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‘‘(II) had been living in the home 
within 6 months before the month in which 
the agreement was entered into or the pro-
ceedings were initiated, and would have re-
ceived the aid in or for such month, if, in 
such month, the child had been living in 
the home with the relative referred to in 
paragraph (1) and application for the aid 
had been made. 
‘‘(B) RESOURCES
DETERMINATION.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining 
whether a child would have received aid under 
a State plan approved under section 402 (as in 
effect on July 16, 1996), a child whose re-
sources 
(determined 
pursuant 
to 
section 
402(a)(7)(B), as so in effect) have a combined 
value of not more than $10,000 shall be consid-
ered a child whose resources have a combined 
value of not more than $1,000 (or such lower 
amount as the State may determine for pur-
poses of section 402(a)(7)(B)). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
ALIEN
CHIL-
DREN.—Subject to title IV of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996, if the child is an alien disqualified under sec-
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tion 245A(h) or 210(f) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act from receiving aid under the State plan 
approved under section 402 in or for the month in 
which the agreement described in paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) was entered into or court proceedings lead-
ing to the determination described in paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii) were initiated, the child shall be consid-
ered to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3), 
with respect to the month, if the child would have 
satisfied the requirements but for the disqualifica-
tion.’’. 
(b) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.—Section 473(a)(2) (42 
U.S.C. 673(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a child 
meets the requirements of this paragraph if the child— 
‘‘(i)(I)(aa) was removed from the home of a rel-
ative specified in section 406(a) (as in effect on July 
16, 1996) and placed in foster care in accordance 
with a voluntary placement agreement with respect 
to which Federal payments are provided under sec-
tion 474 (or section 403, as such section was in ef-
fect on July 16, 1996), or in accordance with a judi-
cial determination to the effect that continuation in 
the home would be contrary to the welfare of the 
child; and
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‘‘(bb) met the requirements of section 472(a)(3) 
with respect to the home referred to in item (aa) of 
this subclause; 
‘‘(II) meets all of the requirements of title XVI 
with respect to eligibility for supplemental security 
income benefits; or 
‘‘(III) is a child whose costs in a foster family 
home or child-care institution are covered by the fos-
ter care maintenance payments being made with re-
spect to the minor parent of the child as provided 
in section 475(4)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) has been determined by the State, pursu-
ant to subsection (c) of this section, to be a child 
with special needs. 
‘‘(B) Section 472(a)(4) shall apply for purposes of 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, in any case in which 
the child is an alien described in such section. 
‘‘(C) A child shall be treated as meeting the require-
ments of this paragraph for the purpose of paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii) if the child— 
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of subparagraph 
(A)(ii); 
‘‘(ii) was determined eligible for adoption assist-
ance payments under this part with respect to a 
prior adoption;
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‘‘(iii) is available for adoption because— 
‘‘(I) the prior adoption has been dissolved, 
and the parental rights of the adoptive parents 
have been terminated; or 
‘‘(II) the child’s adoptive parents have 
died; and 
‘‘(iv) fails to meet the requirements of subpara-
graph (A) but would meet such requirements if— 
‘‘(I) the child were treated as if the child 
were in the same financial and other cir-
cumstances the child was in the last time the 
child was determined eligible for adoption as-
sistance payments under this part; and 
‘‘(II) the prior adoption were treated as 
never having occurred.’’. 
SEC. 8408. CLARIFICATION REGARDING FEDERAL MATCH-
ING OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 
UNDER THE FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE 
PAYMENTS PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RELATING
TO UNLI-
CENSED CARE.—Section 472 (42 U.S.C. 672) is amended 
by inserting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS
ASSOCIATED
WITH 
OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE CHILDREN NOT IN LICENSED FOS-
TER CARE SETTINGS.—Expenditures by a State that
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would be considered administrative expenditures for pur-
poses of section 474(a)(3) if made with respect to a child 
who was residing in a foster family home or child-care in-
stitution shall be so considered with respect to a child not 
residing in such a home or institution— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a child who has been re-
moved in accordance with subsection (a) of this sec-
tion from the home of a relative specified in section 
406(a) (as in effect on July 16, 1996), only for ex-
penditures— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a period of not more 
than the lesser of 12 months or the average 
length of time it takes for the State to license 
or approve a home as a foster home, in which 
the child is in the home of a relative and an ap-
plication is pending for licensing or approval of 
the home as a foster family home; or 
‘‘(B) with respect to a period of not more 
than 1 calendar month when a child moves 
from a facility not eligible for payments under 
this part into a foster family home or child care 
institution licensed or approved by the State; 
and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any other child who is poten-
tially eligible for benefits under a State plan ap-
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proved under this part and at imminent risk of re-
moval from the home, only if— 
‘‘(A) reasonable efforts are being made in 
accordance with section 471(a)(15) to prevent 
the need for, or if necessary to pursue, removal 
of the child from the home; and 
‘‘(B) the State agency has made, not less 
often than every 6 months, a determination (or 
redetermination) as to whether the child re-
mains at imminent risk of removal from the 
home.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 474(a)(3) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘subject to section 472(i)’’ before ‘‘an amount equal to’’. 
