child, as the case may be, a place of resi24 dence maintained by a parent, legal guardian, or

25 other adult relative of the minor as the home of the
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1 parent, guardian, or adult relative, a foster home, a

2 Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents (as de3 fined in section 102 of the Children’s Homes for A

4 Nurturing and Caring Environment Act of 1994), or

5 another adult-supervised supportive living arrange6 ment; and

7 ‘‘(II) the minor and such infant or child, as the

8 case may be, do not reside in such a place of resi9 dence, home, or living arrangement.

10 ‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term

11 ‘minor’ means an individual who has not attained the age

12 of 18.’’.

13 SEC. 102. HOMES FOR SINGLE DEPENDENT MINOR

14 PARENTS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and

16 Human Services shall make matching grants in accord17 ance with this section to any Home for Single Dependent

18 Minor Parents in which a qualified minor is living.

19 (b) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of the grant to

20 be paid to a Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents

21 shall be the total cash value of the benefits for which the

22 qualified minors living in the Home are eligible under the

23 following programs:

24 (1) AFDC.—The program of aid to families

25 with dependent children under the State plan ap-
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1 proved under part A of title IV of the Social Secu2 rity Act.

3 (2) SSI.—The program of supplemental secu4 rity income benefits under title XVI of the Social

5 Security Act, including supplementary payments of

6 the type described in section 1616(a) of such Act

7 and payments pursuant to an agreement entered

8 into under section 212(a) of Public Law 93–66.

9 (3) RENTAL HOUSING SUBSIDY.—The program

10 for rental housing assistance under section 8 of the

11 United States Housing Act of 1937.

12 (4) WIC.—The special supplemental food pro13 gram under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of

14 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).

15 (c) DETERMINATION OF CASH VALUE OF WELFARE

16 BENEFITS.—

17 (1) AFDC AND SSI.—The Secretary of Health

18 and Human Services shall determine the cash value

19 of the benefits (if any) for which a qualified minor

20 is eligible under the programs specified in para21 graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).

22 (2) HOUSING SUBSIDIES.—The Secretary of

23 Housing and Urban Development shall determine

24 the cash value of the benefits (if any) for which a

25 qualified minor is eligible under the program speci-
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1 fied in paragraph (4) of subsection (b), notwith2 standing any preferences or waiting lists for assist3 ance under section 8 of the United States Housing

4 Act of 1937 and based upon the fair market rental

5 of a dwelling unit of the appropriate size for the

6 qualified minor (and the children (if any) of the

7 qualified minor) that is located in the same market

8 area as the Home for Single Dependent Minor Par9 ents in which the qualified minor resides.

10 (3) WIC.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall

11 determine the cash value of the benefits (if any) for

12 which a qualified minor is eligible under the pro13 gram specified in subsection (b)(2).

14 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may

15 not make a grant under this section to a Home for Single

16 Dependent Minor Parents unless the Home demonstrates

17 to the Secretary that the Home has received from non18 Federal sources an amount equal to 25 percent of the

19 grant amount.

20 (e) STATE MONITORING AND ANNUAL REPORTS RE21 QUIRED.—A Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents

22 that is in a State shall not be eligible for a grant under

23 this section unless the State has in effect laws and proce24 dures that require the State to monitor the operation of

25 the Home and submit to the Secretary of Health and
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1 Human Services annual reports on the operation of all

2 Homes for Single Dependent Minor Parents in the State.

3 (f) DEFINITIONS.—

4 (1) HOME FOR SINGLE DEPENDENT MINOR

5 PARENTS.—The term ‘‘Home for Single Dependent

6 Minor Parents’’ means a facility licensed by a State

7 to provide places of residence for qualified minors

8 but only for so long as such minors receive counsel9 ing and instruction in parenting, home economics,

10 and health (including necessary services as defined

11 in title XX of the Public Health Service Act), are di12 rected and trained toward a goal of employment and

13 financial independence, and conduct themselves in

14 accordance with such rules as the facility establishes

15 in accordance with State requirements related to the

16 licensing of the facility. To the extent practicable,

17 parenting classes and family counseling at such a fa18 cility should include the other parent or prospective

19 parent of any child of a qualified minor, and other

20 members of the family of such a minor.

21 (2) QUALIFIED MINOR.—The term ‘‘qualified

22 minor’’ means, with respect to a State, a minor who

23 is a parent or pregnant, is not married, and is eligi24 ble for aid to families with dependent children under
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1 the State plan approved under part A of title IV of

2 the Social Security Act.

