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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1753 

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 

NUNES, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. REED, Mr. KELLY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ESTES, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. 

BANKS, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. MITCHELL, 

and Mrs. MILLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Jobs and Opportunity 

5 with Benefits and Services for Success Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 


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Sec. 3. References. 

Sec. 4. Re-naming of program. 

Sec. 5. Helping more Americans enter and remain in the workforce. 

Sec. 6. Expecting universal engagement and case management. 

Sec. 7. Promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes. 

Sec. 8. Targeting funds to truly needy families. 

Sec. 9. Targeting funds to core purposes. 

Sec. 10. Strengthening program integrity by measuring improper payments. 

Sec. 11. Prohibition on State diversion of Federal funds to replace State spending. 

Sec. 12. Inclusion of poverty reduction as a program purpose. 

Sec. 13. Welfare for needs not weed. 

Sec. 14. Strengthening accountability through HHS approval of State plans. 

Sec. 15. Aligning and improving data reporting. 

Sec. 16. Technical corrections to data exchange standards to improve program 

coordination. 

Sec. 17. Set-aside for economic downturns. 

Sec. 18. Definitions related to use of funds. 

Sec. 19. Elimination of obsolete provisions. 

Sec. 20. Effective date. 

1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

4 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

6 section or other provision of the Social Security Act. 

7 SEC. 4. RE-NAMING OF PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The heading for part A of title 

9 IV is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘PART A—JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY WITH 

11 BENEFITS AND SERVICES PROGRAM’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) The heading for section 403(a)(2)(B) (42 

14 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘TANF’’ and inserting ‘‘JOBS’’. 


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1 (2) The heading for section 413 (42 U.S.C. 

2 613) is amended by striking ‘‘TEMPORARY AS3 SISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY WITH BENEFITS AND

5 SERVICES’’. 

6 (3) The heading for section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 

7 613(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘TANF’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘JOBS’’. 

9 (4) The heading for section 471(e)(7)(B)(i) (42 

10 U.S.C. 671(e)(7)(B)(i)), as in effect pursuant to the 

11 amendment made by section 50711(a)(2) of division 

12 E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public 

13 Law 115–123), is amended by striking ‘‘TANF’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘JOBS’’. 

15 SEC. 5. HELPING MORE AMERICANS ENTER AND REMAIN IN 

16 THE WORKFORCE. 

17 (a) FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—Section 

18 403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)) is amended in each of 

19 subparagraphs (A) and (C) by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 

21 (b) HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROMOTION AND RESPON22 SIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANTS.—Section 403(a)(2)(D) (42 

23 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2019 through 2024’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2017 or 2018’’. 

2 (c) TRIBAL GRANTS.—Section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 

3 612(a)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and 

4 (2)(A) by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 

5 through 2024’’. 

6 (d) IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE TO SUP7 PORT WORK.—Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is 

8 amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATION.—For grants under this 

10 section, there are appropriated— 

11 ‘‘(A) $2,917,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) $3,525,000,000 for each of fiscal 

14 years 2020 through 2024.’’. 

15 (e) GRANTS TO THE TERRITORIES.—Section 

16 1108(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 

18 (f) PRORATING OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

19 YEAR 2019.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by 

20 the subsections (a) through (c) and (e) of this section, the 

21 amount appropriated in each provision of law amended by 

22 such subsections for fiscal year 2019 shall be— 

23 (1) the amount that would be so appropriated 

24 in the absence of this subsection; multiplied by 


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1 (2) the number of days in the period from the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act through September 

3 30, 2019, divided by 365. 

4 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend5 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 6. EXPECTING UNIVERSAL ENGAGEMENT AND CASE 

8 MANAGEMENT. 

9 Section 408(b) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)) is amended to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY PLANS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—The State agency respon13 sible for administering the State program funded 

14 under this part shall make an initial assessment of 

15 the following for each work-eligible individual (as de16 fined in the regulations promulgated pursuant to 

17 section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)): 

18 ‘‘(A) The education obtained, skills, prior 

19 work experience, work readiness, and barriers 

20 to work of the individual. 

21 ‘‘(B) The well-being of the children in the 

22 family of the individual and, where appropriate, 

23 activities or services (such as services offered by 

24 a program funded under section 511) to im25 prove the well-being of the children. 


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1 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLANS.—On the basis of 

2 the assessment required by paragraph (1) of this 

3 subsection, the State agency, in consultation with 

4 the individual, shall develop an individual oppor5 tunity plan that— 

6 ‘‘(A) includes a personal responsibility 

7 agreement in which the individual acknowledges 

8 receipt of publicly funded benefits and responsi9 bility to comply with program requirements in 

10 order to receive the benefits; 

11 ‘‘(B) sets forth the obligations of the indi12 vidual to participate in work activities (as de13 fined in section 407(d)), and the number of 

14 hours per month for which the individual will so 

15 participate pursuant to section 407; 

16 ‘‘(C) sets forth an employment goal and 

17 planned short-, intermediate-, and long-term ac18 tions to achieve the goal, and, in the case of an 

19 individual who has not attained 24 years of age 

20 and is in secondary school or the equivalent, the 

21 intermediate action may be completion of sec22 ondary school or the equivalent; 

23 ‘‘(D) describes the job counseling and 

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1 vidual to enable the individual to obtain and 

2 keep unsubsidized employment; 

3 ‘‘(E) may include referral to appropriate 

4 substance abuse or mental health treatment; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(F) is signed by the individual. 

7 ‘‘(3) TIMING.—The State agency shall comply 

8 with paragraphs (1) and (2) with respect to a work9 eligible individual— 

10 ‘‘(A) within 1 year after the effective date 

11 of this subsection, in the case of an individual 

12 who, as of such effective date, is a recipient of 

13 assistance under the State program funded 

14 under this part (as in effect immediately before 

15 such effective date); or 

16 ‘‘(B) within 60 days after the individual is 

17 determined to be eligible for the assistance, in 

18 the case of any other individual. 

