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‘‘(i) maintains satisfactory attendance 
at secondary school or the equivalent in 
the month; or 
‘‘(ii) participates in education directly 
related to employment for an average of at 
least 20 hours per week in the month. 
‘‘(d) DIRECT WORK ACTIVITY.—In this section, the 
term ‘direct work activity’ means— 
‘‘(1) unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(2) subsidized private sector employment; 
‘‘(3) subsidized public sector employment; 
‘‘(4) on-the-job training; 
‘‘(5) supervised work experience; or 
‘‘(6) supervised community service.’’. 
(e) PENALTIES
AGAINST
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 
407(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), if an individual in a family re-
ceiving assistance under a State program fund-
ed under this part fails to engage in activities 
required in accordance with this section, or 
other activities required by the State under the
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program, and the family does not otherwise en-
gage in activities in accordance with the self- 
sufficiency plan established for the family pur-
suant to section 408(b), the State shall— 
‘‘(i) if the failure is partial or persists 
for not more than 1 month— 
‘‘(I) reduce the amount of assist-
ance otherwise payable to the family 
pro rata (or more, at the option of the 
State) with respect to any period dur-
ing a month in which the failure oc-
curs; or 
‘‘(II) terminate all assistance to 
the family, subject to such good cause 
exceptions as the State may establish; 
or 
‘‘(ii) if the failure is total and persists 
for at least 2 consecutive months, termi-
nate all cash payments to the family in-
cluding qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for at 
least 1 month and thereafter until the 
State determines that the individual has 
resumed full participation in the activities,
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subject to such good cause exceptions as 
the State may establish. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a 
conflict between a requirement of clause 
(i)(II) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) and a 
requirement of a State constitution, or of 
a State statute that, before 1966, obligated 
local government to provide assistance to 
needy parents and children, the State con-
stitutional or statutory requirement shall 
control. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Clause (i) of this 
subparagraph shall not apply after the 1- 
year period that begins with the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph.’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 407(f) (42 U.S.C. 607(f)) is amend-
ed in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking 
‘‘work activity described in subsection (d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘direct work activity’’. 
(2) The heading of section 409(a)(14) (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(14)) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR RE-
FUSING TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES UNDER A FAMILY 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN’’ after ‘‘WORK’’.
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SEC. 8111. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)(7)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 
2005, 2006, or 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2011’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘preceding’’ before ‘‘fiscal 
year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1997 
through 2006,’’. 
(b) STATE SPENDING
ON PROMOTING HEALTHY 
MARRIAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 604) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) MARRIAGE PROMOTION.—A State, territory, or 
tribal organization to which a grant is made under section 
403(a)(2) may use a grant made to the State, territory, 
or tribe under any other provision of section 403 for mar-
riage promotion activities, and the amount of any such 
grant so used shall be considered State funds for purposes 
of section 403(a)(2).’’. 
(2) FEDERAL
TANF
FUNDS
USED
FOR
MAR-
RIAGE PROMOTION DISREGARDED FOR PURPOSES OF 
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT.—Section
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409(a)(7)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)), as 
amended by section 8103(c) of this Act, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) EXCLUSION
OF
FEDERAL 
TANF
FUNDS
USED
FOR
MARRIAGE 
PROMOTION
ACTIVITIES.—Such term 
does not include the amount of any 
grant made to the State under section 
403 that is expended for a marriage 
promotion activity.’’. 
SEC. 8112. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) STATE
PLANS.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by redesignating clause (vi) and 
clause (vii) (as added by section 8103(a) of 
this Act) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by striking clause (v) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(v) The document shall— 
‘‘(I) describe how the State will 
pursue ending dependence of needy 
families on government benefits and
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reducing poverty by promoting job 
preparation and work; 
‘‘(II) describe how the State will 
encourage the formation and mainte-
nance of healthy 2-parent married 
families, encourage responsible father-
hood, and prevent and reduce the inci-
dence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; 
‘‘(III) include specific, numerical, 
and measurable performance objec-
tives for accomplishing subclauses (I) 
and (II); and 
‘‘(IV) describe the methodology 
that the State will use to measure 
State performance in relation to each 
such objective. 