SEC. 8409. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 1130(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320a–9(b)(1)) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘422(b)(9)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘422(b)(10)’’. 
SEC. 8410. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 470 (42 U.S.C. 670) is amended by striking 
‘‘June 1, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘July 16, 1996’’.
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Subtitle E—Supplemental Security 
Income 
SEC. 8501. REVIEW OF STATE AGENCY BLINDNESS AND DIS-
ABILITY DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 1633 (42 U.S.C. 1383b) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall re-
view determinations, made by State agencies pursuant to 
subsection (a) in connection with applications for benefits 
under this title on the basis of blindness or disability, that 
individuals who have attained 18 years of age are blind 
or disabled as of a specified onset date. The Commissioner 
of Social Security shall review such a determination before 
any action is taken to implement the determination. 
‘‘(2)(A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall review— 
‘‘(i) at least 20 percent of all determinations re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) that are made in fiscal 
year 2006; 
‘‘(ii) at least 40 percent of all such determina-
tions that are made in fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(iii) at least 50 percent of all such determina-
tions that are made in fiscal year 2008 or thereafter. 
‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall, to the extent feasible, select
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for review the determinations which the Commissioner of 
Social Security identifies as being the most likely to be 
incorrect.’’. 
SEC. 8502. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN LUMP SUM BENEFITS IN 
INSTALLMENTS UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL 
SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1631(a)(10)(A)(i) (42 
U.S.C. 1383(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ 
and inserting ‘‘3’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 3 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle F—State and Local 
Flexibility 
SEC. 8601. PROGRAM COORDINATION DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a program of demonstration projects in a State or 
portion of a State to coordinate multiple public assistance, 
workforce development, and other programs, for the pur-
pose of supporting working individuals and families, help-
ing families escape welfare dependency, promoting child 
well-being, or helping build stronger families, using inno-
vative approaches to strengthen service systems and pro-
vide more coordinated and effective service delivery.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTERING
SECRETARY.—The term 
‘‘administering Secretary’’ means, with respect to a 
qualified program, the head of the Federal agency 
responsible for administering the program. 
(2) QUALIFIED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘qualified 
program’’ means— 
(A) a program under part A of title IV of 
the Social Security Act; or 
(B) the program under title XX of such 
Act. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The head of a 
State entity or of a sub-State entity administering 2 or 
more qualified programs proposed to be included in a dem-
onstration project under this section shall (or, if the 
project is proposed to include qualified programs adminis-
tered by 2 or more such entities, the heads of the admin-
istering entities (each of whom shall be considered an ap-
plicant for purposes of this section) shall jointly) submit 
to the administering Secretary of each such program an 
application that contains the following: 
(1) PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—A statement identi-
fying each qualified program to be included in the 
project, and describing how the purposes of each 
such program will be achieved by the project.
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(2) POPULATION SERVED.—A statement identi-
fying the population to be served by the project and 
specifying the eligibility criteria to be used. 
(3) DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION.—A de-
tailed description of the project, including— 
(A) a description of how the project is ex-
pected to improve or enhance achievement of 
the purposes of the programs to be included in 
the project, from the standpoint of quality, of 
cost-effectiveness, or of both; and 
(B) a description of the performance objec-
tives for the project, including any proposed 
modifications to the performance measures and 
reporting requirements used in the programs. 
(4) WAIVERS
REQUESTED.—A description of 
the statutory and regulatory requirements with re-
spect to which a waiver is requested in order to 
carry out the project, and a justification of the need 
for each such waiver. 
(5) COST NEUTRALITY.—Such information and 
assurances as necessary to establish to the satisfac-
tion of the administering Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, that the proposed project is reasonably ex-
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pected to meet the applicable cost neutrality require-
ments of subsection (d)(4). 
(6) EVALUATION AND REPORTS.—An assurance 
that the applicant will conduct ongoing and final 
evaluations of the project, and make interim and 
final reports to the administering Secretary, at such 
times and in such manner as the administering Sec-
retary may require. 
(7) OTHER INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES.— 
Such other information and assurances as the ad-
ministering Secretary may require. 
(d) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The administering Secretary 
with respect to a qualified program that is identified 
in an application submitted pursuant to subsection 
(c) may approve the application and, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), waive any requirement appli-
cable to the program, to the extent consistent with 
this section and necessary and appropriate for the 
conduct of the demonstration project proposed in the 
application, if the administering Secretary deter-
mines that the project— 
(A) has a reasonable likelihood of achieving 
the objectives of the programs to be included in 
the project;
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(B) may reasonably be expected to meet 
the applicable cost neutrality requirements of 
paragraph (4), as determined by the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget; and 
(C) includes the coordination of 2 or more 
qualified programs. 
