ing participation of the individual in the activi-
ties; 
‘‘(C) require, at a minimum, each such in-
dividual to participate in activities in accord-
ance with the self-sufficiency plan; 
‘‘(D) monitor the participation of each 
such individual in the activities specified in the 
self sufficiency plan, and regularly review the 
progress of the family toward self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(E) upon such a review, revise the self-
sufficiency plan and activities as the State 
deems appropriate. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The State shall comply with 
paragraph (1) with respect to a family—
‘‘(A) in the case of a family that, as of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, is not receiving assistance from 
the State program funded under this part, not 
later than 60 days after the family first receives 
assistance on the basis of the most recent appli-
cation for the assistance; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a family that, as of 
such date, is receiving the assistance, not later 
than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection.
‘‘(3) STATE DISCRETION.—A State shall have 
sole discretion, consistent with section 407, to define 
and design activities for families for purposes of this 
subsection, to develop methods for monitoring and 
reviewing progress pursuant to this subsection, and 
to make modifications to the plan as the State 
deems appropriate to assist the individual in increas-
ing their degree of self-sufficiency. 
‘‘(4) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in 
this part shall preclude a State from requiring par-
ticipation in work and any other activities the State 
deems appropriate for helping families achieve self-
sufficiency and improving child well-being.’’. 
(2) PENALTY
FOR
FAILURE
TO
ESTABLISH 
FAMILY
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
PLAN.—Section 
409(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended—
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR
ESTABLISH
FAMILY
SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
PLAN’’ after ‘‘RATES’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
408(b)’’ after ‘‘407(a)’’. 
SEC. 110. WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a)
ELIMINATION
OF
SEPARATE
PARTICIPATION 
RATE REQUIREMENTS FOR 2-PARENT FAMILIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 607) is amend-
ed in each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking 
paragraph (2). 
(B)
Section
407(b)(4)
(42
U.S.C. 
607(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B)’’. 
(C)
Section
407(c)(1)
(42
U.S.C. 
607(c)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(B). 
(D)
Section
407(c)(2)(D)
(42
U.S.C. 
607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 
2002. 
(b) WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
407 (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended by striking all that pre-
cedes subsection (b)(3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 407. WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a)
PARTICIPATION
RATE
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a 
fiscal year shall achieve a minimum participation rate 
equal to not less than—
‘‘(1) 50 percent for fiscal year 2004; 
‘‘(2) 55 percent for fiscal year 2005; 
‘‘(3) 60 percent for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(4) 65 percent for fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(5) 70 percent for fiscal year 2008 and each 
succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) CALCULATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES.—
‘‘(1) AVERAGE MONTHLY RATE.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), the participation rate of a State 
for a fiscal year is the average of the participation 
rates of the State for each month in the fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) MONTHLY PARTICIPATION RATES; INCOR-
PORATION OF 40-HOUR WORK WEEK STANDARD.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the participation rate of a State for 
a month is—
‘‘(i) the total number of countable 
hours (as defined in subsection (c)) with 
respect to the counted families for the 
State for the month; divided by 
‘‘(ii) 160 multiplied by the number of 
counted families for the State for the 
month. 
‘‘(B) COUNTED FAMILIES DEFINED.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In subparagraph 
(A), the term ‘counted family’ means, with 
respect to a State and a month, a family 
that includes a work-eligible individual and 
that receives assistance in the month under 
the State program funded under this part, 
subject to clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii)
STATE
OPTION
TO
EXCLUDE 
CERTAIN
FAMILIES.—At the option of a 
State, the term ‘counted family’ shall not 
include—
‘‘(I) a family in the first month 
for which the family receives assist-
ance from a State program funded 
under this part on the basis of the 
most recent application for such as-
sistance; or 
‘‘(II) on a case-by-case basis, a 
family in which the youngest child has 
not attained 12 months of age. 