‘‘(vi) Describe any strategies and pro-
grams the State may be undertaking to ad-
dress— 
‘‘(I) employment retention and 
advancement for recipients of assist-
ance under the program, including 
placement into high-demand jobs, and 
whether the jobs are identified using 
labor market information;
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‘‘(II) efforts to reduce teen preg-
nancy; 
‘‘(III) services for struggling and 
noncompliant families, and for clients 
with special problems; and 
‘‘(IV) program integration, in-
cluding the extent to which employ-
ment and training services under the 
program are provided through the 
One-Stop 
delivery 
system 
created 
under the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998, and the extent to which 
former recipients of such assistance 
have access to additional core, inten-
sive, or training services funded 
through such Act.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clause (iii) (as so redesignated by section 
8107(b)(1) of this Act) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) The document shall describe 
strategies and programs the State is un-
dertaking to engage religious organizations 
in the provision of services funded under 
this part and efforts related to section 104
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of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 
‘‘(iv) The document shall describe 
strategies to improve program manage-
ment and performance.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and tribal’’ 
after ‘‘that local’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH STATE REGARDING PLAN 
AND DESIGN OF TRIBAL PROGRAMS.—Section 412(b)(1) 
(42 U.S.C. 612(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) provides an assurance that the State 
in which the tribe is located has been consulted 
regarding the plan and its design.’’. 
(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section 413 (42 
U.S.C. 613) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the States, shall develop uniform per-
formance measures designed to assess the degree of effec-
tiveness, and the degree of improvement, of State pro-
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grams funded under this part in accomplishing the pur-
poses of this part.’’. 
(d) 
ANNUAL
RANKING
OF
STATES.—Section 
413(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘long-term private sector jobs’’ and inserting ‘‘private sec-
tor jobs, the success of the recipients in retaining employ-
ment, the ability of the recipients to increase their wages’’. 
SEC. 8113. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. 
(a) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Section 411(a)(1)(A) 
(42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing ‘‘and on families receiving assistance under 
State programs funded with other qualified State ex-
penditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B))’’ be-
fore the colon; 
(2) in clause (vii), by inserting ‘‘and minor par-
ent’’ after ‘‘of each adult’’; 
(3) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and educational 
level’’; 
(4) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘, and if the lat-
ter 2, the amount received’’; 
(5) in clause (x)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each type of’’; and
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(B) by inserting before the period ‘‘and, if 
applicable, the reason for receipt of the assist-
ance for a total of more than 60 months’’; 
(6) in clause (xi), by striking the subclauses 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) Subsidized private sector 
employment. 
‘‘(II) Unsubsidized employment. 
‘‘(III) Public sector employment, 
supervised work experience, or super-
vised community service. 
‘‘(IV) On-the-job training. 
‘‘(V) Job search and placement. 
‘‘(VI) Training. 
‘‘(VII) Education. 
‘‘(VIII) Other activities directed 
at the purposes of this part, as speci-
fied in the State plan submitted pur-
suant to section 402.’’; 
(7) in clause (xii), by inserting ‘‘and progress 
toward universal engagement’’ after ‘‘participation 
rates’’; 
(8) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘type and’’;
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(9) in clause (xvi), by striking subclause (II) 
and redesignating subclauses (III) through (V) as 
subclauses (II) through (IV), respectively; and 
(10) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xviii) The date the family first re-
ceived assistance from the State program 
on the basis of the most recent application 
for such assistance. 
‘‘(xix) Whether a self-sufficiency plan 
is established for the family in accordance 
with section 408(b). 
‘‘(xx) With respect to any child in the 
family, the marital status of the parents at 
the birth of the child, and if the parents 
were not then married, whether the pater-
nity of the child has been established.’’. 
