gram before and within 6 months 
after their program completion, in-
cluding the extent to which the indi-
viduals achieved economic self-suffi-
ciency. 
(V) The percentage of individuals 
who complete the program and enter 
employment who retain employment 
for at least 6 months. 
(VI) Where applicable, the per-
centage of individuals who owe child 
support and complete the program 
who improve in their payment of child 
support within 6 months after their 
program completion. 
In establishing goals for such measures, 
due consideration shall be given to the edu-
cation, work experience, and job readiness 
of the individuals expected to participate in 
the program, the barriers of such individ-
uals to employment, and the local job mar-
ket. 
(ii) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR
FUNDING 
RENEWALS.—A subgrantee’s level of suc-
cess in achieving employment, advance-
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ment, wage, and employment retention 
goals shall be a primary consideration for 
determining whether to renew a grant 
made to such entity and the funding level 
for such grant. 
(iii) PRIORITIES FOR AWARDS OF SUB-
GRANTS.—In awarding subgrants under 
this paragraph, a State shall give priority 
to applications that— 
(I) propose to serve areas of high 
poverty, high youth unemployment, 
high dropout rates, or high rates of 
low-income single-parent families; 
(II) include a substantial cash or 
in-kind match by all employers, in-
cluding joint labor-management pro-
grams where applicable, in the part-
nerships, such as paid release time for 
employed workforce education partici-
pants; 
(III) use instructional materials 
and instructors directly used in the 
specific business or industry sectors of 
the partnership employers; 
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(IV) link successful completion of 
workforce education services to wage 
increases, promotions or job hires; 
(V) will result in attainment of 
employer-recognized occupational and 
educational credentials; 
(VI) address career guidance and 
adult basic education and English lan-
guage needs as well as job-specific 
skills; 
(VII) demonstrate a blending of 
resources from partner agencies in the 
workforce system and other sectors 
and Federal programs, including su-
perior procedures for coordinating re-
sponsible fatherhood promotion activi-
ties, where appropriate, to support the 
development of high quality pathways; 
(VIII) identify how the sub-
grantee will maximize services to un-
employed disadvantaged workers who 
also face other barriers in the labor 
market, such as high school dropout, 
offender status, aging out of foster 
care, low basic skill level, including 
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limited English proficiency, learning 
disabilities, physical, emotional or be-
havior disabilities, or substance abuse 
recovery, which may be through direct 
relationships with local providers of 
transitional 
jobs 
programs 
under 
which in appropriate circumstances 
transitional jobs participants may ac-
cess career pathways programs upon 
completion of the transitional jobs 
program; and 
(IX) support collaboration, as ap-
propriate, between employers and 
labor organizations and other work-
force development professionals, in-
cluding joint labor management train-
ing and education programs where ap-
propriate. 
(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) ADULT
EDUCATION.—The term 
‘‘adult education’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 203 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9202). 
(ii) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term 
‘‘career pathway’’ means a linked set of 
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workforce education and job opportunities 
within a specific industry sector, or for an 
occupational sector that cuts across mul-
tiple business and industry sectors, which 
begins at the lowest skill and English lan-
guage levels, and extends through for-cred-
it college opportunities such as earning rel-
evant associate or bachelor’s degrees, and 
prepares individuals for advancement in 
jobs in demand in the local or regional 
labor market. 
(iii) COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDER.— 
The term ‘‘community-based provider’’ 
means a not-for-profit organization, with 
local boards of directors, that directly pro-
vides workforce education services. 
(iv) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(v) CHARTER
SCHOOL.—The term 
‘‘charter school’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 5210 of the Elemen-
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tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7221i). 
(vi) AREA
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area ca-
reer and technical education school’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3 
of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
(vii) DISADVANTAGED
WORKERS.— 
The term ‘‘disadvantaged workers’’ means 
unemployed 
individuals 
in 
low-income 
households or employed individuals in low- 
income households with wages at or below 
2⁄3 of the median wage for the State or re-
gion applying for the grant. 
(viii) CAREER
PATHWAY
PARTNER-
SHIP.—The term ‘‘career pathway partner-
ship’’ means collaborations of 1 or more 
workforce education providers, 1 or more 
employers, 1 or more labor organizations, 
where applicable, as a result of such orga-
nization’s representation of employees at 
the worksite who have skills in which the 
training or employment programs are pro-
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posed, and may include optional additional 
entities as needed to provide a comprehen-
sive range of workforce education and an-
cillary support services. 
(ix) WORKFORCE
EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘workforce education’’ means a set of 
career guidance and exploration services, 
adult education and English language serv-
ices, job training, registered apprenticeship 
programs, and credit and noncredit post-
secondary education services aimed at pre-
paring individuals to enter and sustain em-
ployment in specific occupations and to 
have the sufficient skills to respond to 
shifting employment opportunities. 
(x) WORKFORCE
EDUCATION
PRO-
VIDER.—The term ‘‘workforce education 
provider’’ means community-based pro-
viders, institutions of higher education, 
area vocational and technical education 
schools, charter schools, and other public 
nonprofit entities that have a demonstrated 
capacity to provide quality workforce edu-
cation services. 
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Labor may 
not award a grant to a State under this section un-
less the State agrees that, with respect to the costs 
to be incurred by the State in conducting a dem-
onstration project with funds provided under the 
grant, the State will make available non-Federal 
contributions in an amount equal to 10 percent of 
the amount of Federal funds paid to the State under 
such grant. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘non-Federal contributions’’ in-
cludes contributions by the State and by public and 
private entities that may be in cash or in kind, but 
does not include any amounts provided by the Fed-
eral Government, or services assisted or subsidized 
to any significant extent by the Federal Government, 
or any amount expended by a State before October 
1, 2013. 
(d) WORKER PROTECTIONS
AND LABOR STAND-
ARDS.— 
(1) RATE
OF
PAY; BENEFITS
AND
WORKING 
CONDITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A worksite employer of 
a participant in a program or activity funded 
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under this section shall pay the participant at 
the rate paid to employees of the worksite em-
ployer who are not participants in such pro-
gram or activity and who perform comparable 
work at the worksite, including periodic in-
creases where appropriate. If no other employ-
ees of the worksite employer perform com-
parable work at the worksite, the worksite em-
ployer shall pay the participant not less than 
the applicable Federal or State minimum wage, 
whichever is higher. 
(B) BENEFITS AND CONDITIONS.—An in-
dividual employed through participation in a 
program or activity funded under this section 
shall be provided with benefits and working 
conditions at the same level and to the same ex-
tent as such benefits and conditions are pro-
vided to other employees of the employer of the 
individual who have worked a similar length of 
time and perform the same work. 
(2) NONDUPLICATION.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Funds 
provided 
through a grant made under this paragraph 
shall be used only for a program or activity that 
does not duplicate, and is in addition to, a pro-
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gram or activity otherwise available in the local-
ity of the program or activity funded under this 
section. 
(B) PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ENTITY.—Funds 
provided through a grant made under this sec-
tion shall not be provided to a private nonprofit 
entity to conduct programs or activities that are 
the same as or substantially equivalent to ac-
tivities provided by a State or local government 
agency in the area in which such entity is lo-
cated, unless the requirements of paragraph (3) 
are met. 
(3) NONDISPLACEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A worksite employer 
shall not displace an employee or position (in-
cluding partial displacement such as reduction 
in hours, wages, or employment benefits) or im-
pair contracts for services or collective bar-
gaining agreements, as a result of the use by 
such employer of a participant in a program or 
activity funded under this section, and no par-
ticipant in the program or activity shall be as-
signed to fill any established unfilled position 
vacancy. 
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(B) JOB
OPPORTUNITIES.—A job oppor-
tunity shall not be created under this paragraph 
that will infringe in any manner on the pro-
motional opportunity of an employed individual. 
(C) LIMITATION ON SERVICES.— 
(i) SUPPLANTATION
OF
HIRING.—A 
participant in any program or activity 
funded under this section shall not perform 
any services or duties, or engage in activi-
ties, that will supplant the hiring of em-
ployees that are not participants in the 
program or activity. 
(ii) DUTIES
FORMERLY
PERFORMED 
BY
ANOTHER
EMPLOYEE.—A participant 
in any program or activity funded under 
this section shall not perform services or 
duties, or engage in activities, that are 
services, duties, or activities that had been 
performed by or were assigned to any em-
ployee who recently resigned or was dis-
charged, who is subject to a reduction in 
force, who has recall rights pursuant to a 
collective bargaining agreement or applica-
ble personnel procedures, who is on leave 
(such as terminal, temporary, vacation, 
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emergency, or sick leave), who is on strike, 
or who is being locked out. 
(D) CONCURRENCE OF LOCAL LABOR OR-
GANIZATION.—No placement shall be made 
under a program or activity funded under this 
section until the entity conducting the program 
or activity has obtained the written concurrence 
of any local labor organization representing em-
ployees who are engaged in the same or sub-
stantially similar work as that proposed to be 
carried out for the worksite employer with 
whom a participant is to be placed under the 
program or activity. 
(4) NO
IMPACT
ON
UNION
ORGANIZING.—A 
State conducting a demonstration project funded 
under this section and any entity conducting a pro-
gram or activity funded under this section shall pro-
vide the Secretary with a certified assurance that 
none of such funds shall be used to assist or deter 
union organizing. 
(5) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds provided under 
this section shall not be used to subsidize train-
ing or employment with an employer that has 
a demonstrable record of noncompliance with 
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Federal labor, civil rights, workplace safety, or 
related laws. 
(B) CERTIFIED SATISFACTORY RECORD.— 
Employers who receive training or wage sub-
sidies under programs or activities funded 
under this section shall have a satisfactory 
record in labor relations and employment prac-
tices, as certified by the Secretary of Labor. 
(C) APPLICATION
OF
WORKER
PROTEC-
TION LAWS.—A participant in a program or ac-
tivity funded under this section shall be consid-
ered to be an employee of any employer that 
the participant is placed with for all purposes 
under Federal and State law, including laws re-
lating to health and safety, civil rights, and 
worker’s compensation. 
(D) OTHER JOB QUALITY STANDARDS.— 
Employers who receive training or wage sub-
sidies under programs or activities funded 
under this section shall meet all applicable 
State or local job or employer quality standards 
regarding such issues as wages, benefits, ad-
vancement opportunities, and turnover rates es-
tablished for programs funded under the Work-
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force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 
et seq.). 
(6) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.—An entity con-
ducting a program or activity funded under this sec-
tion shall establish and maintain a procedure for the 
filing and adjudication of grievances by employees of 
worksite employers who are not participants in the 
program, or such employees’ representatives, or by 
participants in such a program or activity alleging a 
violation of a provision of this subsection that is 
similar to the grievance procedure established by a 
State for purposes of section 407(f)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(f)(3)). 
(7) NONPREEMPTION
OF
STATE
LAW.—The 
provisions of this subsection shall not be construed 
to preempt any provision of State law that affords 
greater protections to employees or participants than 
are afforded by this subsection. 
(8) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID TO PAR-
TICIPANTS.—Amounts paid to a participant in a 
program or activity funded under this section shall 
be— 
(A) considered earned income for purpose 
of determining the participant’s eligibility for 
the child tax credit established under section 24 
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
earned income tax credit established under sec-
tion 32 of such Code, and any other tax benefit 
established under such Code the eligibility for 
which is based on earned income; and 
(B) disregarded for purposes of deter-
mining the participant’s, the participant’s fam-
ily’s, or the participant’s household’s eligibility 
for, or amount of, assistance or benefits pro-
vided under any means-tested program funded 
in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A State desiring to re-
ceive a grant to conduct a demonstration 
project under this section shall submit an appli-
cation— 
(i) to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in the case of a grant 
under subsection (a); or 
(ii) to the Secretary of Labor, in the 
case of a grant under subsection (b); 
at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information or assurances as the Secretary 
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of Health and Human Services or the Secretary 
of Labor, as appropriate, may require. 
(B) COMPLIANCE WITH WORKER PROTEC-
TIONS AND LABOR STANDARDS.—The applica-
tion shall include an assurance that the State 
and any entity conducting a program or activity 
under the project shall comply with the worker 
protections and labor standards established in 
accordance with such protections under sub-
section (d). 
(C) NONDISCRIMINATION.—The applica-
tion shall include an assurance that the State 
and any entity conducting a program or activity 
under the demonstration project shall comply 
with section 188(a)(2) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2938(a)(2)) to 
the same extent that such section would apply 
to the entity if the program or activity con-
ducted under the demonstration project was 
considered to be funded or otherwise financially 
assisted under that Act. 
(D) ASSURANCE
GRANT
WILL
SUPPLE-
MENT, NOT SUPPLANT, OTHER STATE FUND-
ING.—The application shall include an assur-
ance from the chief executive officer of the 
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State that funds made available under the 
grant will supplement, and not supplant, other 
funds used by the State to establish or support 
employment placements for low-income parents. 
(2) SPECIFIC
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(A) COURT-SUPERVISED OR IV–D AGENCY- 
SUPERVISED
EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMS
FOR 
NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS.—In order to conduct 
a demonstration project described in subsection 
(a), a State shall include in the application sub-
mitted to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services the following: 
(i) Evidence of an agreement between 
the State and 1 or more counties to estab-
lish an employment program that meets 
the requirements of subsection (a). 
(ii) The number of potential noncusto-
dial parents to be served by the program. 
(iii) The purposes specific to that 
State’s program. 
(iv) The median income of the target 
population. 
(B) PUBLIC-PRIVATE
CAREER
PATHWAYS 
PARTNERSHIPS.—In order to conduct a dem-
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onstration project described in paragraph (2) of 
subsection (b), a State shall include in the ap-
plication submitted to the Secretary of Labor a 
description of— 
(i) the number, characteristics, and 
employment and earnings status of dis-
advantaged individuals in the State or ap-
plicable region where the program is to be 
conducted; 
(ii) which business and industry sec-
tors, or occupational clusters that cut 
across sectors, will be targeted by the ca-
reer pathways partnership, based on over-
all economic benefit to the community, the 
current and future demand for workers, 
the advancement opportunities for workers, 
the wages at each step of the career path-
way, and availability of worker benefits; 
(iii) the interventions that will be put 
in place to address any educational defi-
cits, limited English proficiency, or learn-
ing disabilities of individuals who partici-
pate in the program and to ensure that 
such individuals have the academic, tech-
nical, communications, and other job skills 
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to function in the jobs targeted by the 
partnership; 
(iv) how the members of the partner-
ship will collaborate on the development of 
curriculum and delivery of training that 
will provide the necessary occupational, 
academic and other work-related skills and 
credentialing needed for the specific labor 
market areas; 
(v) the supports that will be used to 
provide counseling, mentoring or other 
support to individuals while in training or 
to assist them in navigating in complicated 
work environments; 
(vi) the set of career exposure activi-
ties that will be put in place to provide 
hands-on experience such as work experi-
ence, on the job training, internships, or 
work-study; 
(vii) the agreements that are in place 
with employers, industry groups, and labor 
organizations, where applicable, to ensure 
access to jobs and advancement opportuni-
ties in the targeted businesses, industry, or 
occupations; 
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(viii) how the workforce education 
providers in the partnership will assess the 
employment barriers and needs of local 
disadvantaged individuals who participate 
in the program and will identify resources 
for meeting those needs; 
(ix) how the workforce education pro-
viders will work with partnership employ-
ers, business and industry groups, labor 
organizations, where applicable, and local 
economic development organizations to 
identify the priority workforce needs of the 
local industry; 
(x) how the partnerships will ensure 
that the appropriate program delivery 
models and formal agreements are in place 
to ensure maximum benefits to the individ-
uals receiving career pathway partnership 
services and to the employers and labor or-
ganizations, where applicable, in the part-
nership and the industries or businesses 
they represent; 
(xi) how partnership employers and 
labor organizations, where applicable, will 
be actively involved in identifying specific 
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workforce education needs, planning the 
curriculum, assisting in training activities, 
providing job opportunities, and coordi-
nating job retention for individuals hired 
after training through the program and 
followup support; and 
(xii) how the partnership will build on 
existing career pathways programs, where 
applicable, to serve the targeted popu-
lation. 
(3) APPLICATIONS BY INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIB-
AL ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Labor may ex-
empt an Indian tribe or tribal organization from any 
requirement of this section that the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services or the Secretary of 
Labor determines would be inappropriate to apply to 
the Indian tribe or tribal organization, taking into 
account the resources, needs, and other cir-
cumstances of the Indian tribe or tribal organiza-
tion. 
(f) PRIORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDING 
GRANTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the State shall give priority to making 
grants under this section to entities that— 
(A) demonstrate success with respect to 
meeting the goals of quality job placement, 
long-term unsubsidized job retention, and, 
where applicable, increasing child support pay-
ments, decreasing unpaid child support arrear-
ages, and increasing the involvement of low-in-
come noncustodial parents with their children 
through their participation in responsible fa-
therhood activities, including participation in 
programs that provide culturally relevant cur-
ricula in core subjects including— 
(i) conducting activities with children; 
(ii) improving communication skills; 
(iii) child support management; 
(iv) providing financially for the fam-
ily’s security and well-being; 
(v) managing stress and anger; 
(vi) maintaining physical and mental 
health; 
(vii) parenting and relationship skills; 
(viii) child development; and 
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(ix) barriers to responsible parent-
hood, including substance abuse, unem-
ployment, criminal justice system involve-
ment, and inadequate housing; and 
(B) coordinate with, and link individuals 
as applicable to, other public and private bene-
fits and employment services for low-income 
adults, including the criminal justice system, 
programs funded under each part of title IV of 
the Social Security Act (including programs 
funded under section 403(a)(2) of such Act), 
educational assistance and student aid pro-
grams, and job training or employment services, 
including State employment agencies. 
(2) PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—In making 
grants under this section, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in the case of a grant under 
subsection (a)) and the Secretary of Labor (in the 
case of a grant under subsection (b)) shall ensure 
that grantees demonstrate a plan for implementing 
measures to track their performance with respect to 
meeting the goals of quality job placement, long- 
term unsubsidized job retention, and, where applica-
ble, increasing child support payments, decreasing 
child support arrearages, and increasing the involve-
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ment of low-income noncustodial parents with their 
children. 
(3) REFLECTIVE OF TARGET POPULATIONS.— 
In making grants under this section, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (in the case of a 
grant under subsection (a)) and the Secretary of 
Labor (in the case of a grant under subsection (b)) 
shall give priority to States with proposed dem-
onstration projects that are designed to target low- 
income adults, including custodial and noncustodial 
parents, and low-income married couples. 
(4) SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FOR EACH OF THE 
PURPOSES.—In making grants under subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Labor shall ensure that a substan-
tial share of the amount appropriated under sub-
section (j) for a fiscal year is used for carrying out 
each of the projects described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (b). 
(g) REGULATORY AND POLICY FLEXIBILITY.—The 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education and the Attorney General, shall work with 
grantees under this section to resolve policy barriers that 
may impede blending of Federal resources to support 
these demonstration projects. 
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(h) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in the case of a grant under subsection 
(a)) and the Secretary of Labor (in the case of a grant 
under subsection (b)) shall provide for an independent and 
rigorous evaluation of the demonstration projects con-
ducted under this section that includes, to the maximum 
extent feasible, random assignment or other appropriate 
statistical techniques, in order to assess the effectiveness 
of the projects. 
(i) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and includes an 
Indian tribe or tribal organization. 
(2) IV–D AGENCY.—The term ‘‘IV–D agency’’ 
means the State or local agency responsible for ad-
ministering the State program established under 
part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 651 et seq.). 
(3) INDIAN
TRIBE; TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and ‘‘tribal organization’’ 
have the meaning given such terms in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
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(j) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are appropriated to carry out this section— 
(1) for programs administered by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under subsection (a), 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018; and 
(2) for programs administered by the Secretary 
of Labor under subsection (b), $35,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
SEC. 103. HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROMOTION AND RESPON-
SIBLE FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS. 
(a) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) ASSURANCE.—Section 403(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
603(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended— 
(A) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in item (bb), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘(cc) if the entity is a State 
or an Indian tribe or tribal orga-
nization, to not condition the re-
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ceipt of assistance under the pro-
gram funded under this part, 
under a program funded with 
qualified State expenditures (as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)), or under any 
other program funded under this 
title on enrollment in any such 
programs or activities; and 
‘‘(dd) to permit any indi-
vidual who has begun to partici-
pate in a particular program or 
activity funded under this para-
graph, including an individual 
whose participation is specified in 
the individual responsibility plan 
developed for the individual in 
accordance with section 408(b), 
to transfer to another such pro-
gram or activity funded under 
this paragraph upon notification 
to the entity and the State agen-
cy responsible for administering 
the State program funded under 
this part.’’. 
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(2) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(13) BAN
ON
CONDITIONING
RECEIPT
OF 
TANF OR CERTAIN OTHER BENEFITS ON PARTICIPA-
TION IN A HEALTHY MARRIAGE OR RESPONSIBLE 
FATHERHOOD PROGRAM.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 shall not condition the re-
ceipt of assistance under the State program funded 
under this part, under a program funded with quali-
fied State expenditures (as defined in section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)), or under any other program fund-
ed under this title, on participation in a healthy 
marriage promotion activity (as defined in section 
403(a)(2)(A)(iii)) or in an activity promoting re-
sponsible 
fatherhood 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
403(a)(2)(C)(ii)).’’. 
(3) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(17) PENALTY
FOR
CONDITIONING
RECEIPT 
OF TANF OR CERTAIN OTHER BENEFITS ON PARTICI-
PATION IN A HEALTHY MARRIAGE OR RESPONSIBLE 
FATHERHOOD
PROGRAM.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State has violated section 408(a)(13) 
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during a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 
grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 
for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an 
amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assist-
ance grant.’’. 
(b) ACTIVITIES PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHER-
HOOD.—Section 403(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘marriage or 
sustain marriage’’ and insert ‘‘healthy relationships 
and marriages or to sustain healthy relationships or 
marriages’’; 
(2) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘educating 
youth who are not yet parents about the economic, 
social, and family consequences of early parenting, 
helping participants in fatherhood programs work 
with their own children to break the cycle of early 
parenthood,’’ after ‘‘child support payments,’’; and 
(3) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘fathers’’ and 
inserting ‘‘low-income fathers and other low-income 
noncustodial parents who are not eligible for assist-
ance under the State program funded under this 
part’’. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 403(a)(2)(D) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘year 2012’’ the 1st place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘years 2014 through 2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ the 2nd place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘a fiscal year’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 104. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE TANF WORK PAR-
TICIPATION RATE FOR 2-PARENT FAMILIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) beginning in the heading, by striking 
‘‘PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENTS’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘A State’’ in paragraph 
(1) and inserting ‘‘PARTICIPATION RATE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—A State’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the para-
graph heading and all that follows through ‘‘A 
family’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL RULE.—A fam-
ily’’; 
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curity Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall not impose a penalty against a State 
under that section on the basis of the State’s failure 
to satisfy the participation rate required for any of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2013 if the State dem-
onstrates that the State would have met such re-
quirement if, with respect to those months of any of 
such fiscal years that began prior to or on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the State were permitted 
to count 2-parent families that met the requirements 
of section 407(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(A)) in the determination of 
monthly 
participation 
rates 
under 
section 
407(b)(1)(B)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
607(b)(1)(B)(i)). 
SEC. 105. BAN ON RECOVERY OF MEDICAID COSTS FOR 
BIRTHS. 