3 (g) ELIGIBILITY OF HOME FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER

4 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS ACT.—Notwith5 standing section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National

6 Affordable Housing Act, a Home for Single Dependent

7 Minor Parents shall be considered housing that qualifies

8 as affordable housing for purposes of title II of such Act.

9 SEC. 103. BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN WELFARE PROGRAMS

10 FOR QUALIFIED MINORS LIVING IN HOMES

11 FOR SINGLE DEPENDENT MINOR PARENTS

12 TO BE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF CASH PAY13 MENTS TO SUCH HOMES.

14 (a) AFDC.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social

16 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para18 graph (44);

19 (B) by striking the period at the end of

20 paragraph (45) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

21 (C) by inserting after paragraph (45) the

22 following:

23 ‘‘(46) provide that aid under the State plan

24 shall be provided to a recipient of such aid who is

25 a minor, is a parent or pregnant, is not married,
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1 and is living in a Home for Single Dependent Minor

2 Parents (as defined in section 102(f)(1) of the Chil3 dren’s Homes for A Nurturing and Caring Environ4 ment Act of 1994) in the form of payments to the

5 Home as provided in section 102 of such Act.’’.

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

7 406(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 606(b)) is amended

8 by inserting ‘‘(including money payments made to a

9 Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents as re10 ferred to in section 402(a)(46))’’ after ‘‘money pay11 ments’’.

12 (b) SSI.—Section 1631(a)(2) of the Social Security

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the

14 end the following:

15 ‘‘(G) Payment of the benefits of a minor who is a

16 parent or pregnant, is not married, and is living in a

17 Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents (as defined in

18 section 102(f)(1) of the Children’s Homes for A Nurturing

19 and Caring Environment Act of 1994) shall be made to

20 the Home as provided in section 102 of such Act.’’.

21 (c) HOUSING SUBSIDIES.—Section 8 of the United

22 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended

23 by inserting after subsection (k) the following new sub24 section:
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1 ‘‘(l) ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED MINORS LIVING IN

2 HOMES FOR SINGLE DEPENDENT MINOR PARENTS TO

3 BE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF CASH PAYMENTS TO

4 SUCH HOMES.—Assistance payments provided under this

5 section on behalf of a minor who is a parent or pregnant,

6 is not married, and is residing in a Home for Single De7 pendent Minor Parents (as defined in section 102(f)(1)

8 of the Children’s Homes for A Nurturing and Caring En9 vironment Act of 1994) shall be made to the Home, as

10 provided in section 102 of such Act.’’.

11 (d) WIC.—Section 17(c) of the Child Nutrition Act

12 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(c)) is amended by adding at the

13 end the following new paragraph:

14 ‘‘(5) In carrying out the program under this section,

15 the Secretary shall ensure that payment of the benefits

16 of a minor who is a parent or pregnant, is not married,

17 and is living in a Home for Single Dependent Minor Par18 ents (as defined in section 102(f)(1) of the Children’s

19 Homes for A Nurturing and Caring Environment Act of

20 1994) shall be made to the Home as provided in section

21 102 of such Act.’’.
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1 SEC. 104. DENIAL OF CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFITS TO CER2 TAIN SUBSTANCE ABUSERS WHO ARE NOT

3 UNDERGOING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT

4 FOR THEIR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

5 (a) AFDC.—Section 402(a) of the Social Security

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by inserting after

7 paragraph (34) the following:

8 ‘‘(35) provide that—

9 ‘‘(A) an individual who is medically deter10 mined to be a drug addict or an alcoholic shall

11 not be eligible for aid under the State plan un12 less the individual—

13 ‘‘(i) is undergoing any available treat14 ment that may be appropriate for such

15 condition at an institution or facility ap16 proved for purposes of this paragraph by

17 the State; and

18 ‘‘(ii) demonstrates that the individual

19 is complying with the terms, conditions,

20 and requirements of the treatment and

21 with the requirements imposed under sub22 paragraph (B);

23 ‘‘(B) the State agency shall provide for the

24 monitoring and testing of each recipient of aid

25 under the State plan who, as a condition of

26 such aid is required to be undergoing treatment
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1 described in subparagraph (A)(i) in order to as2 sure compliance with the terms, conditions, and

3 requirements of the treatment and to determine

4 the extent to which the monitoring and testing

5 is contributing to the achievement of the pur6 pose of this paragraph; and

7 ‘‘(C) beginning 3 years after the date of

8 the enactment of this paragraph, the State

9 agency shall submit to the Secretary biennial

10 reports on the activities of the State agency

11 under this paragraph;’’.

