SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Welfare Reform Act 
of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—MODIFICATIONS TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. Work requirements. 
Sec. 102. Termination of benefit increase. 
TITLE II—REPORTING OF MEANS-TESTED WELFARE SPENDING 
IN PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION 
Sec. 201. Additional information in President’s budget submission. 
TITLE III—AGGREGATE CAP FOR MEANS-TESTED WELFARE 
SPENDING 
Sec. 301. Definition of means-tested welfare spending. 
Sec. 302. Reports to budget committees. 
Sec. 303. Content of concurrent resolutions on the budget. 
Sec. 304. Allocations of means-tested welfare spending. 
Sec. 305. Reconciliation. 
TITLE IV—GRANTS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
Sec. 401. Grants to States. 
TITLE V—PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF ABORTION 
Sec. 501. Prohibition on funding for abortions. 
Sec. 502. Prohibition on funding for health benefits plans that cover abortion. 
Sec. 503. Prohibition on tax benefits relating to abortion. 
Sec. 504. Construction relating to separate coverage. 
Sec. 505. Construction relating to the use of non-Federal funds for health cov-
erage. 
Sec. 506. Treatment of abortions related to rape, incest, or preserving the life 
of the mother. 
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TITLE 
I—MODIFICATIONS 
TO 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. WORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DECLARATION
OF POLICY.—Section 2 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Congress 
further finds that it should also be the purpose of the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program to increase em-
ployment, to encourage healthy marriage, and to promote 
prosperous self-sufficiency, which means the ability of 
households to maintain an income above the poverty level 
without services and benefits from the Federal Govern-
ment.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF FOOD.—Section 3(k) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, except that a food, food product, meal, or other item 
described in this subsection shall be considered a food 
under this Act only if it is a bare essential (as determined 
by the Secretary)’’. 
(c) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) ABLE-BODIED, WORK-CAPABLE ADULT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘able-bodied, 
work-capable adult’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is more than 18, and less than 63, 
years of age; 
‘‘(B) is not physically or mentally incapa-
ble of work; and 
‘‘(C) is not the full-time caretaker of a dis-
abled adult dependent. 
‘‘(2) PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY INCAPABLE OF 
WORK.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the term 
‘physically or mentally incapable of work’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) currently receives benefits under the 
supplemental security income program estab-
lished under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) or another pro-
gram that provides recurring benefits to indi-
viduals because the individual is disabled and 
unable to work; or 
‘‘(B) has been medically certified as phys-
ically or mentally incapable of work and who 
has a credible pending application for enroll-
ment in the supplemental security income pro-
gram established under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) or an-
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other program that provides recurring benefits 
to individuals because the individual is disabled 
and unable to work. 
‘‘(x) APPROVED OFFSITE WORK ACTIVATION.—The 
term ‘approved offsite work activation’ means— 
‘‘(1) online job preparation and training pro-
grams that are approved and monitored by the State 
agency; or 
‘‘(2) job search activities that are approved by 
the State agency and monitored by the State to en-
sure that an appropriate number of job applications 
and employer contacts are performed. 
‘‘(y) FAMILY
HEAD.—The term ‘family head’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) a biological parent who is lawfully present 
in the United States and resides within a household 
with 1 or more dependent children who are the bio-
logical offspring of the parent; or 
‘‘(2) in the absence of a biological parent, a 
step parent, adoptive parent, guardian, or adult rel-
ative who resides with and provides care to the 1 or 
more children and is lawfully present in the United 
States. 
‘‘(z) FAMILY UNIT.—The term ‘family unit’ means— 
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‘‘(1) an adult residing without dependent chil-
dren; 
‘‘(2) a single-headed family with dependent chil-
dren; or 
‘‘(3) a married couple family with dependent 
children. 
‘‘(aa) FAMILY WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘family with de-
pendent children’ means a unit consisting of a fam-
ily head, 1 or more dependent children, and, if appli-
cable, the married spouse of the family head, all of 
whom share meals and reside within a single house-
hold. 
‘‘(2) MULTIPLE FAMILIES IN A HOUSEHOLD.— 
There may be more than 1 family with dependent 
children in a single household. 