19 ‘‘(4) UNIVERSAL ENGAGEMENT.—Subject to the 

20 exceptions in paragraph (3), each State shall require 

21 all work-eligible recipients receiving funds under the 

22 State program funded under this part to engage in 

23 work in accordance with the provisions of section 

24 407(c), 407(d), and 407(e). 


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1 ‘‘(5) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE BY INDI2 VIDUAL.—In addition to any other penalties required 

3 under the State program funded under this part, the 

4 State shall reduce, by such amount as the State con5 siders appropriate, the amount of assistance other6 wise payable under the State program to a family 

7 that includes an individual who fails without good 

8 cause to comply with an individual opportunity plan 

9 developed pursuant to this subsection, that is signed 

10 by the individual. 

11 ‘‘(6) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The State shall meet 

12 with each work-eligible individual assessed by the 

13 State under paragraph (1), not less frequently than 

14 every 90 days, to— 

15 ‘‘(A) review the individual opportunity plan 

16 developed for the individual, including the eligi17 bility of the individual for benefits; 

18 ‘‘(B) discuss with the individual the 

19 progress made by the individual in achieving 

20 the goals specified in the plan; and 

21 ‘‘(C) update the plan, as necessary, to re22 flect any changes in the circumstances of the 

23 individual since the plan was last reviewed.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY BY MEASURING 

2 WORK OUTCOMES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(a) (42 U.S.C. 

4 607(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORK

6 OUTCOMES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) WORK OUTCOMES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State to which a 

9 grant is made under section 403 shall achieve 

10 the requisite minimum level of performance for 

11 a fiscal year described in this paragraph with 

12 respect to the percentage of employment exits 

13 for families receiving assistance under the State 

14 program funded under this part, or be subject 

15 to penalty as described in section 409(a)(3). 

16 ‘‘(B) CALCULATION OF PERCENTAGE OF

17 EMPLOYMENT EXITS.—For purposes of this 

18 paragraph, the percentage of employment exits 

19 with respect to a State equals the ratio of the 

20 number of work-eligible individuals who are in 

21 unsubsidized employment 6 months after their 

22 exit to the average monthly number of families 

23 receiving assistance under the State program 

24 funded under this part. 

25 ‘‘(C) AGREEMENT ON REQUISITE LEVEL

26 OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary and the 


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1 State shall negotiate the requisite level of per2 formance for the State with respect to employ3 ment exits for each fiscal year beginning with 

4 fiscal year 2021. 

5 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

6 ‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para7 graph is to provide for the establishment of per8 formance accountability measures to assess the 

9 effectiveness of States in increasing employ10 ment, retention, and advancement among fami11 lies receiving assistance under the State pro12 gram funded under this part. 

13 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—A State to which a 

14 grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal 

15 year shall achieve the requisite level of perform16 ance on an indicator described in subparagraph 

17 (D) of this paragraph for the fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(C) MEASURING STATE PERFORMANCE.— 

19 Each State, in consultation with the Secretary, 

20 shall collect and submit to the Secretary the in21 formation necessary to measure the level of per22 formance of the State for each indicator de23 scribed in subparagraph (D), for fiscal year 

24 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, and the 

25 Secretary shall use the information collected for 


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1 fiscal year 2021 to establish the baseline level 

2 of performance for each State for each such in3 dicator. 

4 ‘‘(D) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

5 The indicators described in this subparagraph, 

6 for a fiscal year, are the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) The percentage of individuals who 

8 were work-eligible individuals as of the 

9 time of exit from the program, who are in 

10 unsubsidized employment during the 2nd 

11 quarter after the exit. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The percentage of individuals 

13 who were work-eligible individuals who 

14 were in unsubsidized employment in the 

15 2nd quarter after the exit, who are also in 

16 unsubsidized employment during the 4th 

17 quarter after the exit. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The median earnings of individ19 uals who were work-eligible individuals as 

20 of the time of exit from the program, who 

21 are in unsubsidized employment during the 

22 2nd quarter after the exit. 

23 ‘‘(iv) The percentage of individuals 

24 who have not attained 24 years of age, are 

25 attending high school or enrolled in an 


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1 equivalency program, and are work-eligible 

2 individuals or were work-eligible individ3 uals as of the time of exit from the pro4 gram, who obtain a high school degree or 

5 its recognized equivalent while receiving as6 sistance under the State program funded 

7 under this part or within 1 year after the 

8 exit. 

9 ‘‘(E) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each State 

11 submitting a State plan pursuant to sec12 tion 402(a), there shall be established, in 

13 accordance with this subparagraph, levels 

14 of performance for each of the indicators 

15 described in subparagraph (D). 

16 ‘‘(ii) WEIGHT.—The weight assigned 

17 to such an indicator shall be the following: 

18 ‘‘(I) Forty percent, in the case of 

19 the indicator described in subpara20 graph (D)(i). 

21 ‘‘(II) Twenty-five percent, in the 

22 case of the indicator described in sub23 paragraph (D)(ii). 


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1 ‘‘(III) Twenty-five percent, in the 

2 case of the indicator described in sub3 paragraph (D)(iii). 

4 ‘‘(IV) Ten percent, in the case of 

5 the indicator described in subpara6 graph (D)(iv). 

7 ‘‘(iii) AGREEMENT ON REQUISITE

8 PERFORMANCE LEVEL FOR EACH INDI9 CATOR.— 

10 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Sec11 retary and the State shall negotiate 

12 the requisite level of performance for 

13 the State with respect to each indi14 cator described in clause (ii), for each 

15 fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 

16 2021, and shall do so before the be17 ginning of the fiscal year involved. 

18 ‘‘(II) REQUIREMENTS IN ESTAB19 LISHING PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—In 

20 establishing the requisite levels of per21 formance, the State and the Secretary 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(aa) take into account how 

24 the levels involved compare with 


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1 the levels established for other 

2 States; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) ensure the levels in4 volved are adjusted, using the ob5 jective statistical model referred 

6 to in clause (v), based on— 

7 ‘‘(AA) the differences 

8 among States in economic 

9 conditions, including dif10 ferences in unemployment 

11 rates or employment losses 

12 or gains in particular indus13 tries; 

14 ‘‘(BB) the characteris15 tics of participants on entry 

16 into the program, including 

17 indicators of prior work his18 tory, lack of educational or 

19 occupational skills attain20 ment, or other factors that 

21 may affect employment and 

22 earnings; and 

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1 uous improvement in per2 formance by each State. 

3 ‘‘(iv) REVISIONS BASED ON ECONOMIC

4 CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING

5 ASSISTANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.— 

6 The Secretary shall, in accordance with the 

7 objective statistical model referred to in 

8 clause (v), revise the requisite levels of per9 formance for a State and a fiscal year to 

10 reflect the economic conditions and charac11 teristics of the relevant individuals in the 

12 State during the fiscal year. 

13 ‘‘(v) STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENT

14 MODEL.—The Secretary shall use an objec15 tive statistical model to make adjustments 

16 to the requisite levels of performance for 

17 the economic conditions and characteristics 

18 of the relevant individuals, and shall con19 sult with the Secretary of Labor to develop 

20 a model that is the same as or similar to 

21 the model described in section 

22 116(b)(3)(A)(viii) of the Workforce Inno23 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

24 3141(b)(3)(A)(viii)). 


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1 ‘‘(vi) DEFINITION OF EXIT.—In this 

2 paragraph, the term ‘exit’ means, with re3 spect to a State program funded under 

4 this part, ceases to a receive a JOBS ben5 efit under the program. 

6 ‘‘(F) STATE OPTION TO ESTABLISH COM7 MON EXIT MEASURES.—Notwithstanding sub8 paragraph (E)(vi) of this paragraph, a State 

9 that has not provided the notification under 

10 section 121(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Inno11 vation and Opportunity Act to exclude the State 

12 program funded under this part as a mandatory 

13 one-stop partner may adopt an alternative defi14 nition of ‘exit’ for the purpose of creating com15 mon exit measures to improve alignment with 

16 workforce programs operated under title I of 

17 such Act. 

18 ‘‘(G) REGULATIONS.—In order to ensure 

19 nationwide comparability of data, the Secretary, 

20 after consultation with the Secretary of Labor 

21 and with States, shall issue regulations gov22 erning the establishment of the performance ac23 countability system under this paragraph and a 

24 template for performance reports to be used by 

25 all States consistent with subsection (b).’’. 


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1 (b) REPORTS ON STATE PERFORMANCE ON HHS 

2 ONLINE DASHBOARD.—Section 407(b) (42 U.S.C. 

3 607(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION OF STATE PERFORMANCE.—The 

5 Secretary shall, directly or through the use of grants or 

6 contracts, establish and operate an Internet website that 

7 is accessible to the public, with a dashboard that is regu8 larly updated and provides easy-to-understand information 

9 on the performance of each State program funded under 

10 this part, including a profile for each such program, ex11 pressed by use of a template, which shall include— 

12 ‘‘(1) information on the indicators and requisite 

13 performance levels established for the State under 

14 subsection (a), including, with respect to each such 

15 level, whether the State achieves, exceeds, or fails to 

16 achieve the level on an ongoing basis, including— 

17 ‘‘(A) information on any adjustments made 

18 to the requisite levels using the statistical ad19 justment model described in subsection 

20 (a)(3)(D)(v); and 

21 ‘‘(B) a grade based on the overall perform22 ance of the State, as determined by the Sec23 retary and in consultation with the State, and 

24 the overall performance shall be graded based 

25 on the performance indicators and weights for 


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1 each such indicator as described in subsection 

2 (a); 

3 ‘‘(2) information reported under section 411 on 

4 the characteristics and demographics of individuals 

5 receiving assistance under the State program, in6 cluding— 

7 ‘‘(A) the number and percentage of child8 only cases and reason why the cases are child9 only; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the average weekly number of hours 

11 that each work-eligible individual in the State 

12 program participates in work activities, includ13 ing a separate section showing the number and 

14 percentage of the work-eligible individuals with 

15 zero hours of the participation and the reason 

16 for non-participation; 

17 ‘‘(3) information on the results of improper 

18 payments reviews; 

19 ‘‘(4) a link to the State plan approved under 

20 section 402; and 

21 ‘‘(5) information regarding any penalty im22 posed, or other corrective action taken, by the Sec23 retary against a State for failing to achieve a req24 uisite performance level or any other requirement 

25 imposed by or under this part.’’. 


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1 (c) MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR DETERMINING

2 WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL IS ENGAGED IN WORK.—Sec3 tion 407(c) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘For purposes of sub7 section (b)(1)(B)(i), a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; 

8 and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘, not fewer than’’ and 

10 all that follows through ‘‘this subsection’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

13 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

14 by striking ‘‘For purposes of subsection 

15 (b)(2)(B), an’’ and inserting ‘‘An’’; 

16 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, not 

17 fewer than’’ and all that follows through 

18 ‘‘this subsection’’; and 

19 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, not 

20 fewer than’’ and all that follows through 

21 ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

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1 (B) in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C), 

2 by striking ‘‘For purposes of determining 

3 monthly participation rates under subsection 

4 (b)(1)(B)(i), a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; 

5 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

6 and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec7 tively; and 

8 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) STATE OPTION FOR PARTICIPATION

10 REQUIREMENT EXEMPTIONS.—For any fiscal 

11 year, a State may, at its option, not require an 

12 individual who is a single custodial parent car13 ing for a child who has not attained 12 months 

14 of age to engage in work, for not more than 12 

15 months.’’. 

16 (d) MODIFICATIONS TO ALLOWABLE WORK ACTIVI17 TIES.—Section 407(d) (42 U.S.C. 607(d)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, including 

19 apprenticeship’’ before the semicolon; 

20 (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘supervised’’ 

21 before ‘‘job search’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘(not to ex23 ceed 12 months with respect to any individual)’’ and 

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1 (4) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (5) in paragraph (12), by striking the period 

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(13) participation in an in-home program 

7 teaching parenting skills that complies with the re8 quirements of section 407(c).’’. 

9 (e) PENALTY AGAINST STATES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a)(3) (42 

11 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended by striking all that 

12 precedes subparagraph (B) and inserting the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(3) FAILURE TO SATISFY WORK OUTCOMES

15 AND WORK ENGAGEMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter17 mines that a State to which a grant is made 

18 under section 403 for a fiscal year has failed to 

19 comply with any of section 407(a)(1), section 

20 408(b)(3), or section 408(b)(4) for the fiscal 

21 year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant pay22 able to the State under section 403(a)(1) for 

23 the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an 

24 amount equal to the applicable percentage of 

25 the State family assistance grant.’’. 


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1 (2) TRANSITION RULE.—The Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services may not impose a pen3 alty under section 409(a)(3) of the Social Security 

4 Act by reason of the failure of a State to comply 

5 with section 407(a) of such Act for any fiscal year 

6 before fiscal year 2021. 

7 (f) PRO RATA REDUCTION OF ASSISTANCE FOR INDI8 VIDUAL NONCOMPLIANCE.—Section 407(e) (42 U.S.C. 

9 607(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) PRO RATA REDUCTION.—For purposes of 

11 paragraph (1)(A), the amount of a pro rata reduc12 tion in assistance shall be determined by multiplying 

13 the total amount of monthly assistance that would, 

14 in the absence of the application of this paragraph, 

15 be paid to the entire family, by the ratio of— 

16 ‘‘(A) the number of hours of required work 

17 activities as designated in subsection (d) actu18 ally performed by the individual during the 

19 month; to 

20 ‘‘(B) the number of hours of work activi21 ties that the individual was required to perform 

22 during the month in accordance with subsection 

23 (c). 

24 ‘‘(4) PENALTIES AND ENGAGEMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limita2 tion in (B), if in a given month an individual 

3 who received assistance under this part was re4 quired to engage in work under section 

5 408(b)(4), failed to fulfill those obligations and 

6 was subsequently sanctioned in accordance with 

7 section 407(e)(2) and (3), that individual shall 

8 judged to be engaged in work for that month 

9 for purposes of section 408(b)(4). 

10 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—If an individual re11 ceives no benefits for two consecutive months 

12 due to sanctioning under section 407(e)(2) and 

13 (3), that individual shall not be counted as en14 gaged in work in subsequent months for pur15 poses of section 408(b)(4) unless actual work in 

16 accordance with section 407(d) was resumed.’’. 

17 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of sec18 tion 412(c) (42 U.S.C. 612(c)) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘MINIMUM WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK OUTCOME MEAS21 URES’’. 

22 SEC. 8. TARGETING FUNDS TO TRULY NEEDY FAMILIES. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FAMILIES

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1 LINE.—Section 404(k) (42 U.S.C. 604(k)) is amended to 

2 read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(k) PROHIBITIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS FOR PERSONS WITH IN5 COME GREATER THAN TWICE THE POVERTY LINE.— 

6 A State to which a grant is made under this part 

7 shall not use the grant to provide any assistance or 

8 services to a family whose monthly income exceeds 

9 twice the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 

10 Management and Budget, and revised annually in 

11 accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus 

12 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 

13 9902(2))).’’. 

14 (b) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS

15 FOR CASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 404(b)(2) 

16 (42 U.S.C. 604(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) of this sub18 section shall not apply to the use of a grant for— 

19 ‘‘(A) information technology and comput20 erization needed for tracking, monitoring, or 

21 data collection required by or under this part; 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(B) case management activities to carry 

24 out section 408(b).’’. 


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1 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DIRECT

2 SPENDING ON CHILD CARE SERVICES OR ACTIVITIES.— 

3 Section 404(k) (42 U.S.C. 604(k)), as amended by sub4 section (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) DIRECT SPENDING ON CHILD CARE SERV7 ICES OR ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is 

8 made under this part shall not use the grant for di9 rect spending on child care and other early childhood 

10 education programs, services, or activities.’’. 

11 (d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHILD WEL12 FARE SERVICES OR ACTIVITIES.—Section 404(k) (42 

13 U.S.C. 604(k)), as amended by subsections (a) and (c) 

14 of this section, is amended— 

15 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘; 

16 LIMITATION’’ after ‘‘PROHIBITIONS’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHILD

19 WELFARE SERVICES OR ACTIVITIES.—A State may 

20 use not more than 10 percent of a grant made to 

21 the State under section 403(a)(1) for child welfare 

22 services or activities, taking into account any 

23 amount transferred under subsection (d)(2) of this 

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1 (e) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER

2 FUNDS.—Section 404(d) (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended 

3 by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may transfer not 

6 more than 50 percent of the grant made to the State 

7 under section 403(a)(1) to a State program pursu8 ant to any or all of the following provisions of law: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Child Care and Development 

10 Block Grant Act of 1990. 

11 ‘‘(B) Title I of the Workforce Innovation 

12 and Opportunity Act. 

13 ‘‘(C) Subpart 1 of part B of this title. 

14 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT TRANSFERABLE

15 TO SUBPART 1 OF PART B.—A State may transfer 

16 not more than 10 percent of a grant made to the 

17 State under section 403(a)(1) to carry out State 

18 programs operated pursuant to the State plan devel19 oped under subpart 1 of part B, taking into account 

20 any amount used as described in subsection (k)(3) 

21 of this section. 