‘‘(iii) STATE OPTION TO INCLUDE IN-
DIVIDUALS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER 
A
TRIBAL
FAMILY
ASSISTANCE
PLAN
OR 
TRIBAL WORK PROGRAM.—At the option of 
a State, the term ‘counted family’ may in-
clude families in the State that are receiv-
ing assistance under a tribal family assist-
ance plan approved under section 412 or 
under a tribal work program to which 
funds are provided under this part. 
‘‘(C)
WORK-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘work-eligible 
individual’ means an individual—
‘‘(i) who is married or a single head 
of household; and 
‘‘(ii) whose needs are (or, but for 
sanctions under this part that have been in 
effect for more than 3 months (whether or 
not
consecutive)
in
the
preceding
months or under part D, would be) in-
cluded in determining the amount of cash 
assistance to be provided to the family 
under the State program funded under this 
part.’’. 
(c)
RECALIBRATION
OF
CASELOAD
REDUCTION 
CREDIT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(b)(3)(A)(ii) (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(ii) the average monthly number of 
families that received assistance under the 
State program funded under this part dur-
ing the base year.’’. 
(2)
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
407(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and eligibility criteria’’ and all that fol-
lows through the close parenthesis and inserting 
‘‘and the eligibility criteria in effect during the then 
applicable base year’’. 
(3) BASE YEAR DEFINED.—Section 407(b)(3) 
(42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) BASE YEAR DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘base year’ means, with respect 
to a fiscal year—
‘‘(I) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2004, fiscal year 1996; 
‘‘(II) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2005, fiscal year 1998; 
‘‘(III) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2006, fiscal year 2001; or 
‘‘(IV) if the fiscal year is fiscal 
year 2007 or any succeeding fiscal
year, the then 4th preceding fiscal 
year.’’. 
(d) SUPERACHIEVER CREDIT.—Section 407(b) (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and 
(5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) SUPERACHIEVER CREDIT.—
‘‘(A)
IN
GENERAL.—The
participation 
rate, determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of this subsection, of a superachiever State for 
a fiscal year shall be increased by the lesser 
of—
‘‘(i) the amount (if any) of the super-
achiever credit applicable to the State; or 
‘‘(ii) the number of percentage points 
(if any) by which the minimum participa-
tion rate required by subsection (a) for the 
fiscal year exceeds 50 percent. 
‘‘(B) SUPERACHIEVER
STATE.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), a State is a super-
achiever State if the State caseload for fiscal 
year 2001 has declined by at least 60 percent 
from the State caseload for fiscal year 1995. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT
OF
CREDIT.—The super-
achiever credit applicable to a State is the num-
ber of percentage points (if any) by which the
decline referred to in subparagraph (B) exceeds 
60 percent. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) STATE
CASELOAD
FOR
FISCAL 
YEAR 2001.—The term ‘State caseload for 
fiscal
year
2001’
means
the
average 
monthly number of families that received 
assistance during fiscal year 2001 under 
the State program funded under this part. 
‘‘(ii) STATE
CASELOAD
FOR
FISCAL 
YEAR 1995.—The term ‘State caseload for 
fiscal
year
1995’
means
the
average 
monthly number of families that received 
aid under the State plan approved under 
part A (as in effect on September 30, 
1995) during fiscal year 1995.’’. 
(e) COUNTABLE HOURS.—Section 407 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 607) is amended by striking subsections (c) 
and (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) COUNTABLE HOURS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In subsection (b)(2), the 
term ‘countable hours’ means, with respect to a fam-
ily for a month, the total number of hours in the 
month in which any member of the family who is a 
work-eligible individual is engaged in a direct work
activity or other activities specified by the State (ex-
cluding an activity that does not address a purpose 
specified in section 401(a)), subject to the other pro-
visions of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Subject to such regula-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe: 
‘‘(A) MINIMUM WEEKLY AVERAGE OF 24 
HOURS
OF
DIRECT
WORK
ACTIVITIES
RE-
QUIRED.—If the work-eligible individuals in a 
family are engaged in a direct work activity for 
an average total of fewer than 24 hours per 
week in a month, then the number of countable 
hours with respect to the family for the month 
shall be zero. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM WEEKLY AVERAGE OF 16 
HOURS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.—An average of 
not more than 16 hours per week of activities 
specified by the State (subject to the exclusion 
described in paragraph (1)) may be considered 
countable hours in a month with respect to a 
family. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of para-
graph (1): 
‘‘(A) PARTICIPATION
IN
QUALIFIED
AC-
TIVITIES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If, with the ap-
proval of the State, the work-eligible indi-
viduals in a family are engaged in 1 or 
more qualified activities for an average 
total of at least 24 hours per week in a 
month, then all such engagement in the 
month shall be considered engagement in a 
direct work activity, subject to clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii)
QUALIFIED
ACTIVITY
DE-
FINED.—The
term
‘qualified
activity’ 
means an activity specified by the State 
(subject to the exclusion described in para-
graph (1)) that meets such standards and 
criteria as the State may specify, includ-
ing—
‘‘(I) substance abuse counseling 
or treatment; 
‘‘(II)
rehabilitation
treatment 
and services; 
‘‘(III) work-related education or 
training directed at enabling the fam-
ily member to work; 
‘‘(IV) job search or job readiness 
assistance; and
‘‘(V) any other activity that ad-
dresses a purpose specified in section 
401(a). 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—
‘‘(I)
IN
GENERAL.—Except
as 
provided in subclause (II), clause (i) 
shall not apply to a family for more 
than 3 months in any period of 24 
consecutive months. 
‘‘(II) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE 
TO
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.—A 
State may, on a case-by-case basis, 
apply clause (i) to a work-eligible indi-
vidual so that participation by the in-
dividual in education or training, if 
needed to permit the individual to 
complete
a
certificate
program
or 
other work-related education or train-
ing directed at enabling the individual 
to fill a known job need in a local 
area, may be considered countable 
hours with respect to the family of the 
individual for not more than 4 months 
in
any
period
of
consecutive 
months.
‘‘(B)
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
BY
TEEN 
HEAD
OF
HOUSEHOLD.—The
work-eligible 
members of a family shall be considered to be 
engaged in a direct work activity for an average 
of 40 hours per week in a month if the family 
includes an individual who is married, or is a 
single head of household, who has not attained 
20 years of age, and the individual—
‘‘(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.’’. 
(f)
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 
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, 
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.’’. 
(g) 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’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section (other than subsection (a)) shall take effect 
on October 1, 2003. 
SEC. 111. 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, or 2003’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 
2008, or 2009’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘preceding’’ before ‘‘fiscal 
year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 1997 
through 2002,’’. 
(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 tribal organization under any other provision of section 
403 for marriage 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 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)
(42
U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(i)),
as 
amended by section 103(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. 112. 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 103(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 
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 with respect to sub-
clause
(I),
include
objectives
con-
sistent with the criteria used by the 
Secretary in establishing performance 
targets under section 403(a)(4)(B) if 
available; 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; 
‘‘(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 
107(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 
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-
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. 113. 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 
(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’’ be-
fore ‘‘amount of assistance’’; 
(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 
(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—
(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 
2004 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 
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 2005, 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’’; 
(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 
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. 114. 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, and 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2004 through 2008’’. 
(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, and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 through 
2008’’. 
SEC. 115. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUD-
IES. 
(a)
SECRETARY’S
FUND
FOR
RESEARCH,
DEM-
ONSTRATIONS,
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
413 (42 U.S.C. 613), as amended by section 112(c) of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise
appropriated,
there
are
appropriated 
$102,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 
through 2008, which shall be available to the 
Secretary for the purpose of conducting and 
supporting research and demonstration projects 
by public or private entities, and providing tech-
nical 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. 
‘‘(B) EXTENDED AVAILABILITY OF FY 2003 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under this para-
graph for fiscal year 2003 shall remain avail-
able to the Secretary through fiscal year 2004, 
for use in accordance with this paragraph for 
fiscal year 2003. 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 ‘‘2004 through 2008’’. 
(c) REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN AFFIDA-
VITS OF SUPPORT AND SPONSOR DEEMING.—Not later 
than March 31, 2004, 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-
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. 116. STUDIES BY THE CENSUS BUREAU AND THE GEN-
ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. 
(a) CENSUS BUREAU STUDY.—
(1) 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 
beginning and ending of spells of assistance, work, earn-
ings and employment stability, and the well-being of chil-
dren.’’. 
(2)
APPROPRIATION.—Section
414(b)
(42 
U.S.C. 614(b)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1996,’’ and all that fol-
lows
through
‘‘2002’’
and
inserting
‘‘2004 
through 2008’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Funds
appropriated
under
this
subsection 
shall remain available through fiscal year 2008 
to carry out subsection (a).’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to determine 
the combined effect of the phase-out rates for Fed-
eral programs and policies which provide support to 
low-income families and individuals as they move 
from welfare to work, at all earning levels up to 
$35,000 per year, for at least 5 States including 
Wisconsin and California, and any potential dis-
incentives the combined phase-out rates create for 
families to achieve independence or to marry. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Comp-
troller General shall submit a report to Congress 
containing the results of the study conducted under 
this section and, as appropriate, any recommenda-
tions consistent with the results.
SEC. 117. 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-
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. 118. 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’’. 
(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 112(c) and 115(a) of this Act, respectively) as sub-
sections (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. 119. FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Promotion and Support of Responsible Fatherhood and 
Healthy Marriage Act of 2003’’. 
(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: 
‘‘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 90 percent of cases 
where a parent is absent, that parent is the father. 
‘‘ ‘(2) By some estimates, 60 percent of children 
born in the 1990’s will spend a significant portion 
of their childhood in a home without a father. 
‘‘ ‘(3) Nearly 75 percent of children in single-
parent homes will experience poverty before they are 
11 years old, compared with only 20 percent of chil-
dren in 2-parent families. 
‘‘ ‘(4) Low income is positively correlated with 
children’s difficulties with education, social adjust-
ment, and delinquency, and single-parent households 
constitute a disproportionate share of low-income 
households. 
‘‘ ‘(5) Where families (whether intact or with a 
parent absent) are living in poverty, a significant 
factor is the father’s lack of job skills. 
‘‘ ‘(6) Children raised in 2-parent married fami-
lies, on average, fare better as a group in key areas, 
including better school performance, reduced rates of 
substance
abuse,
crime,
and
delinquency,
fewer 
health, emotional, and behavioral problems, lower 
rates of teenage sexual activity, less risk of abuse or 
neglect, and lower risk of teen suicide.
‘‘ ‘(7) Committed and responsible fathering dur-
ing infancy and early childhood contributes to the 
development of emotional security, curiosity, and 
math and verbal skills. 
‘‘ ‘(8) An estimated 24,000,000 children (33.5 
percent) live apart from their biological father. 
‘‘ ‘(9) A recent national survey indicates that of 
children under age 18 not living with their biological 
father, 37 percent had not seen their father even 
once in the last 12 months. 
‘‘ ‘(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 
effective 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 
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 
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 
approaches and to disseminate findings concerning 
outcomes and other information in order to encour-
age and facilitate the replication of effective ap-
proaches 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. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 443. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROJECTS. 
‘‘ ‘(a)
IN
GENERAL.—The
Secretary
may
make 
grants for fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to public and 
nonprofit community entities, including religious organiza-
tions, and to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, for 
demonstration service projects and activities designed to 
test the effectiveness of various approaches to accomplish 
the objectives 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). 
‘‘ ‘(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
NE-
GLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—A description of 
how the entity will assess for the presence of, and 
intervene to resolve, domestic violence and child 
abuse and neglect, including how the entity will co-
ordinate with State and local child protective service 
and domestic 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-
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 
entity 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 
submit to the Secretary a copy of the evaluation re-
port 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-
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 
specific programs relating to the objectives of the 
project including, as appropriate, jobs programs and 
programs serving children and families. 
‘‘ ‘(4) 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. 
‘‘ ‘(5) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including afford-
ing the Secretary access to the project and to 
project-related records and documents, staff, and cli-
ents.
‘‘ ‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.—
‘‘ ‘(1) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
achieve a balance among entities of differing sizes, 
entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
urban and in rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of this sec-
tion, including working with the State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of part D to help fa-
thers satisfy child support arrearage obligations. 
‘‘ ‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
PROJECTS
SERVING 
LOW-INCOME FATHERS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary may give preference to 
applications for projects in which a majority of the 
clients to be served are low-income fathers. 
‘‘ ‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for a 
share of the cost of such project in such fiscal year 
equal to—
‘‘ ‘(A) up to 80 percent (or up to 90 per-
cent, if the entity demonstrates to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction circumstances limiting the 
entity’s ability to secure non-Federal resources)
in the case of a project under subsection (b); 
and
‘‘ ‘(B) up to 100 percent, in the case of a 
project under subsection (c). 
‘‘ ‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘ ‘SEC.
444.
MULTICITY,
MULTISTATE
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘ ‘(a)
IN
GENERAL.—The
Secretary
may
make 
grants under this section for fiscal years 2004 through 
2008 to eligible entities (as specified in subsection (b)) for 
2 multicity, multistate projects demonstrating approaches 
to achieving the objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). 
One of the projects shall test the use of married couples 
to deliver program services. 
‘‘ ‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under this section must be a national nonprofit fa-
therhood promotion organization that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘‘ ‘(1) EXPERIENCE
WITH
FATHERHOOD
PRO-
GRAMS.—The organization must have substantial ex-
perience in designing and successfully conducting
programs that meet the purposes described in sec-
tion 441. 
‘‘ ‘(2)
EXPERIENCE
WITH
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT COORDI-
NATION.—The organization must have experience in 
simultaneously conducting such programs in more 
than 1 major metropolitan area in more than 1 
State and in coordinating such programs, where ap-
propriate, with State and local government agencies 
and private, nonprofit agencies (including commu-
nity-based and religious organizations), including 
State or local agencies responsible for child support 
enforcement and workforce development. 
‘‘ ‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘ ‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS.—
‘‘ ‘(A) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—A demonstra-
tion that the entity meets the requirements of 
subsection (b). 
‘‘ ‘(B) OTHER.—Such other information as 
the Secretary may find necessary to dem-
onstrate the entity’s capacity to carry out the
project, including the entity’s ability to provide 
the non-Federal share of project resources. 
‘‘ ‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
and commitments concerning the project design, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘ ‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A detailed descrip-
tion of the proposed project design and how it 
will be carried out, which shall—
‘‘ ‘(i) provide for the project to be con-
ducted in at least 3 major metropolitan 
areas; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) state how it will address each of 
the
objectives
specified
in
section 
441(b)(1); 
‘‘ ‘(iii) demonstrate that there is a suf-
ficient number of potential clients to allow 
for the random selection of individuals to 
participate in the project and for compari-
sons with appropriate control groups com-
posed of individuals who have not partici-
pated in such projects; and 
‘‘ ‘(iv) demonstrate that the project is 
designed to direct a majority of project re-
sources to activities serving low-income fa-
thers (but the project need not make serv-
ices available on a means-tested basis). 
‘‘ ‘(B) OVERSIGHT, EVALUATION, AND AD-
JUSTMENT
COMPONENT.—An agreement that 
the entity—
‘‘ ‘(i) in consultation with the eval-
uator selected pursuant to section 445, and 
as required by the Secretary, will modify 
the project design, initially and (if nec-
essary) subsequently throughout the dura-
tion of the project, in order to facilitate on-
going and final oversight and evaluation of 
project operation and outcomes (by means 
including, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service re-
cipient and control groups), and to provide 
for mid-course adjustments in project de-
sign indicated by interim evaluations; 
‘‘ ‘(ii) will submit to the Secretary re-
vised descriptions of the project design as 
modified in accordance with clause (i); and 
‘‘ ‘(iii) will cooperate fully with the 
Secretary’s ongoing oversight and ongoing 
and final evaluation of the project, by 
means including affording the Secretary
access to the project and to project-related 
records and documents, staff, and clients.
‘‘ ‘(3) ADDRESSING
CHILD
ABUSE
AND
NE-
GLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—A description of 
how the entity will assess for the presence of, and 
intervene to resolve, domestic violence and child 
abuse and neglect, including how the entity will co-
ordinate with State and local child protective service 
and domestic 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-
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 funded under parts A, B, and D of 
this title, 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 (in 
addition to those required under the preceding provi-
sions of paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may find 
necessary for purposes of oversight of project activi-
ties and expenditures. 
‘‘ ‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘ ‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for up 
to 80 percent of the cost of such project in such fis-
cal year. 
‘‘ ‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 445. EVALUATION. 
‘‘ ‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, directly or by 
contract or cooperative agreement, shall evaluate the effec-
tiveness of service projects funded under sections 443 and 
444 from the standpoint of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1).
‘‘ ‘(b)
EVALUATION
METHODOLOGY.—Evaluations 
under this section shall—
‘‘ ‘(1) include, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service delivery and 
control groups and other appropriate comparisons of 
groups of individuals receiving and not receiving 
services; 
‘‘ ‘(2) describe and measure the effectiveness of 
the projects in achieving their specific project goals; 
and 
‘‘ ‘(3) describe and assess, as appropriate, the 
impact of such projects on marriage, parenting, do-
mestic violence, child abuse and neglect, money man-
agement, employment and earnings, payment of 
child support, and child well-being, health, and edu-
cation. 
‘‘ ‘(c) EVALUATION REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
publish the following reports on the results of the evalua-
tion: 
‘‘ ‘(1) An implementation evaluation report cov-
ering the first 24 months of the activities under this 
part to be completed by 36 months after initiation 
of such activities. 
‘‘ ‘(2) A final report on the evaluation to be 
completed by September 30, 2011.
‘‘ ‘SEC. 446. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘‘ ‘The Secretary is authorized, by grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement, to carry out projects and activities 
of national significance relating to fatherhood promotion, 
including—
‘‘ ‘(1) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN-
FORMATION.—Assisting
States,
communities,
and 
private entities, including religious organizations, in 
efforts to promote and support marriage and respon-
sible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating, developing, 
and making available (through the Internet and by 
other means) to all interested parties information re-
garding approaches to accomplishing the objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘‘ ‘(2)
MEDIA
CAMPAIGN.—Developing,
pro-
moting, and distributing to interested States, local 
governments, public agencies, and private nonprofit 
organizations, including charitable and religious or-
ganizations, a media campaign that promotes and 
encourages involved, committed, and responsible fa-
therhood and married fatherhood. 
‘‘ ‘(3)
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Providing 
technical
assistance,
including
consultation
and 
training, to public and private entities, including 
community organizations and faith-based organiza-
tions, in the implementation of local fatherhood pro-
motion programs.
‘‘ ‘(4) RESEARCH.—Conducting research related 
to the purposes of this part. 
‘‘ ‘SEC. 447. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
‘‘ ‘The projects and activities assisted under this part 
shall be available on the same basis to all fathers and ex-
pectant fathers able to benefit from such projects and ac-
tivities, including married and unmarried fathers and cus-
todial and noncustodial fathers, with particular attention 
to low-income fathers, and to mothers and expectant 
mothers on the same basis as to fathers. 
‘‘ ‘SEC.
448.
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS;
RES-
ERVATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSE. 
‘‘ ‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008 to carry out the provisions of this part. 
‘‘ ‘(b) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appropriated 
under this section for each fiscal year, not more than 15 
percent shall be available for the costs of the multicity, 
multicounty, multistate demonstration projects under sec-
tion 444, evaluations under section 445, and projects of 
national significance under section 446.’.