12 (b) MEDICAID.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Secu13 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

15 (61);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (62) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (62) the fol19 lowing new paragraph:

20 ‘‘(63) provide that—

21 ‘‘(A) the State shall require each pregnant

22 woman who is under 19 years of age who is re23 ceiving medical assistance under the State plan

24 and is medically determined to be a drug addict

25 or an alcoholic to demonstrate compliance with
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1 the terms, conditions, and requirements of any

2 treatment the woman is receiving for such con3 dition and with the requirements imposed under

4 subparagraph (B);

5 ‘‘(B) the State agency shall provide for the

6 monitoring and testing of each individual de7 scribed in subparagraph (A) in order to assure

8 the individual’s compliance with the terms, con9 ditions, and requirements of the treatment and

10 to determine the extent to which the monitoring

11 and testing is contributing to the achievement

12 of the purpose of this paragraph; and

13 ‘‘(C) beginning 3 years after the date of

14 the enactment of this paragraph, the State

15 agency shall submit to the Secretary biennial

16 reports on the activities of the State agency

17 under this paragraph;’’.

18 (c) HOUSING SUBSIDIES.—Subtitle C of title VI of

19 the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

20 (42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq.), as amended by section 101(c)

21 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the

22 following new section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 646. DENIAL OF FEDERAL RENTAL HOUSING ASSIST2 ANCE TO CERTAIN SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

3 WHO ARE NOT UNDERGOING APPROPRIATE

4 TREATMENT FOR THEIR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is medically

6 determined to be a drug addict or an alcoholic shall not

7 be eligible for Federal rental housing assistance (as such

8 term is defined in section 645(c)) unless the individual—

9 ‘‘(1) is undergoing any available treatment that

10 may be appropriate for such condition at an institu11 tion or facility approved for purposes of section

12 402(a)(35) of the Social Security Act by the State

13 in which the individual resides; and

14 ‘‘(2) demonstrates that the individual is comply15 ing with the terms, conditions, and requirements of

16 the treatment.

17 ‘‘(b) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Beginning 3 years after

18 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary

19 of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of

20 Agriculture shall each submit to the Congress a biennial

21 report on the activities of such Secretary to carry out this

22 section, including any activities to monitor and test recipi23 ents of Federal rental housing assistance provided by such

24 Secretary to determine compliance with subsection (a).’’.
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1 SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Food Stamp Act

3 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended—

4 (1) in subsection (g)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and (9)’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘(9)’’; and

7 (B) by inserting before the period at the

8 end the following: ‘‘, and (10) in the case of

9 households composed of qualified minors, to10 gether with any of their children, that reside in

11 Homes for Single Dependent Minor Parents,

12 meals prepared for such households by a public

13 or nonprofit private entities that operate such

14 Homes’’;

15 (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the

16 following:

17 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,

18 qualified minors, together with any of their children, who

19 reside in a Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents

20 shall be considered individual households.’’;

21 (3) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ‘‘or group’’

22 and all that follows through ‘‘section’’, and inserting

23 ‘‘group living arrangement, or institution referred to

24 in paragraph (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), or (10) of

25 subsection (g)’’; and

26 (4) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(v) ‘Home for Single Dependent Minor Parents’

2 means a facility licensed by a State to provide places of

3 residence for qualified minors but only for so long as such

4 minors receive counseling and instruction in parenting,

5 home economics, and health (including necessary services

6 as defined in title XX of the Public Health Service Act),

7 are directed and trained toward a goal of employment and

8 financial independence, and conduct themselves in accord9 ance with such rules as the facility establishes in accord10 ance with State requirements related to the licensing of

11 the facility. To the extent practicable, parenting classes

12 and family counseling at such a facility should include the

13 other parent or prospective parent of any child of a quali14 fied minor, and other members of the family of such a

15 minor.

16 ‘‘(w) ‘Qualified minor’ means, with respect to a State,

17 an individual who is less than 18 years of age, is a parent

18 or pregnant, is not married, and is eligible for aid to fami19 lies with dependent children under the State plan ap20 proved under part A of title IV of the Social Security

21 Act.’’.

22 (b) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—Section 6 of the

23 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by

24 adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(i) No household that includes a qualified minor

2 shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program

3 unless such household—

4 ‘‘(1) includes a parent, other adult relative, or

5 legal guardian of such minor;

6 ‘‘(2) is the foster home of such minor;

7 ‘‘(3) is a Home for Single Dependent Minor

8 Parents; or

9 ‘‘(4) is an adult-supervised living arrange10 ment.’’.