‘‘(bb) MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY WITH DEPENDENT 
CHILDREN.—The term ‘married couple family with de-
pendent children’ means a family with dependent children 
that has both a family head and the married spouse of 
the family head residing with the family. 
‘‘(cc) MARRIED SPOUSE OF THE FAMILY HEAD.— 
The term ‘married spouse of the family head’ means the 
lawfully married spouse of the family head who— 
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‘‘(1) resides with the family head and depend-
ent children; and 
‘‘(2) is lawfully present in the United States. 
‘‘(dd) MEMBER OF A FAMILY.—The term ‘member 
of a family’ means the family head, married spouse of the 
family head if present, and all dependent children within 
a family with dependent children. 
‘‘(ee) ONSITE WORK ACTIVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘onsite work acti-
vation’ means— 
‘‘(A) supervised job search; 
‘‘(B) community service activities; 
‘‘(C) education and job training for indi-
viduals who are family heads or married 
spouses of family heads; 
‘‘(D) workfare under section 20; or 
‘‘(E) drug or alcohol treatment. 
‘‘(2) SUPERVISED JOB SEARCH.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(A), the term ‘supervised job 
search’ means a job search program that has the fol-
lowing characteristics: 
‘‘(A) The job search occurs at an official 
location where the presence and activity of the 
recipient can be directly observed, supervised, 
and monitored. 
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‘‘(B) The recipient’s entry, time onsite, 
and exit from the official job search location are 
recorded in a manner that prevents fraud. 
‘‘(C) The recipient is expected to remain 
and undertake job search activities at the job 
search center. 
‘‘(D) The quantity of time the recipient is 
observed and monitored engaging in job search 
at the official location is recorded for purposes 
of compliance with section 29. 
‘‘(ff) PENALTY PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘penalty period’ 
means either of 2 periods of 6 consecutive months 
during each fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) FIRST PENALTY PERIOD.—The first pen-
alty period of each fiscal year shall be the 6-month 
period beginning on October 1. 
‘‘(3) SECOND PENALTY PERIOD.—The second 
penalty period of each fiscal year shall be the 6- 
month period beginning on April 1. 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT.—The entire supplemental 
nutrition assistance program 6-month funding allot-
ment of a State during a penalty period shall be ad-
justed in response to the performance of the work 
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activation program of the State during previous per-
formance measurement periods. 
‘‘(gg) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘performance 
measurement period’ means either of 2 periods of 6 
consecutive months during each fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) FIRST PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PE-
RIOD.—The first performance measurement period 
of each fiscal year shall be the 6-month period be-
ginning on October 1. 
‘‘(3) SECOND
PERFORMANCE
MEASUREMENT 
PERIOD.—The second performance measurement pe-
riod of each fiscal year shall be the 6-month period 
beginning on April 1. 
‘‘(hh) PROGRAM-ELIGIBLE ADULT WITHOUT DE-
PENDENT CHILDREN.—The term ‘program-eligible adult 
without dependent children’ means a work-capable adult 
without dependent children who— 
‘‘(1) receives program benefits for 1 month; and 
‘‘(2) has maintained less than 120 hours of 
paid employment during that month. 
‘‘(ii) PROGRAM-ELIGIBLE FAMILY UNIT.—The term 
‘program-eligible family unit’ means— 
‘‘(1) a program-eligible adult without dependent 
children; 
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‘‘(2) a program-eligible single-headed family 
with dependent children; or 
‘‘(3) a program-eligible married couple with de-
pendent children. 
‘‘(jj) PROGRAM-ELIGIBLE MARRIED COUPLE WITH 
DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.—The term ‘program-eligible 
married couple with dependent children’ means a work- 
capable married couple family with dependent children 
that— 
‘‘(1) receives program benefits for 1 month; and 
‘‘(2) has maintained less than 120 hours of 
paid employment between the family head and the 
married spouse of the family head, summed together 
and counted jointly, during the month. 
‘‘(kk) PROGRAM-ELIGIBLE SINGLE-HEADED FAMILY 
WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The term ‘program-eligi-
ble single-headed family with dependent children’ means 
a work-capable single-headed family with dependent chil-
dren that— 
‘‘(1) receives program benefits for 1 month; and 
‘‘(2) has a family head who has maintained less 
than 120 hours of paid employment during that 
month. 