(b) USE OF SAMPLES.—Section 411(a)(1)(B) (42 
U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a sample’’ and inserting 
‘‘samples’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period ‘‘, except 
that the Secretary may designate core data ele-
ments that must be reported on all families’’; 
and
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(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘funded under this 
part’’ and inserting ‘‘described in subparagraph 
(A)’’. 
(c) REPORT ON FAMILIES THAT BECOME INELI-
GIBLE
TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE.—Section 411(a) (42 
U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(6) REPORT ON FAMILIES THAT BECOME IN-
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall in-
clude for each month in the quarter the number of 
families and total number of individuals that, during 
the month, became ineligible to receive assistance 
under the State program funded under this part 
(broken down by the number of families that become 
so ineligible due to earnings, changes in family com-
position that result in increased earnings, sanctions, 
time limits, or other specified reasons).’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Section 411(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
611(a)(7)) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘and to collect the necessary 
data’’ before ‘‘with respect to which reports’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘in defining the data elements’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘, the National 
Governors’ Association, the American Public Human 
Services Association, the National Conference of 
State Legislatures, and others in defining the data 
elements.’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTS BY STATES.—Section 411 
(42 U.S.C. 611) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRAM CHARACTERIS-
TICS.—Not later than 90 days after the end of fiscal year 
2006 and each succeeding fiscal year, each eligible State 
shall submit to the Secretary a report on the characteris-
tics of the State program funded under this part and other 
State programs funded with qualified State expenditures 
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)). The report shall 
include, with respect to each such program, the program 
name, a description of program activities, the program
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purpose, the program eligibility criteria, the sources of 
program funding, the number of program beneficiaries, 
sanction policies, and any program work requirements. 
‘‘(c) MONTHLY REPORTS ON CASELOAD.—Not later 
than 3 months after the end of a calendar month that 
begins 1 year or more after the enactment of this sub-
section, each eligible State shall submit to the Secretary 
a report on the number of families and total number of 
individuals receiving assistance in the calendar month 
under the State program funded under this part. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVE-
MENT.—Beginning with fiscal year 2007, not later than 
January 1 of each fiscal year, each eligible State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a report on achievement and improve-
ment during the preceding fiscal year under the numerical 
performance goals and measures under the State program 
funded under this part with respect to each of the matters 
described in section 402(a)(1)(A)(v).’’. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS BY THE SEC-
RETARY.—Section 411(e), as so redesignated by sub-
section (e) of this section, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘and each fiscal year thereafter’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and by July 1 of each fiscal year thereafter’’;
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘families ap-
plying for assistance,’’ and by striking the last 
comma; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and other 
programs funded with qualified State expenditures 
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’ before the 
semicolon. 
(g) INCREASED ANALYSIS OF STATE SINGLE AUDIT 
REPORTS.—Section 411 (42 U.S.C. 611) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) INCREASED ANALYSIS OF STATE SINGLE AUDIT 
REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 months after a 
State submits to the Secretary a report pursuant to 
section 7502(a)(1)(A) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall analyze the report for the 
purpose of identifying the extent and nature of prob-
lems related to the oversight by the State of non-
governmental entities with respect to contracts en-
tered into by such entities with the State program 
funded under this part, and determining what addi-
tional actions may be appropriate to help prevent 
and correct the problems. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF PROGRAM OVERSIGHT SEC-
TION IN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The
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Secretary shall include in each report under sub-
section (e) a section on oversight of State programs 
funded under this part, including findings on the ex-
tent and nature of the problems referred to in para-
graph (1), actions taken to resolve the problems, and 
to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate make 
recommendations on changes needed to resolve the 
problems.’’. 
SEC. 8114. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY IN-
DIAN TRIBES. 
(a) TRIBAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANT.—Section 
412(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2010’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES THAT RECEIVED 
JOBS 
FUNDS.—Section 
412(a)(2)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
612(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997, 1998, 1999, 
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 
through 2010’’. 