(a) BAN ON RECOVERY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 454 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (33); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (34) and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the 
following: 
‘‘(35) provide that, except as provided in sec-
tion 1902(a)(25)(F)(ii), the State shall not use the 
State program operated under this part to collect 
any amount owed to the State by reason of costs in-
curred under the State plan approved under title 
XIX for the birth of a child for whom support rights 
have been assigned pursuant to section 471(a)(17) 
or 1912; and’’. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sec-
tion 454(35) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
654(35)), as added by paragraph (1), shall be con-
strued as affecting the application of section 
1902(a)(25) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)) 
with respect to a State (relating to the State Med-
icaid plan requirement for the State to take all rea-
sonable measures to ascertain the legal liability of 
third parties to pay for care and services available 
under the plan). 
(3) REPEAL OF CERTAIN DRA AMENDMENTS.— 
For provisions repealing amendments to section 454 
of the Social Security Act made by section 
7301(b)(1)(C) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, 
see section 106(a)(3) of this Act. 
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(b) CLARIFICATION THAT BAN ON RECOVERY DOES 
NOT APPLY WITH RESPECT TO INSURANCE OF A PARENT 
WITH AN OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT.—Clause 
(ii) of section 1902(a)(25)(F) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(F)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘only if such third-party liability is derived through insur-
ance,’’ before ‘‘seek’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
take effect on October 1, 2013. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
EFFECTIVE
DATE
FOR 
STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a State 
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines requires State legis-
lation in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as 
failing to comply with the requirements of such title 
solely on the basis of its failure to meet these addi-
tional requirements before the first day of the first 
calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 
first regular session of the State legislature that be-
gins after the date of enactment of this Act. For 
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purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a 
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year 
of the session is considered to be a separate regular 
session of the State legislature. 
SEC. 106. IMPROVED COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 
CHILD SUPPORT. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT.— 
(1) FULL
DISTRIBUTION
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT 
COLLECTED; REFORM OF RULES FOR DISTRIBUTION 
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT
COLLECTED
ON
BEHALF
OF 
CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 457 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (a) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) FULL DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS COLLECTED 
ON BEHALF OF ANY FAMILY.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the entire amount collected on behalf of any family as sup-
port by a State pursuant to a plan approved under this 
part shall be paid by the State to the family.’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
subsections 
(c) 
through (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) AMOUNTS COLLECTED FOR CHILD FOR WHOM 
FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS ARE MADE.— 
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, 
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amounts collected by a State as child support for months 
in any period on behalf of a child for whom a public agen-
cy is making foster care maintenance payments under part 
E shall be paid to the public agency responsible for super-
vising the placement of the child, which may use the pay-
ments in the manner it determines will serve the best in-
terests of the child, including setting such payments aside 
for the child’s future needs or use.’’. 
(B) FOSTER CARE STATE PLAN AMEND-
MENT.—Section 471(a)(17) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(17)) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and consistent with 
the child’s case plan’’ after ‘‘where appro-
priate’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘secure an assignment 
to the State of any rights to support’’ and 
inserting ‘‘establish paternity and estab-
lish, modify, and enforce child support ob-
ligations’’. 
(C) 
SOCIAL
SECURITY
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(i) CHILD
SUPPORT
STATE
PLAN 
AMENDMENT.—Section 454 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended 
by section 105(a)(1) of this Act, is amend-
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(i) by striking ‘‘shall be distributed in 
accordance with section 457 in the case of 
overdue support assigned to a State pursu-
ant to section 408(a)(3) or 471(a)(17), or, 
in any other case,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or to the public 
agency responsible for supervising the 
placement of the child, which may use the 
payments in the manner the public agency 
determines will serve the best interest of 
the child’’ before the semicolon. 
(3) REPEAL OF CERTAIN DRA AMENDMENTS.— 
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 7301 of the Deficit 
Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 
Stat. 141) are repealed and parts A and D of title 
IV of the Social Security Act shall be applied as if 
the amendments made by such subsections had not 
been enacted. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON CONDITIONING RECEIPT
OF 
TANF ON ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT.—Section 408(a)(3) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘NO 
ASSISTANCE
FOR
FAMILIES
NOT’’ and inserting 
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‘‘PROHIBITION ON CONDITIONING ASSISTANCE FOR 
FAMILIES ON’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘not’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or under a program funded 
with qualified State expenditures (as defined in sec-
tion 409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’ after ‘‘this part’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘, not exceeding the total 
amount of assistance so paid to the family,’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO DISREGARD PERCENTAGE OF 
CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTED IN DETERMINING AMOUNT 
AND TYPE OF TANF ASSISTANCE.—Section 408(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by 
section 103(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) REQUIREMENT TO DISREGARD PERCENT-
AGE
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT
COLLECTED
IN
DETER-
MINING AMOUNT AND TYPE OF TANF ASSISTANCE.— 
A State to which a grant is made under section 403 
shall disregard at least the same percentage of 
amounts collected as support on behalf of a family 
as the percentage of earned income that the State 
disregards, in determining the amount or type of as-
sistance provided to the family under the State pro-
gram funded under this part or under a program 
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funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined 
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(d) RESTORATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING.—Effec-
tive on the date of enactment of this Act, section 7309 
of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
171; 120 Stat. 147) is repealed and part D of title IV 
of the Social Security Act shall be applied as if the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) of that section had not been 
enacted. 
