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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1917

To authorize the State of Michigan to implement the demonstration project

known as ‘‘To Strengthen Michigan Families’’.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 27, 1996

Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. SHELBY) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To authorize the State of Michigan to implement the demonstration project known as ‘‘To Strengthen Michigan

Families’’.

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

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT MICHIGAN DEM4 ONSTRATION PROJECT.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon presentation by the State

6 of Michigan of the document entitled ‘‘To Strengthen

7 Michigan Families’’ (prepared pursuant to Michigan Pub8 lic Act 223, signed by the Governor of Michigan on De9 cember 6, 1995) to the appropriate Federal official with
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1 respect to any Federal entitlement program specified in

2 such document—

3 (1) such official is deemed to have waived com4 pliance with the requirements of Federal law with

5 respect to such program to the extent and for the

6 period necessary to enable the State of Michigan to

7 carry out the demonstration project described in the

8 document; and

9 (2) the costs of carrying out the demonstration

10 project which would not otherwise be included as ex11 penditures under such program shall be regarded as

12 expenditures under such program.

13 (b) LIMITATION OF COSTS.—Subsection (a)(2) shall

14 not apply to the extent that—

15 (1) the sum of such costs and the expenditures

16 of the State of Michigan under all programs to

17 which subsection (a) applies during any testing pe18 riod exceeds

19 (2) the total amount that would be expended

20 under such programs during such testing period in

21 the absence of the demonstration project.

22 (c) TESTING PERIOD.—For purposes of subsection

23 (b)—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The testing periods are—
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1 (A) the 5-year period that begins with the

2 date of the commencement of the demonstration

3 project, and

4 (B) the period of the demonstration

5 project.

6 (2) COST NEUTRALITY MODEL.—The model for

7 determining cost neutrality during any testing period

8 shall be established by the State of Michigan.

9 (3) EVALUATION.—The State of Michigan shall

10 contract for an external evaluation of the impact of

11 the demonstration project during any testing period.

12 (d) RECAPTURE OF EXCESS.—If at the close of any

13 testing period, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv14 ices determines that the amount described in subsection

15 (b)(1) exceeds the amount described in subsection (b)(2)

16 for such period, such Secretary shall withhold an amount

17 equal to such excess from amounts otherwise payable to

18 the State of Michigan under section 403 of the Social Se19 curity Act (relating to the program of aid to families with

20 dependent children) for the first fiscal year beginning

21 after the close of such period. The preceding sentence shall

22 not apply to the extent such Secretary is otherwise paid

23 such excess by the State of Michigan.
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1 SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER WAIVERS GRANT2 ED TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

3 This Act shall not be construed to affect the terms

4 or conditions of any waiver granted before the date of the

5 enactment of this Act to the State of Michigan under sec6 tion 1115 of the Social Security Act, including earned

7 waiver savings and conditions. The current waivers are

8 considered a precondition and can be subsumed as part

9 of the To Strengthen Michigan Families demonstration

10 project.

11 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE UNDER SUBSEQUENT

12 LEGISLATION.

13 If, after the date of the enactment of this Act, any

14 Federal law is enacted which modifies the terms of, or the

15 amounts of expenditures permitted under, any program to

16 which section 1 applies, the State of Michigan may elect

17 to participate in such program as so modified.

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