SEC. 8115. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL 
STUDIES. 
(a) SECRETARY’S
FUND
FOR
RESEARCH, DEM-
ONSTRATIONS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
413 (42 U.S.C. 613), as amended by section 8112(c) of
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this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
propriated, there are appropriated $102,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, which shall 
be available to the Secretary for the purpose of con-
ducting and supporting research and demonstration 
projects by public or private entities, and providing 
technical assistance to States, Indian tribal organi-
zations, and such other entities as the Secretary 
may specify that are receiving a grant under this 
part, which shall be expended primarily on activities 
described in section 403(a)(2)(B), and which shall 
be in addition to any other funds made available 
under this part. The Secretary may not provide an 
entity with funds made available under this para-
graph unless the entity agrees that, as a condition 
of receipt of the funds for a program or activity de-
scribed in any of clauses (iii) through (viii) of sec-
tion 403(a)(2)(B), the entity will comply with sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of section 403(a)(2)(C)(ii).
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‘‘(2) 
SET
ASIDE
FOR
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS
FOR
COORDINATION
OF
PROVISION
OF 
CHILD WELFARE AND TANF SERVICES TO TRIBAL 
FAMILIES AT RISK OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
$2,000,000 shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis to fund demonstration projects designed 
to test the effectiveness of tribal governments 
or tribal consortia in coordinating the provision 
to tribal families at risk of child abuse or ne-
glect of child welfare services and services 
under tribal programs funded under this part. 
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant made to 
such a project shall be used— 
‘‘(i) to improve case management for 
families eligible for assistance from such a 
tribal program; 
‘‘(ii) for supportive services and as-
sistance to tribal children in out-of-home 
placements and the tribal families caring 
for such children, including families who 
adopt such children; and
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‘‘(iii) for prevention services and as-
sistance to tribal families at risk of child 
abuse and neglect. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS.—The Secretary may re-
quire a recipient of funds awarded under this 
paragraph to provide the Secretary with such 
information as the Secretary deems relevant to 
enable the Secretary to facilitate and oversee 
the administration of any project for which 
funds are provided under this paragraph.’’. 
(b) FUNDING OF STUDIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS.— 
Section 413(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)) is amended in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘1997 
through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2010’’. 
(c) REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN AFFIDA-
VITS OF SUPPORT AND SPONSOR DEEMING.—Not later 
than March 31, 2006, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 
submit to the Congress a report on the enforcement of 
affidavits of support and sponsor deeming as required by 
section 421, 422, and 432 of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 
(d) REPORT ON COORDINATION.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Sec-
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retary of Labor shall jointly submit a report to the Con-
gress describing common or conflicting data elements, 
definitions, performance measures, and reporting require-
ments in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and part 
A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and, to the degree 
each Secretary deems appropriate, at the discretion of ei-
ther Secretary, any other program administered by the re-
spective Secretary, to allow greater coordination between 
the welfare and workforce development systems. 
SEC. 8116. STUDY BY THE CENSUS BUREAU. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 414(a) (42 U.S.C. 
614(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of the Census shall 
implement or enhance a longitudinal survey of program 
participation, developed in consultation with the Secretary 
and made available to interested parties, to allow for the 
assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform 
on the economic and child well-being of low-income fami-
lies with children, including those who received assistance 
or services from a State program funded under this part, 
and, to the extent possible, shall provide State representa-
tive samples. The content of the survey should include 
such information as may be necessary to examine the 
issues of out-of-wedlock childbearing, marriage, welfare 
dependency and compliance with work requirements, the
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beginning and ending of spells of assistance, work, earn-
ings and employment stability, and the well-being of chil-
dren.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION.—Section 414(b) (42 U.S.C. 
614(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1996,’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through 
2010’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds 
appropriated under this subsection shall remain 
available through fiscal year 2010 to carry out sub-
section (a).’’. 
SEC. 8117. DEFINITION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 419 (42 U.S.C. 619) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘assistance’ 
means payment, by cash, voucher, or other 
means, to or for an individual or family for the 
purpose of meeting a subsistence need of the in-
dividual or family (including food, clothing, 
shelter, and related items, but not including 
costs of transportation or child care). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘assistance’ 
does not include a payment described in sub-
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paragraph (A) to or for an individual or family 
on a short-term, nonrecurring basis (as defined 
by the State in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 404(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 604(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘assistance’’ and inserting 
‘‘aid’’. 
(2) Section 404(f) (42 U.S.C. 604(f)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits 
or services’’. 
(3) 
Section 
408(a)(5)(B)(i) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
608(a)(5)(B)(i)) is amended in the heading by strik-
ing ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘AID’’. 
(4) Section 413(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 613(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘assistance’’ and inserting 
‘‘aid’’. 
SEC. 8118. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) Section 409(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 609(c)(2)) is 
amended by inserting a comma after ‘‘appropriate’’. 
(b) 
Section 
411(a)(1)(A)(ii)(III) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
611(a)(1)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking the last close 
parenthesis. 
(c) Section 413(j)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 613(j)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘sections’’.
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(d)(1) Section 413 (42 U.S.C. 613) is amended by 
striking subsection (g) and redesignating subsections (h) 
through (j) and subsections (k) and (l) (as added by sec-
tions 8112(c) and 8115(a) of this Act, respectively) as 
subsections (g) through (k), respectively. 
(2) Each of the following provisions is amended by 
striking ‘‘413(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘413(i)’’: 
(A) Section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(III) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(A)(ii)(III)). 
(B) 
Section 
403(a)(5)(F) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(F)). 
(C) 
Section 
403(a)(5)(G)(ii) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(G)(ii)). 
(D) 
Section 
412(a)(3)(B)(iv) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
612(a)(3)(B)(iv)). 
SEC. 8119. FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Promotion and Support of Responsible Fatherhood and 
Healthy Marriage Act of 2005’’. 
(b) FATHERHOOD PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 117. FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV (42 U.S.C. 601–679b) 
is amended by inserting after part B the following: 
‘PART C—FATHERHOOD PROGRAM 
‘SEC. 441. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that there is 
substantial evidence strongly indicating the urgent need 
to promote and support involved, committed, and respon-
sible fatherhood, and to encourage and support healthy 
marriages between parents raising children, including data 
demonstrating the following: 
‘(1) In approximately 84 percent of cases where 
a parent is absent, that parent is the father. 
‘(2) If current trends continue, half of all chil-
dren born today will live apart from one of their par-
ents, usually their father, at some point before they 
turn 18. 
‘(3) Where families (whether intact or with a 
parent absent) are living in poverty, a significant 
factor is the father’s lack of job skills. 
‘(4) Committed and responsible fathering dur-
ing infancy and early childhood contributes to the 
development of emotional security, curiosity, and 
math and verbal skills. 
‘(5) An estimated 19,400,000 children (27 per-
cent) live apart from their biological father.
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‘(6) Forty percent of children under age 18 not 
living with their biological father had not seen their 
father even once in the last 12 months, according to 
national survey data. 
‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are: 
‘(1) To provide for projects and activities by 
public entities and by nonprofit community entities, 
including religious organizations, designed to test 
promising approaches to accomplishing the following 
objectives: 
‘(A) Promoting responsible, caring, and ef-
fective parenting through counseling, men-
toring, and parenting education, dissemination 
of educational materials and information on 
parenting skills, encouragement of positive fa-
ther involvement, including the positive involve-
ment of nonresident fathers, and other meth-
ods. 
‘(B) Enhancing the abilities and commit-
ment of unemployed or low-income fathers to 
provide material support for their families and 
to avoid or leave welfare programs by assisting 
them to take full advantage of education, job 
training, and job search programs, to improve 
work habits and work skills, to secure career
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advancement by activities such as outreach and 
information dissemination, coordination, as ap-
propriate, with employment services and job 
training programs, including the One-Stop de-
livery system established under title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, encourage-
ment and support of timely payment of current 
child support and regular payment toward past 
due child support obligations in appropriate 
cases, and other methods. 