(e) REPEAL OF MANDATORY FEE FOR CHILD SUP-
PORT COLLECTION.—Effective on the date of enactment 
of this Act, section 7310 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 147) is repealed 
and part D of title IV of the Social Security Act shall 
be applied as if the amendments made by that section had 
not been enacted. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING A PERIOD OF IN-
CARCERATION
VOLUNTARY
UNEMPLOYMENT.—Section 
466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: 
‘‘(20) PROCEDURES RELATING TO PERIODS OF 
INCARCERATION OF NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Procedures which re-
quire that, in determining or modifying the 
amount of, or terms and conditions of, any sup-
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port obligation of a noncustodial parent, the 
State— 
‘‘(i) shall not consider any period of 
incarceration of such parent as a period of 
voluntary unemployment that disqualifies 
the parent from obtaining a modification 
of the support obligation consistent with 
the parent’s ability to pay child support; 
and 
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (B) in 
the case of an incarcerated parent, may— 
‘‘(I) temporarily suspend any 
support obligation on the parent and 
the enforcement of any support obli-
gation of the parent existing prior to 
the period of incarceration; and 
‘‘(II) temporarily prohibit the ac-
crual of any interest on any support 
obligation of the parent existing prior 
to the period of incarceration during 
any such period. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CHAL-
LENGE SUSPENSION.—Such procedures shall re-
quire the State to provide a custodial parent 
with— 
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‘‘(i) notice of any suspension of re-
view, adjustment, or enforcement of a sup-
port obligation and of any prohibition on 
interest accrual on such obligation that is 
imposed in accordance with subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity to request that 
the suspension or prohibition be termi-
nated or modified on the basis that the 
noncustodial parent has sufficient income 
or resources to continue payment of the 
support obligation during the noncustodial 
parent’s period of incarceration.’’. 
(g) REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT 
ARREARAGES UPON REQUEST.—Section 466(a)(10) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF AR-
REARAGES.—Procedures 
which 
require 
the 
State to review, and if appropriate, reduce the 
balance of arrearages permanently assigned to 
the State under part A or E of this title, or 
under title XIX, pursuant to standards and 
procedures established by the State, in cases 
where the obligor lacks sufficient ability to pay 
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the arrears, adjustment will promote timely 
payment of current support, or barriers, such 
as incarceration, may have limited the ability of 
the obligor to timely seek a modification of the 
order, and it is in the best interests of the child 
to make such reduction. Nothing in the pre-
ceding sentence shall be construed as affecting 
arrearages that have not been permanently as-
signed to the State under any such part or 
title.’’. 
(h) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 
2014, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
study and submit a report to Congress regarding the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The effect of age eligibility restrictions for 
the earned income tax credit established under sec-
tion 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for in-
dividuals without qualifying children on— 
(A) the ability of young parents to pay 
child support; 
(B) compliance with child support orders; 
and 
(C) the relationship between young non-
custodial parents and their children. 
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(2) The impact of State earned income tax 
credit programs, especially such programs with tar-
geted benefits for noncustodial parents, on— 
(A) the ability of noncustodial parents to 
pay child support; 
(B) compliance with child support orders; 
and 
(C) the relationship between noncustodial 
parents and their children. 
(3) The challenges faced by legal immigrants 
and individuals for whom English is not their pri-
mary language in fulfilling child support and other 
noncustodial parenting obligations. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and 
shall apply to payments under parts A and D of title 
IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters 
beginning on or after that date, and without regard 
to whether regulations to implement the amend-
ments are promulgated by such date. 
(2) STATE OPTION TO ACCELERATE EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State 
may elect to have the amendments made by the pre-
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ceding provisions of this section apply to the State 
and to amounts collected by the State (and to pay-
ments under parts A and D of title IV of such Act), 
on and after such date as the State may select that 
is not later than September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 107. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT UNDER THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ENCOURAGEMENT OF COLLECTION OF CHILD 
SUPPORT.—Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(7)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) DEDUCTION
FOR
CHILD
SUPPORT
RE-
CEIVED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A household shall be 
allowed a deduction of 20 percent of all legally 
obligated child support payments received from 
an identified or putative parent of a child in the 
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household if that parent is not a household 
member. 
‘‘(B) ORDER
OF
DETERMINING
DEDUC-
TIONS.—A deduction under this paragraph shall 
be determined before the computation of the ex-
cess shelter deduction under paragraph (7).’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (k)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(7)’’. 