22 ‘‘(3) APPLICABLE RULES.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

24 subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, any 

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1 used to carry out a State program pursuant to 

2 a provision of law specified in paragraph (1) 

3 shall not be subject to the requirements of this 

4 part, but shall be subject to the requirements 

5 that apply to Federal funds provided directly 

6 under the provision of law to carry out the pro7 gram, and the expenditure of any amount so 

8 used shall not be considered to be an expendi9 ture under this part. 

10 ‘‘(B) FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO THE

11 WIOA.—In the case of funds transferred under 

12 paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection— 

13 ‘‘(i) the State shall provide an assur14 ance that the funds will be used to support 

15 individuals eligible for assistance or serv16 ices under this part pursuant to subsection 

17 (k)(1); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) not more than 15 percent of the 

19 funds will be reserved for statewide work20 force investment activities referred to in 

21 section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innova22 tion and Opportunity Act. 

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1 THE WIOA.—The authority provided by paragraph 

2 (1)(B) of this subsection may not be exercised by a 

3 State that has provided the notification referred to 

4 in section 407(a)(2)(F).’’. 

5 SEC. 9. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT THAT STATES RESERVE 25 PER7 CENT OF JOBS GRANT FOR SPENDING ON CORE ACTIVI8 TIES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(13) REQUIREMENT THAT STATES RESERVE 25

11 PERCENT OF JOBS GRANT FOR SPENDING ON CORE

12 ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is made 

13 under section 403(a)(1) for a fiscal year shall ex14 pend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assist15 ance, case management, work supports and sup16 portive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities 

17 (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring 

18 short-term benefits.’’. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST 25 PERCENT OF

20 QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES BE FOR CORE ACTIVI21 TIES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by 

22 subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at 

23 the end the following: 

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1 CORE ACTIVITIES.—Not less than 25 percent of the 

2 qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 

3 409(a)(7)(B)(ii)) of a State during the fiscal year 

4 shall be for assistance, case management, work sup5 ports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, 

6 work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and 

7 non-recurring short-term benefits.’’. 

8 (c) PHASE-OUT OF COUNTING OF THIRD-PARTY

9 CONTRIBUTIONS AS QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDI10 TURES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended 

11 by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(15) PHASE-OUT OF COUNTING OF THIRD14 PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS AS QUALIFIED STATE EX15 PENDITURES.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The qualified State 

17 expenditures (as defined in section 

18 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of a State for a fiscal year 

19 that are attributable to the value of goods and 

20 services provided by a source other than a State 

21 or local government shall not exceed the appli22 cable percentage of the expenditures for the fis23 cal year. 


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1 ‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—In sub2 paragraph (A), the term ‘applicable percentage’ 

3 means, with respect to a fiscal year— 

4 ‘‘(i) 75 percent, in the case of fiscal 

5 year 2020; 

6 ‘‘(ii) 50 percent, in the case of fiscal 

7 year 2021; 

8 ‘‘(iii) 25 percent, in the case of fiscal 

9 year 2022; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) 0 percent, in the case of fiscal 

11 year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year.’’. 

12 SEC. 10. STRENGTHENING PROGRAM INTEGRITY BY MEAS13 URING IMPROPER PAYMENTS. 

14 Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(l) APPLICABILITY OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS

17 LAWS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Improper Payments 

19 Information Act of 2002 and the Improper Pay20 ments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 shall 

21 apply to a State in respect of the State program 

22 funded under this part in the same manner in which 

23 such Acts apply to a Federal agency. 

24 ‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Within 2 years after the 

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1 retary shall prescribe regulations governing how a 

2 State reviews and reports improper payments under 

3 the State program funded under this part.’’. 

4 SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL 

5 FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 

7 608(a)), as amended by section 9 of this Act, is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(16) NON-SUPPLANTATION REQUIREMENT.— 

10 Funds made available to a State under this part 

11 shall be used to supplement, not supplant, State 

12 general revenue spending on activities described in 

13 section 404.’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

15 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2020. 

16 SEC. 12. INCLUSION OF POVERTY REDUCTION AS A PRO17 GRAM PURPOSE. 

18 Section 401(a) (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is amended— 

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

20 (3); 

21 (2) by striking the period at the end of para22 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(5) reduce child poverty by increasing employ2 ment entry, retention, and advancement of needy 

3 parents.’’. 

4 SEC. 13. WELFARE FOR NEEDS NOT WEED. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a)(12)(A) (42 

6 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of clause 

9 (iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(iv) any establishment that offers 

12 marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) 

13 of the Controlled Substances Act) for 

14 sale.’’. 

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 3 years 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 14. STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH 

19 HHS APPROVAL OF STATE PLANS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘27-month’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘24-month’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘found’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘approved that’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (I) by striking clauses (ii) and 

8 (iii) and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(ii) Require work-eligible individuals 

10 (as defined in the regulations promulgated 

11 pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) to en12 gage in work activities consistent with sec13 tion 407(c). The document shall describe 

14 any in-home parenting program participa15 tion in which will be considered by the 

16 State as a work activity pursuant to sec17 tion 407(d)(13).’’; 

18 (II) by redesignating clauses (iv) 

19 through (viii) as clauses (iii) through 

20 (vii), respectively; and 

21 (III) by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(viii) Describe the case management 

24 practices of the State with respect to the 

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1 copy of the form or forms that will be used 

2 to assess a work-eligible individual (as so 

3 defined) and prepare an individual oppor4 tunity plan for the individual, describe how 

5 the State will ensure that such a plan is 

6 reviewed in accordance with section 

7 408(b)(6), and describe how the State will 

8 measure progress under the plan. 

9 ‘‘(ix) Propose the requisite levels of 

10 performance for the State for purposes of 

11 section 407(a) for each year in the 2-year 

12 period referred to in subsection (d) of this 

13 section, and provide an explanation with 

14 supporting data of why each such level is 

15 appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(x) Describe how the State will en17 gage low-income noncustodial parents who 

18 owe child support and how such a parent 

19 will be provided with access to work sup20 port and other services under the program 

21 to which the parent is referred to support 

22 their employment and advancement. 