‘(C) Improving fathers’ ability to effec-
tively manage family business affairs by means 
such as education, counseling, and mentoring in 
matters 
including 
household 
management, 
budgeting, banking, and handling of financial 
transactions, time management, and home 
maintenance. 
‘(D) Encouraging and supporting healthy 
marriages and married fatherhood through such 
activities as premarital education, including the 
use of premarital inventories, marriage prepara-
tion programs, skills-based marriage education 
programs, marital therapy, couples counseling, 
divorce education and reduction programs, di-
vorce mediation and counseling, relationship
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skills enhancement programs, including those 
designed to reduce child abuse and domestic vi-
olence, and dissemination of information about 
the benefits of marriage for both parents and 
children. 
‘(2) Through the projects and activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to improve outcomes for 
children with respect to measures such as increased 
family income and economic security, improved 
school performance, better health, improved emo-
tional and behavioral stability and social adjustment, 
and reduced risk of delinquency, crime, substance 
abuse, child abuse and neglect, teen sexual activity, 
and teen suicide. 
‘(3) To evaluate the effectiveness of various ap-
proaches and to disseminate findings concerning out-
comes and other information in order to encourage 
and facilitate the replication of effective approaches 
to accomplishing these objectives. 
‘SEC. 442. DEFINITIONS. 
‘In this part, the terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and ‘‘tribal 
organization’’ have the meanings given them in sub-
sections (e) and (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
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‘SEC. 443. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to public and nonprofit 
community entities, including religious organizations, and 
to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, for demonstra-
tion service projects and activities designed to test the ef-
fectiveness of various approaches to accomplish the objec-
tives specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
FOR FULL SERVICE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
section, except as specified in subsection (c), an entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary containing the 
following: 
‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A statement in-
cluding— 
‘(A) a description of the project and how 
it will be carried out, including the geographical 
area to be covered and the number and charac-
teristics of clients to be served, and how it will 
address each of the 4 objectives specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1); and 
‘(B) a description of the methods to be 
used by the entity or its contractor to assess 
the extent to which the project was successful 
in accomplishing its specific objectives and the 
general objectives specified in section 441(b)(1).
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‘(2) EXPERIENCE
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—A 
demonstration of ability to carry out the project, by 
means such as demonstration of experience in suc-
cessfully carrying out projects of similar design and 
scope, and such other information as the Secretary 
may find necessary to demonstrate the entity’s ca-
pacity to carry out the project, including the entity’s 
ability to provide the non-Federal share of project 
resources. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
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ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs under parts A, B, and D of this title, 
including programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘(7) SELF-INITIATED EVALUATION.—If the enti-
ty elects to contract for independent evaluation of 
the project (part or all of the cost of which may be 
paid for using grant funds), a commitment to sub-
mit to the Secretary a copy of the evaluation report 
within 30 days after completion of the report and 
not more than 1 year after completion of the project. 
‘(8) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
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sisted under this section, by means including ran-
dom assignment of clients to service recipient and 
control groups, if determined by the Secretary to be 
appropriate, and affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records and docu-
ments, staff, and clients. 
‘(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LIMITED PURPOSE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
section in an amount under $25,000 per fiscal year, an 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary con-
taining the following: 
‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
the project and how it will be carried out, including 
the number and characteristics of clients to be 
served, the proposed duration of the project, and 
how it will address at least 1 of the 4 objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Such information as 
the Secretary may require as to the capacity of the 
entity to carry out the project, including any pre-
vious experience with similar activities. 
‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
RELATED
PRO-
GRAMS.—As required by the Secretary in appro-
priate cases, an undertaking to coordinate and co-
operate with State and local entities responsible for