(b) SIMPLIFIED VERIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT 
PAYMENTS.—Section 5(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(n)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘STATE
OPTIONS
TO
SIMPLIFY’’, and inserting 
‘‘SIMPLIFIED’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Regardless of whether’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A household that is paying 
legally obligated child support through the program 
under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) shall receive— 
‘‘(A) a deduction under subsection (e)(4); 
or 
‘‘(B) an exclusion under subsection (d)(6) 
for child support payments made. 
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‘‘(2) STATE OPTIONS.—Regardless of whether’’. 
(c) INCLUSION OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PRO-
GRAMS
IN DEFINITION
OF WORK PROGRAM.—Section 
6(o)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(o)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) participate in and comply with the re-
quirements of a demonstration project under 
section 106 of the Julia Carson Responsible Fa-
therhood and Healthy Families Act of 2013;’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section take effect on October 
1, 2013. 
(2) STATE OPTION.—A State may implement 
the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) for 
participating households at the first recertification of 
the households that occurs on or after October 1, 
2013. 
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SEC. 108. GRANTS SUPPORTING HEALTHY FAMILY PART-
NERSHIPS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTER-
VENTION AND PREVENTIONS. 
Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) GRANTS
SUPPORTING
HEALTHY
FAMILY 
PARTNERSHIPS
FOR
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
INTER-
VENTION AND PREVENTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award grants on a competitive basis to healthy 
family partnerships to develop and implement 
promising practices for— 
‘‘(i) assessing and providing services 
to individuals and families affected by do-
mestic violence, including through case-
worker training, the provision of technical 
assistance to community partners, and the 
implementation of safe visitation and ex-
change programs; or 
‘‘(ii) preventing domestic violence, 
particularly as a barrier to economic secu-
rity, and fostering healthy relationships. 
‘‘(B) EDUCATION SERVICES.—In awarding 
grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall ensure that 10 percent of the funds made 
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available under such grants are used for high 
schools and other secondary educational institu-
tions and institutions of higher education to 
provide education services on the value of 
healthy relationships, responsible parenting, 
and healthy marriages characterized by mutual 
respect and nonviolence, and the importance of 
building relationships skills such as communica-
tion, conflict resolution, and budgeting. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—The respective entity 
and organization of a healthy family partner-
ship entered into for purposes of receiving a 
grant under this paragraph shall submit a joint 
application to the Secretary, at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary shall specify, 
containing— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the partner-
ship intends to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) an assurance that funds made 
available under the grant shall be used to 
supplement, and not supplant, other funds 
used by the entity or organization to carry 
out programs, activities, or services de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 
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‘‘(iii) such other information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(D) GENERAL RULES GOVERNING USE OF 
FUNDS.—The rules of section 404, other than 
subsection (b) of that section, shall not apply to 
a grant made under this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term 
‘domestic violence’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 402(a)(7)(B). 
‘‘(ii) HEALTHY
FAMILY
PARTNER-
SHIP.—The term ‘healthy family partner-
ship’ means a partnership between— 
‘‘(I) an entity receiving funds 
under a grant made under paragraph 
(2) to promote healthy marriage or re-
sponsible fatherhood; and 
‘‘(II) an organization with dem-
onstrated expertise working with sur-
vivors of domestic violence. 
‘‘(F) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not other-
wise appropriated, there are appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, 
$25,000,000 for purposes of awarding grants to 
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healthy family partnerships under this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 109. PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
(E) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
RECEIPT
OF 
FUNDS.—An entity may not be awarded a grant 
under this paragraph unless the entity, as a 
condition of receiving funds under such a 
grant— 
‘‘(i) identifies in its application for the 
grant the domestic violence experts at the 
local, State, or national level with whom 
the entity will consult in the development 
and implementation of the programs and 
activities of the entity; 
‘‘(ii) on award of the grant, and in 
consultation with such domestic violence 
experts, develops a written protocol which 
describes— 
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‘‘(I) how the entity will identify 
instances or risks of domestic violence; 
‘‘(II) the procedures for respond-
ing to such instances or risk, includ-
ing making service referrals and pro-
viding protections and appropriate as-
sistance for identified individuals and 
families; 
‘‘(III) how confidentiality issues 
will be addressed; and 
‘‘(IV) the domestic violence train-
ing that will be provided to ensure ef-
fective and consistent implementation 
of the protocol; and 
‘‘(iii) in an annual report to the Sec-
retary, includes a description of the domes-
tic violence protocols, and a description of 
any implementation issues identified with 
respect to domestic violence and how the 
issues were addressed. 
‘‘(E) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘domestic violence’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 
402(a)(7)(B).’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 403(a)(2) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)), as amended by section 
103(d) of this Act and subsection (a)(1) of this section, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(D), and (G)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(F)’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C)(i), by 
striking ‘‘(D)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘(F)’’. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISION 
SEC. 201. INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE UNDER 
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR ELIGIBLE 
INDIVIDUALS WITH NO QUALIFYING CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The row in the table in subpara-
graph (A) of section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 relating to no qualifying children is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘No qualifying children ..........................................
7.65’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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