‘‘(ll) SINGLE-HEADED FAMILY WITH DEPENDENT 
CHILDREN.—The term ‘single-headed family with depend-
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ent children’ means a family with dependent children 
that— 
‘‘(1) contains a family head residing with the 
family; but 
‘‘(2) does not have a married spouse of the 
family head residing with the family. 
‘‘(mm) STATE SHARE OF WORK-CAPABLE FAMILY 
UNITS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2010.—The term ‘State share 
of work-capable family units in calendar year 2010’ for 
each State means the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(1) the average monthly number of work-capa-
ble family units in the State during calendar year 
2010; by 
‘‘(2) the average monthly number of work-capa-
ble family units in all 50 States and the District of 
Columbia during calendar year 2010. 
‘‘(nn) TOTAL FAMILY UNITS ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICI-
PATION IN WORK ACTIVATION.—The term ‘total family 
units eligible for participation in work activation’ in a 
month means, in the State in that month, the sum of— 
‘‘(1) program-eligible adults without dependent 
children; 
‘‘(2) program-eligible single-headed families 
with dependent children; and 
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‘‘(3) program-eligible married couples with de-
pendent children. 
‘‘(oo) WORK ACTIVATION.—The term ‘work activa-
tion’ means— 
‘‘(1) onsite work activation; and 
‘‘(2) approved offsite work activation. 
‘‘(pp) WORK-CAPABLE ADULT WITHOUT DEPEND-
ENT CHILDREN.—The term ‘work-capable adult without 
dependent children’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(1) is an able-bodied, work-capable adult; and 
‘‘(2) is not a family head or the married spouse 
of a family head. 
‘‘(qq) WORK-CAPABLE MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY 
WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The term ‘work-capable 
married couple family with dependent children’ means a 
married couple with dependent children that contains at 
least 1 work-capable, able-bodied adult who is— 
‘‘(1) the family head; or 
‘‘(2) the married spouse of the family head. 
‘‘(rr) WORK-CAPABLE
SINGLE-HEADED
FAMILY 
WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—The term ‘work-capable 
single-headed family with dependent children’ means a 
single-headed family with dependent children that has a 
family head who is an able-bodied, work-capable adult. 
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‘‘(ss) PROGRAM-ELIGIBLE FAMILY UNIT WITH DE-
PENDENT CHILDREN.—The term ‘program eligible family 
unit with dependent children’ means the group that in-
cludes all— 
‘‘(1) program eligible married couples with de-
pendent children; and 
‘‘(2) program-eligible single-headed families 
with dependent children. 
‘‘(tt) RATIO OF CASELOAD DECLINE AMONG WORK- 
ELIGIBLE ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENT CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—The term ‘ratio of caseload 
decline among work eligible adults without depend-
ent children’ means, in a given fiscal year, the figure 
that equals the ratio of the number individuals spec-
ified in subparagraph (A) divided by the number of 
individuals specified in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(A) The remainder of— 
‘‘(i) the average monthly number of 
work eligible adults without dependent 
children who received benefits in the State 
in fiscal year 2014; minus 
‘‘(ii) the average monthly number of 
work eligible adults without dependent 
children who received benefits in the State 
in the given fiscal year. 
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‘‘(B) The average monthly number of work 
eligible adults without dependent children who 
received benefits in the State in fiscal year 
2014. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—If the average monthly 
number of work eligible adults without dependent 
children who received benefits in the State in the 
given fiscal year is greater than the average monthly 
number of work eligible adults without dependent 
children who received benefits in the State in fiscal 
year 2014, then the ratio of caseload decline among 
work eligible adults without dependent children for 
the given fiscal year shall be zero. 
‘‘(uu) CONTINGENCY FACTOR.—The term ‘contin-
gency factor’ for a State in a given fiscal year means the 
percentage of the program eligible family units with de-
pendent children in the State in that year that equals— 
‘‘(1) the ratio of caseload decline among work 
eligible adults without dependent children in the 
State in the previous fiscal year; multiplied by 
‘‘(2) fifty.’’. 
(d) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—Section 6 of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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