‘‘(9) FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED CHILD
CARE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State to which a grant is made
under section 403 for a fiscal year has violated
section 408(a)(12) during the fiscal year, the
Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the
State under section 403(a)(1) for the imme-
diately succeeding fiscal year by an amount
equal to not more than 10 percent of the State
family assistance grant.
‘‘(B) PENALTY
BASED
ON
SEVERITY
OF
FAILURE.—The Secretary shall impose reduc-
tions under subparagraph (A) with respect to a
fiscal year based on the degree of noncompli-
ance.’’.
(d) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN ASSISTANCE TO ADULT SINGLE CUSTODIAL
PARENTS WHO CANNOT OBTAIN CHILD CARE FOR CHILD
UNDER AGE 6.—Section 409(a) of the Social Security
Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, is amended by striking paragraph (11).
SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF 5-YEAR LIMIT ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) Section 408(a)(1) of the Social Security
Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) NO ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT A
MINOR CHILD.—A State to which a grant is made
under section 403 shall not use any part of the
grant to provide assistance to a family, unless the
family includes—
‘‘(A) a minor child who resides with a cus-
todial parent or other adult caretaker relative of
the child; or
‘‘(B) a pregnant individual.’’.
(2) Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act,
as in effect pursuant to title I of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996, is amended by striking paragraph (7).
(b) ELIMINATION OF ASSOCIATED PENALTY.—Sec-
tion 409(a) of the Social Security Act, as in effect pursu-
ant to title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (9).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(III) of the Social
Security Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 408(a)(7) of this Act or’’.
(2) Section 411(a)(1)(A)(xvi) of the Social Se-
curity Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996, is amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause
(II);
(B) by striking subclause (III); and
(C) by redesignating subclause (IV) as
subclause (III).
SEC. 6. CHANGES RELATED TO GRANTS TO STATES.
(a) AMOUNT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANT.—Sec-
tion 403(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, as in effect
pursuant to title I of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, is amend-
ed—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1992, 1993, and
1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1994, 1995, and 1996’’; and
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘1994’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1996’’.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR
OPERATION OF WORK PROGRAMS IN LIEU OF SUPPLE-
MENTAL GRANT FOR POPULATION INCREASES IN CER-
TAIN STATES AND BONUS TO REWARD HIGH PERFORM-
ANCE STATES.—Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act,
as in effect pursuant to title I of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, is
amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FOR OPERATION
OF WORK PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each eligible State
shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary
a grant, in an amount described in subpara-
graph (B), for each fiscal year specified in sub-
paragraph (C), which shall be used by the State
only to comply with section 407.
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
OF
GRANT.—The amount
described in this subparagraph with respect to
a State is the amount that bears the same ratio
to $1,000,000,000 as the amount of the State
family assistance grant bears to the total of the
State family assistance grants of all States.
‘‘(C) APPROPRIATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for grants under this
paragraph $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and
2002.’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE PORTION
OF GRANTS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.—Section 404 of the
Social Security Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996, is amended by striking subsection (d)
and redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as sub-
sections (d) through (i), respectively.
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF FEDERAL LOANS FOR STATE WELFARE
PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 406 of the Social Security
Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, is repealed.
(b) ELIMINATION OF ASSOCIATED PENALTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a) of the Social
Security Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996, is amended by striking para-
graph (6).
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 409(c) of the Social Security
Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, is amended by
striking paragraph (4).
(B) Section 412(f)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as in effect pursuant to title I of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, is amended by
striking ‘‘(a)(1), (a)(6),’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)
and’’.
SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
TO BE INCLUDED IN STATE PLAN.—Section 402(a)(7) of
the Social Security Act, as in effect pursuant to title I
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996, is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OPTIONAL CER-
TIFICATION’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTIFICATION’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘At the option of the State, a’’
and inserting ‘‘A’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘being subjected to’’ before
‘‘domestic violence’’ the first 2 places such term ap-
pears;
(4) by inserting ‘‘being subjected to’’ before
‘‘further domestic violence’’; and
(5) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(B) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFINED.—For
purposes of this paragraph, an individual has
been subjected to domestic violence if the indi-
vidual has been subjected to—
‘‘(i) physical acts that resulted in, or
threatened to result in, physical injury to
the individual;
‘‘(ii) sexual abuse;
‘‘(iii) sexual activity involving a de-
pendent child;
‘‘(iv) being forced as the caretaker rel-
ative of a dependent child to engage in
nonconsensual sexual acts or activities;
‘‘(v) threats of, or attempts at, phys-
ical or sexual abuse;
‘‘(vi) mental abuse; or
‘‘(vii) neglect or deprivation of medi-
cal care.’’.
(b) STATES REQUIRED TO MAKE INITIAL ASSESS-
MENT OF RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 408(b)
of the Social Security Act, as in effect pursuant to title
I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, is amended by striking para-
graph (4).
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect
as if included in title I of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 on the date
such Act became law.
(b) INCREASE
IN CHILD CARE FUNDING.—The
amendment made by section 4(a) of this Act shall take
effect as if included in title VI of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 on
the date such Act became law.
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