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF EFFECTIVE DATE PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 116 shall not apply to the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of such 
Act is amended in the table of contents by inserting 
after the item relating to section 116 the following 
new item:
‘‘Sec. 117. Fatherhood program.’’.
SEC. 120. STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS MAN-
DATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOY-
MENT TRAINING CENTERS. 
Section 408 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
608) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS 
MANDATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT 
TRAINING CENTERS.—For purposes of section 121(b) of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
shall be considered a program referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) of such section, unless, after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Governor of the State notifies 
the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor 
in writing of the decision of the Governor not to make 
the State program a mandatory partner.’’.
SEC. 121. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that a State welfare-
to-work program should include a mentoring program. 
SEC. 122. EXTENSION THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2003. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act, activities authorized by 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and by section 
1108(b) of the Social Security Act, shall continue through 
September 30, 2003, in the manner authorized, and at 
the level provided, for fiscal year 2002. 
TITLE II—CHILD CARE 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Caring for Children 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 202. GOALS. 
(a) GOALS.—Section 658A(b) of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 
note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assist’’, 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) to assist States to provide child care to 
low-income parents;’’, 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7), and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) to encourage States to improve the quality 
of child care available to families; 
‘‘(6) to promote school readiness by encour-
aging the exposure of young children in child care to 
nurturing environments and developmentally-appro-
priate activities, including activities to foster early 
cognitive and literacy development; and’’. 
(b)
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
658E(c)(3)(B) of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘through (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (7)’’. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 658B of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1996 through 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,100,000,000
for
fiscal
year
2003, 
$2,300,000,000
for
fiscal
year
2004, 
$2,500,000,000
for
fiscal
year
2005, 
$2,700,000,000
for
fiscal
year
2006, 
$2,900,000,000
for
fiscal
year
2007,
and 
$3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008’’.
SEC. 204. APPLICATION AND PLAN. 
Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858C(c)(2)) 
is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) CONSUMER AND CHILD CARE PRO-
VIDER EDUCATION INFORMATION.—Certify that 
the State will collect and disseminate, through 
resource and referral services and other means 
as determined by the State, to parents of eligi-
ble children, child care providers, and the gen-
eral public, information regarding—
‘‘(i) the promotion of informed child 
care choices, including information about 
the quality and availability of child care 
services; 
‘‘(ii) research and best practices on 
children’s development, including early cog-
nitive development; 
‘‘(iii) the availability of assistance to 
obtain child care services; and 
‘‘(iv) other programs for which fami-
lies that receive child care services for 
which
financial
assistance
is
provided 
under this subchapter may be eligible, in-
cluding the food stamp program, the WIC 
program under section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966, the child and adult 
care food program under section 17 of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act, and the medicaid and SCHIP pro-
grams under titles XIX and XXI of the 
Social Security Act.’’, and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) COORDINATION WITH OTHER EARLY 
CHILD CARE SERVICES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Demonstrate how the 
State is coordinating child care services pro-
vided under this subchapter with Head Start, 
Early Reading First, Even Start, Ready-To-
Learn Television, State pre-kindergarten pro-
grams, and other early childhood education pro-
grams to expand accessibility to and continuity 
of care and early education without displacing 
services provided by the current early care and 
education delivery system. 
‘‘(J)
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.—
Demonstrate how the State encourages partner-
ships with private and other public entities to
leverage existing service delivery systems of 
early childhood education and increase the sup-
ply and quality of child care services. 
‘‘(K) CHILD CARE SERVICE QUALITY.—
‘‘(i) CERTIFICATION.—For each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2004, certify that 
during the then preceding fiscal year the 
State was in compliance with section 658G 
and describe how funds were used to com-
ply with such section during such pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) STRATEGY.—For each fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2004, contain an outline 
of the strategy the State will implement 
during such fiscal year for which the State 
plan is submitted, to address the quality of 
child care services in the State available to 
low-income parents from eligible child care 
providers, and include in such strategy—
‘‘(I) a statement specifying how 
the State will address the activities 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) of section 658G; 
‘‘(II) a description of quantifi-
able, objective measures for evaluating