23 ‘‘(xi) Describe how the State will com24 ply with improper payments provisions in 

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1 ‘‘(xii) Describe coordination with 

2 other programs, including whether the 

3 State intends to exercise authority pro4 vided by section 404(d) of this Act to 

5 transfer any funds paid to the State under 

6 this part, provide assurance that, in the 

7 case of a transfer to carry out a program 

8 under title I of the Workforce Innovation 

9 and Opportunity Act, the State will comply 

10 with section 404(d)(3)(B) of this Act and 

11 coordinate with the one-stop delivery sys12 tem under the Workforce Innovation and 

13 Opportunity Act, and describe how the 

14 State will coordinate with the programs in15 volved to provide services to families re16 ceiving assistance under the program re17 ferred to in paragraph (1) of this sub18 section. 

19 ‘‘(xiii) Describe how the State will 

20 promote marriage, such as through tem21 porary disregard of the income of a new 

22 spouse when an individual receiving assist23 ance under the State program marries so 

24 that the couple doesn’t automatically lose 

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1 ‘‘(xiv) Describe how the State will 

2 allow for a transitional period of benefits, 

3 such as through temporary earned income 

4 disregards or a gradual reduction in the 

5 monthly benefit amount, for an individual 

6 receiving assistance who obtains employ7 ment and becomes ineligible due to an in8 crease in income obtained through employ9 ment or through an increase in wages.’’; 

10 and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 clauses (iv) and (v); 

13 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF STATE PLANS.—The 

16 Secretary shall make available to the public a link to any 

17 plan or plan amendment submitted by a State under this 

18 subsection.’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(d) 2-YEAR PLAN.—A plan submitted pursuant to 

21 this section shall be designed to be implemented during 

22 a 2-year period. 

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1 sections (a) and (d) and that is for programs and activities 

2 under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

3 ‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF PLANS.—The Secretary shall ap4 prove any plan submitted pursuant to this section that 

5 meets the requirements of subsections (a) through (d).’’. 

6 (b) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 

7 (1) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES; DISSEMINA8 TION OF INFORMATION.—Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 

9 616) is amended— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be11 fore ‘‘The programs’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

14 shall coordinate all activities of the Department of Health 

15 and Human Services relating to work activities (as defined 

16 in section 407(d)) and requirements and measurement of 

17 employment outcomes, and, to the maximum extent prac18 ticable, coordinate the activities of the Department in this 

19 regard with similar activities of other Federal entities. 

20 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec21 retary shall disseminate, for voluntary informational pur22 poses, information on practices that scientifically valid re23 search indicates are most successful in improving the qual24 ity of State and tribal programs funded under this part.’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 406 (42 U.S.C. 606) 

2 is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 406. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide tech5 nical assistance to States and Indian tribes (which may 

6 include providing technical assistance on a reimbursable 

7 basis), which shall be provided by qualified experts on 

8 practices grounded in scientifically valid research, where 

9 appropriate, to support activities related publication of 

10 State performance under section 407(b) and to carry out 

11 State and tribal programs funded under this part. 

12 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 

13 reserve not more than 0.25 percent of the amount appro14 priated by section 403(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year to carry 

15 out subsection (a) of this section.’’. 

16 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

17 403(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(B)) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘percentage specified in section 

19 413(h)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘the sum of the percent20 ages specified in sections 406(b) and 413(h)’’. 

21 SEC. 15. ALIGNING AND IMPROVING DATA REPORTING. 

22 (a) REQUIREMENT THAT STATES REPORT FULL23 POPULATION DATA.—Section 411(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

24 611(a)(1)) is amended— 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘(1) GENERAL REPORTING RE2 QUIREMENT.—’’; and 

3 (3) by— 

4 (A) redesignating— 

5 (i) subparagraph (A) as paragraph 

6 (1); 

7 (ii) clauses (i) through (xvii) of sub8 paragraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) 

9 through (Q), respectively; 

10 (iii) subclauses (I) through (V) of 

11 clause (ii) as clauses (i) through (v), re12 spectively; 

13 (iv) subclauses (I) through (VII) of 

14 clause (xi) as clauses (i) through (vii), re15 spectively; and 

16 (v) subclauses (I) through (V) of 

17 clause (xvi) as clauses (i) through (v), re18 spectively; and 

19 (B) moving each such redesignated provi20 sion 2 ems to the left. 

21 (b) REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN WORK ACTIVI22 TIES.—Section 411(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)), as 

23 amended by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended 

24 by striking subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(K) The work eligibility status of each in2 dividual in the family, and— 

3 ‘‘(i) in the case of each work-eligible 

4 individual (as defined in the regulations 

5 promulgated pursuant to section 

6 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) in the family— 

7 ‘‘(I) the number of hours (includ8 ing zero hours) per month of partici9 pation in— 

10 ‘‘(aa) work activities (as de11 fined in section 407(d)); and 

12 ‘‘(bb) any other activity re13 quired by the State to remove a 

14 barrier to employment; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the case of each individual in 

16 the family who is not a work-eligible indi17 vidual (as so defined), the reason for that 

18 status. 

19 ‘‘(L) For each work-eligible individual (as 

20 so defined) and each adult in the family who 

21 did not participate in work activities (as so de22 fined) during a month, the reason for the lack 

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1 (c) REPORTING OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT

2 AND EARNINGS OUTCOMES.—Section 411(c) (42 U.S.C. 

3 611(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(c) REPORTING OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT

5 AND EARNINGS OUTCOMES.—The Secretary, in consulta6 tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall determine the in7 formation that is necessary to compute the employment 

8 and earnings outcomes and the statistical adjustment 

9 model for the employment and earnings outcomes required 

10 under section 407, and each eligible State shall collect and 

11 report that information to the Secretary.’’. 

12 SEC. 16. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO DATA EXCHANGE 

13 STANDARDS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM COORDI14 NATION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(d) (42 U.S.C. 

16 611(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(d) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED

18 INTEROPERABILITY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in 

20 consultation with an interagency work group estab21 lished by the Office of Management and Budget and 

22 considering State government perspectives, by rule, 

23 designate data exchange standards to govern, under 

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1 ‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 

2 that State agencies operating programs under 

3 State plans approved under this part are re4 quired under applicable Federal law to elec5 tronically exchange with another State agency; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 

8 required under applicable Federal law. 

9 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange 

10 standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex11 tent practicable— 

12 ‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non13 proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for14 mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 

15 ‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel16 oped and maintained by intergovernmental 

17 partnerships, such as the National Information 

18 Exchange Model; 

19 ‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 

20 developed and maintained by Federal entities 

21 with authority over contracting and financial 

22 assistance; 

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1 ‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 

2 cost-effective and improves program efficiency 

3 and effectiveness; and 

4 ‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up5 graded as necessary. 

6 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

7 this subsection shall be construed to require a 

8 change to existing data exchange standards found to 

9 be effective and efficient.’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than the date that 

11 is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this sec12 tion, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

13 issue a proposed rule that— 

14 (1) identifies federally required data exchanges, 

15 include specification and timing of exchanges to be 

16 standardized, and address the factors used in deter17 mining whether and when to standardize data ex18 changes; and 

19 (2) specifies State implementation options and 

20 describes future milestones. 

21 SEC. 17. SET-ASIDE FOR ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS. 

22 Section 404(e) (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) is amended to read 

23 as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), a State to which a grant is made under 

3 section 403(a)(1) shall obligate the funds within 2 

4 years after the date the funds are made available, 

5 and shall expend the funds within 3 years after such 

6 date. 

7 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR LIMITED AMOUNT OF

8 FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State to which 

10 funds are paid under section 403(a)(1) may re11 serve not more than 15 percent of the funds for 

12 use in the State program funded under this 

13 part without fiscal year limitation. 

14 ‘‘(B) NOTICE OF INTENT TO RESERVE

15 FUNDS.—A State that intends to reserve funds 

16 paid to the State under section 402(a)(1) shall 

17 notify the Secretary of the intention not later 

18 than the end of the period in which the funds 

19 are available for obligation without regard to 

20 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.’’. 

21 SEC. 18. DEFINITIONS RELATED TO USE OF FUNDS. 

22 Section 419 (42 U.S.C. 619) is amended by adding 

23 at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(6) ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘assistance’ 

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1 benefits designed to meet a family’s ongoing basic 

2 needs (such as for food, clothing, shelter, utilities, 

3 household goods, personal care items, and general 

4 incidental expenses). 

5 ‘‘(7) WORK SUPPORTS.—The term ‘work sup6 ports’ means assistance and non-assistance transpor7 tation benefits (such as the value of allowances, bus 

8 tokens, car payments, auto repair, auto insurance 

9 reimbursement, and van services) provided in order 

10 to help families obtain, retain, or advance in employ11 ment, participate in work activities (as defined in 

12 section 407(d)), or as a non-recurrent, short-term 

13 benefit, including goods provided to individuals in 

14 order to help them obtain or maintain employment 

15 (such as tools, uniforms, fees to obtain special li16 censes, bonuses, incentives, and work support allow17 ances and expenditures for job access). 

18 ‘‘(8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup19 portive services’ means services such as domestic vio20 lence services, and mental health, substance abuse 

21 and disability services, housing counseling services, 

22 and other family supports, except to the extent that 

23 the provision of the service would violate section 

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1 ‘‘(9) JOBS BENEFIT.—The term ‘JOBS ben2 efit’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) assistance; or 

4 ‘‘(B) wage subsidies that are paid, with 

5 funds provided under section 403(a) or with 

6 qualified State expenditures, with respect to a 

7 person who— 

8 ‘‘(i) was a work-eligible individual (as 

9 defined in the regulations promulgated 

10 pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) at the 

11 time of entry into subsidized employment, 

12 such as on-the-job training or apprentice13 ship; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) is not receiving assistance.’’. 

15 SEC. 19. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS. 

16 (a) ELIMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS TO

17 STATES.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended 

18 by striking paragraph (3). 

19 (b) ELIMINATION OF BONUS TO REWARD HIGH PER20 FORMANCE STATES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 

22 603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 

23 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

24 1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by 

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1 (c) ELIMINATION OF WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 

3 603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (A) ELIMINATION OF EXCLUSION FROM

6 TIME LIMIT.—Section 408(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 

7 608(a)(7)) is amended by striking subpara8 graph (G). 

9 (B) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR MIS10 USE OF COMPETITIVE WELFARE-TO-WORK

11 FUNDS.—Section 409(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

12 609(a)(1)) is amended by striking subpara13 graph (C). 

14 (C) ELIMINATION OF EXCLUSION FROM

15 QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES OF STATE

16 FUNDS USED TO MATCH WELFARE-TO-WORK

17 GRANT FUNDS.—Section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv) (42 

18 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended in the 1st 

19 sentence— 

20 (i) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub21 clause (II); and 

22 (ii) by striking subclause (III) and re23 designating subclause (IV) as subclause 

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1 (D) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR FAIL2 URE OF STATE TO MAINTAIN HISTORIC EFFORT

3 DURING YEAR IN WHICH WELFARE-TO-WORK

4 GRANT IS RECEIVED.—Section 409(a) (42 

5 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking para6 graph (13). 

7 (E) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS RE8 LATING TO WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS IN

9 QUARTERLY STATE REPORTS.—Section 411(a) 

10 (42 U.S.C. 611(a)), as amended by section 

11 15(a) of this Act, is amended— 

12 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(ex13 cept for information relating to activities 

14 carried out under section 403(a)(5))’’; and 

15 (ii) in each of paragraphs (2) through 

16 (4), by striking the comma and all that fol17 lows and inserting a period. 

