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Union Calendar No. 31 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1215 
[Report No. 112–63] 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal 
responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an au-
thorization of appropriations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2011 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
APRIL 27, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, and Mr. 
PEARCE 
APRIL 27, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert 
funding for personal responsibility education programs 
from direct appropriations to an authorization of appro-
priations. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVERTING FUNDING FOR PERSONAL RE-
SPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM 
DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS TO AN AUTHOR-
IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 513(f) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 713(f)), as added by section 2953 of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
Law 111–148) and as amended by section 10201(h) of 
such Act, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘APPROPRIA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘authorized to be appropriated’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
and 
(4) by striking the second sentence. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 513 of the 
Social Security Act is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘amount’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts’’; and 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and re-
designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(B); and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘amount’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘amount’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts’’. 
(c) RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Of the 
funds made available under such section 513, the unobli-
gated balance is rescinded. 
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Union Calendar No. 31 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1215 
[Report No. 112–63] 
A BILL 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to con-
vert funding for personal responsibility education 
programs from direct appropriations to an au-
thorization of appropriations. 
APRIL 27, 2011 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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