11 (c) REDEMPTION OF COUPONS.—Section 10 of the

12 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2019) is amended

13 by—

14 (1) striking ‘‘or public’’ and inserting ‘‘public’’;

15 and

16 (2) inserting ‘‘or Homes for Single Dependent

17 Minor Parents’’ after ‘‘addresses’’.

18 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMEND19 MENTS.—

20 (1) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as

21 provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments

22 made by this section shall take effect on the 1st day

23 of the 1st month beginning more than 90 days after

24 the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 (2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The

2 amendments made by this section shall not apply

3 with respect to certification periods beginning before

4 the effective date of the amendments made by this

5 section.

6 TITLE II—REHABILITATION

7 GRANTS FOR HOUSING AND

8 SERVICES FACILITIES

9 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.

10 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

11 shall carry out a program to provide assistance under this

12 title to eligible nonprofit entities for rehabilitation of exist13 ing structures for use as facilities to provide housing and

14 services to pregnant women and to single dependent minor

15 parents and their children.

16 SEC. 202. AUTHORITY AND APPLICATIONS.

17 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make grants

18 under the program under this title to eligible nonprofit

19 entities to rehabilitate existing structures for use as hous20 ing and services facilities for pregnant women and for sin21 gle dependent minor parents and their children.

22 (b) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary may make grants

23 only to nonprofit entities that submit applications for

24 grants under this title in the form and manner that the

25 Secretary shall prescribe, which shall include assurances
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1 that grant amounts will be used to provide a housing and

2 services facility for pregnant women and for single de3 pendent minor parents and their children.

4 SEC. 203. GRANT LIMITATIONS.

5 (a) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this

6 title may not be in an amount greater than $1,000,000.

7 An eligible nonprofit entity may not receive more than 1

8 grant under this title in any fiscal year.

9 (b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The Secretary

10 may not make grants under this title to more than 100

11 eligible nonprofit entities in any fiscal year.

12 (c) USE OF GRANTS FOR REHABILITATION ACTIVI13 TIES.—Any eligible nonprofit entity that receives a grant

14 under this title shall use the grant amounts for the acqui15 sition or rehabilitation (or both) of existing structures for

16 use as housing and services facilities for pregnant women

17 and for single dependent minor parents and their children,

18 which may include planning and development costs, pro19 fessional fees, and administrative costs related to such ac20 quisition or rehabilitation.

21 SEC. 204. REPORTS.

22 The Secretary shall require each eligible nonprofit en23 tity that receives a grant under this title to submit to the

24 Secretary a report, at such times and including such infor25 mation as the Secretary shall determine, describing the
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1 activities carried out by the eligible nonprofit entity with

2 the grant amounts.

3 SEC. 205. DEFINITIONS.

4 For purposes of this title:

5 (1) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—The term

6 ‘‘eligible nonprofit entity’’ means any organization

7 that—

8 (A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the

9 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt

10 from taxation under subtitle A of such Code;

11 and

12 (B) has submitted an application under

13 section 202(b) of this Act for a grant under

14 this title.

15 (2) HOUSING AND SERVICES FACILITY.—The

16 term ‘‘housing and services facility’’ means a facility

17 licensed or otherwise approved by the State in which

18 the facility is located to serve as a residence for not

19 fewer than 4 pregnant women during pregnancy or

20 for single dependent minor parents and their chil21 dren, as the Secretary may determine, that provides

22 such individuals with appropriate supportive serv23 ices, which may include the following services:

24 (A) Room and board.
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1 (B) Medical care for the parent and child,

2 including prenatal, delivery, post-delivery, and

3 preventive care.

4 (C) Comprehensive social work and case

5 management services on a ratio of 1 social

6 worker for every 10 clients, and appropriate fol7 low-up services.

8 (D) Instruction and counseling regarding

9 future health care for the parent and child.

10 (E) Nutrition services and nutrition coun11 seling.

12 (F) Counseling and education concerning

13 all aspects of prenatal care, childbirth, and

14 parenting.

15 (G) General family counseling, including

16 child and family development counseling.

17 (H) Vocational and educational counseling

18 and services.

19 (I) Education and practical experience in

20 managing household finances.

21 (J) Basic transportation services.

22 (K) Child care.

23 (L) Transitional services including counsel24 ing, housing, and case management.
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1 (M) Any other appropriate supportive serv2 ices.

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

4 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

5 SEC. 206. REGULATIONS AND CONSULTATION WITH ADVI6 SORY COUNCIL.

7 The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary

8 to carry out this title.

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