18 (F) INDIAN TRIBAL PROGRAMS.—Section 

19 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended by strik20 ing paragraph (3). 

21 (G) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO

22 DISCLOSE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO PRIVATE

23 INDUSTRY COUNCIL RECEIVING WELFARE-TO24 WORK FUNDS.—Section 454A(f) (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (H) GRANTS TO TERRITORIES.—Section 

2 1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended 

3 by striking ‘‘403(a)(5),’’. 

4 (d) ELIMINATION OF CONTINGENCY FUND.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) 

6 is amended by striking all of subsection (b) except 

7 paragraph (5). 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

9 (A) TRANSFER OF NEEDY STATE DEFINI10 TION.— 

11 (i) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (5) of 

12 section 403(b) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(5)) is— 

13 (I) amended— 

14 (aa) in the matter preceding 

15 subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 

18 (bb) in each of subpara19 graphs (A) and (B), by redesig20 nating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub21 clauses (I) and (II), respectively; 

22 (cc) by redesignating sub23 paragraphs (A) and (B) as 

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1 (dd) by redesignating such 

2 paragraph as subparagraph (D); 

3 and 

4 (ee) by moving each provi5 sion 2 ems to the right; and 

6 (II) as so amended, hereby trans7 ferred into section 409(a)(3) (42 

8 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) and added to the 

9 end of such section. 

10 (ii) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec11 tion 409(a)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 

12 609(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘(as 

13 defined in section 403(b)(5))’’. 

14 (B) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR FAIL15 URE OF STATE RECEIVING AMOUNTS FROM

16 CONTINGENCY FUND TO MAINTAIN 100 PER17 CENT OF HISTORIC EFFORT.—Section 409(a) 

18 (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking 

19 paragraph (10). 

20 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ELIMI21 NATION OF FEDERAL LOANS FOR STATE WELFARE PRO22 GRAMS.— 

23 (1) ELIMINATION OF ASSOCIATED PENALTY

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a) (42 

2 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking para3 graph (6). 

4 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

5 412(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 612(g)(1)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘(a)(6),’’. 

7 (2) ELIMINATION OF PROVISION PROVIDING

8 FOR TRIBAL ELIGIBILITY.—Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 

9 612) is amended by striking subsection (f). 

10 (3) ELIMINATION OF DISREGARD OF LOAN IN

11 APPLYING LIMIT ON PAYMENTS TO THE TERRI12 TORIES.—Section 1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 

13 1308(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘406,’’. 

14 (f) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS ON OTHER STATE

15 PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDI16 TURES.— 

17 (1) The following provisions are each amended 

18 by striking ‘‘or any other State program funded with 

19 qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 

20 409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’: 

21 (A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 

22 407(e) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)(1) and (2)). 

23 (B) Section 411(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 

24 611(a)(1)), as amended by section 

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1 (C) Subsections (d) and (e)(1) of section 

2 413 (42 U.S.C. 613(d) and (e)(1)). 

3 (2) Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘and any other State program 

5 funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined 

6 in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’. 

7 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ELIMI8 NATION OF REPORT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a)(2) (42 

10 U.S.C. 609(a)(2)) is amended— 

11 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

12 ‘‘QUARTERLY’’ before ‘‘REPORT’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 

14 ‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 

15 (C) by striking ‘‘(A) QUARTERLY RE16 PORTS.—’’; 

17 (D) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

18 (E) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of 

19 subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) and 

20 (B), respectively (and adjusting the margins ac21 cordingly). 

22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (A) Section 409(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 

24 609(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and,’’ and 

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1 (B) Section 409(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 

2 609(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(2)(B),’’. 

3 (h) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 

4 411(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘participation rates’’ and inserting ‘‘outcome 

6 measures’’. 

7 (i) REDUCTION IN FORCE PROVISIONS.—Section 

8 416(a) (42 U.S.C. 616(a)), as so designated by section 

9 14(b)(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘, and the 

10 Secretary’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 

11 (j) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.— 

12 (1) Section 409 (42 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 

13 (A) in subsection (a)(7)(B)(i)(III), by 

14 striking ‘‘(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’; 

15 (B) in subsection (a) (as amended by sub16 sections (c)(2)(D), (d)(2)(B), and (e)(1)(A) of 

17 this section), by redesignating paragraphs (7), 

18 (8), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), and (16) as 

19 paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively; 

20 (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘(8), 

21 (10), (12), or (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (10)’’; 

22 and 

23 (D) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘(8), 

24 (10), (12), (13), or (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10), 

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1 (2) Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended in 

2 each of subsections (d)(3)(A)(i) and (g)(1) by strik3 ing ‘‘409(a)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘409(a)(7)’’. 

4 (k) MODIFICATIONS TO MAINTENANCE-OF-EFFORT

5 REQUIREMENT.—Section 409(a)(6)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 

6 609(a)(6)(B)(i)), as redesignated by subsection (j)(1)(B) 

7 of this section, is amended— 

8 (1) in subclause (I)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding item (aa), by 

10 striking ‘‘all State programs’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘the State program funded under this part’’; 

12 (B) by redesignating items (dd) and (ee) 

13 as items (ee) and (ff), respectively, and insert14 ing after item (cc) the following: 

15 ‘‘(dd) Expenditures for a 

16 purpose described in paragraph 

17 (3), (4), or (5) of section 

18 401(a).’’; and 

19 (C) in item (ee) (as so redesignated), by 

20 striking ‘‘and (ee)’’ and inserting ‘‘(dd), and 

21 (ff)’’; 

22 (2) by striking subclause (V); and 

23 (3) in subclause (IV), by inserting ‘‘, except any 

24 of such families whose monthly income exceeds twice 

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1 ment and Budget, and revised annually in accord2 ance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 

3 Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)))’’ 

4 before the period. 

5 SEC. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6 Except as provided in sections 5(g), 11(b) and 13(b), 

7 the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on Oc8 tober 1, 2019. 

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