(2) PROVISIONS EXCLUDED FROM WAIVER AU-
THORITY.—A waiver shall not be granted under 
paragraph (1) with respect to any provision of law 
relating to— 
(A) civil rights or prohibition of discrimi-
nation; 
(B) purposes or goals of any program; 
(C) maintenance of effort requirements; 
(D) health or safety; 
(E) labor standards under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938; or 
(F) environmental protection; 
(3) AGREEMENT OF EACH ADMINISTERING SEC-
RETARY REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An applicant may not 
conduct a demonstration project under this sec-
tion unless each administering Secretary with 
respect to any program proposed to be included
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in the project has approved the application to 
conduct the project. 
(B) AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO FUND-
ING AND IMPLEMENTATION.—Before approving 
an application to conduct a demonstration 
project under this section, an administering 
Secretary shall have in place an agreement with 
the applicant with respect to the payment of 
funds and responsibilities required of the ad-
ministering Secretary with respect to the 
project. 
(4) COST-NEUTRALITY REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) 
GENERAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (except subparagraph 
(B)), the total of the amounts that may be paid 
by the Federal Government for a fiscal year 
with respect to the programs in the State in 
which an entity conducting a demonstration 
project under this section is located that are af-
fected by the project shall not exceed the esti-
mated total amount that the Federal Govern-
ment would have paid for the fiscal year with 
respect to the programs if the project had not 
been conducted, as determined by the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget.
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(B) SPECIAL RULE.—If an applicant sub-
mits to the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget a request to apply the rules 
of this subparagraph to the programs in the 
State in which the applicant is located that are 
affected by a demonstration project proposed in 
an application submitted by the applicant pur-
suant to this section, during such period of not 
more than 5 consecutive fiscal years in which 
the project is in effect, and the Director deter-
mines, on the basis of supporting information 
provided by the applicant, to grant the request, 
then, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the total of the amounts that may be paid 
by the Federal Government for the period with 
respect to the programs shall not exceed the es-
timated total amount that the Federal Govern-
ment would have paid for the period with re-
spect to the programs if the project had not 
been conducted. 
(5) 90-DAY APPROVAL DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If an administering 
Secretary receives an application to conduct a 
demonstration project under this section and
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does not disapprove the application within 90 
days after the receipt, then— 
(i) the administering Secretary is 
deemed to have approved the application 
for such period as is requested in the ap-
plication, except to the extent inconsistent 
with subsection (e); and 
(ii) any waiver requested in the appli-
cation which applies to a qualified program 
that is identified in the application and is 
administered by the administering Sec-
retary is deemed to be granted, except to 
the extent inconsistent with paragraph (2) 
or (4) of this subsection. 
(B) DEADLINE EXTENDED IF ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION IS SOUGHT.—The 90-day period 
referred to in subparagraph (A) shall not in-
clude any period that begins with the date the 
Secretary requests the applicant to provide ad-
ditional information with respect to the applica-
tion and ends with the date the additional in-
formation is provided. 
(e) DURATION
OF
PROJECTS.—A demonstration 
project under this section may be approved for a term of 
not more than 5 years.
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(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
DISPOSITION
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Within 90 days after an administering Sec-
retary receives an application submitted pursuant to 
this section, the administering Secretary shall sub-
mit to each Committee of the Congress which has 
jurisdiction over a qualified program identified in 
the application notice of the receipt, a description of 
the decision of the administering Secretary with re-
spect to the application, and the reasons for approv-
ing or disapproving the application. 
(2) REPORTS
ON
PROJECTS.—Each admin-
istering Secretary shall provide annually to the Con-
gress a report concerning demonstration projects ap-
proved under this section, including— 
(A) the projects approved for each appli-
cant; 
(B) the number of waivers granted under 
this section, and the specific statutory provi-
sions waived; 
(C) how well each project for which a waiv-
er is granted is improving or enhancing pro-
gram achievement from the standpoint of qual-
ity, cost-effectiveness, or both;
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(D) how well each project for which a 
waiver is granted is meeting the performance 
objectives specified in subsection (c)(3)(B); 
(E) how each project for which a waiver is 
granted is conforming with the cost-neutrality 
requirements of subsection (d)(4); and 
(F) to the extent the administering Sec-
retary deems appropriate, recommendations for 
modification of programs based on outcomes of 
the projects. 
Subtitle G—Repeal of Continued 
Dumping and Subsidy Offset 
SEC. 8701. REPEAL OF CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY 
OFFSET. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1675c), and the item relating to section 754 
in the table of contents for title VII of that Act, are re-
pealed. 
(b) EXISTING ACCOUNTS.—All amounts remaining, 
upon the enactment of this title, in any special account 
established under section 754(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this title) shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury.
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Subtitle H—Effective Date 
SEC. 8801. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this title, this title and the amendments made by this title 
shall be effective as of October 1, 2005. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—In the case of a State plan under 
title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary de-
termines requires State legislation in order for the plan 
to meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by this title, the effective date of the 
amendments imposing the additional requirements shall be 
3 months after the first day of the first calendar quarter 
beginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
each year of the session shall be considered to be a sepa-
rate regular session of the State legislature.
Union Calendar No. 151 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4241 
[Report No. 109–276] 
A BILL 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
201(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2006. 
NOVEMBER 7, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed