pursuant to subsection (d), shall develop selection 
criteria that the Secretary will use to select 20,000 
total eligible individuals for participation in the pro-
gram. 
(2) AMOUNT OF INCOME SUBSIDY.—Of the eli-
gible individuals participating in the program, 
10,000 shall receive a cash payment each month 
equal to the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom home 
in the ZIP Code in which the eligible individual re-
sides, or a substantially similar amount as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Commissioner and the external partner. 
(3) MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME SUB-
SIDY.—Each participating eligible individual shall 
receive the cash payment on the 15th day of each 
month. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER OF INTER-
NAL REVENUE.—The Commissioner of Internal Revenue 
shall be responsible for— 
(1) providing the Secretary access to tax 
records to administer and study the program under 
this section; and 
(2) updating the Secretary and the external 
partner on changes to the taxable income of a par-
ticipating eligible individual. 
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(d) EXTERNAL PARTNER.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select an 
external partner to provide assistance with the de-
sign, administration, and evaluation of the program. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—An organization selected 
to be the external partner shall have demonstrated 
experience in— 
(A) mixed-methods experimental design; 
and 
(B) implementing cash-transfer programs. 
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The external partner, 
and any employee of the external partner, shall be 
treated as a Federal employee for purposes of sec-
tion 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) DATA COLLECTION.—The external partner 
shall collect data from participating eligible individ-
uals as necessary to complete the study and reports 
required under section 4, and to conduct any addi-
tional research as the Secretary determines nec-
essary. 
(e) DISREGARD OF CASH PAYMENTS FOR PURPOSES 
OF ALL FEDERAL
AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PRO-
GRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
payment made to participating eligible individuals under 
this section shall not be taken into account as income, and 
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shall not be taken into account as resources for a period 
of 12 months from receipt, for purposes of determining 
the eligibility of such eligible individual (or any other indi-
vidual) for benefits or assistance (or the amount or extent 
of benefits or assistance) under any Federal program or 
any State or local program financed in whole or in part 
with Federal funds. 
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY ON PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in 
collaboration with the Commissioner and the external 
partner, shall conduct a study on outcomes of the pro-
gram. 
(b) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 24 months 
after participating eligible individuals have been begun 
participating in the program, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the 
external partner, shall provide an interim report on the 
program under section 3 to the Congress. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 
the conclusion of the program under section 3, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue and the external partner, shall provide a final re-
port on the program to the Congress, including— 
(1) an analysis of— 
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(A) the effect of the monthly income sub-
sidy provided in section 3 on— 
(i) micro-economic outcomes of par-
ticipating eligible individuals; 
(ii) the health of participating eligible 
individuals; and 
(iii) the social costs of income vola-
tility, including connections with income 
fluctuation and health, housing, education, 
employment, childcare, and other outcomes 
as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary; and 
(B) the feasibility of expanding the pro-
gram under section 3 to include a larger num-
ber of participants; and 
(2) the results of interviews and focus groups 
conducted with consenting participants of the pro-
gram. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means an individual taxpayer between 
the ages of 18–65. 
(3) EXTERNAL PARTNER.—The term ‘‘external 
partner’’ means a non-partisan research agency or a 
non-profit academic institution with expertise in so-
cial science experimentation. 
(4) FAIR MARKET RENT.—The term ‘‘fair mar-
ket rent’’ means the applicable fair market rent es-
tablished under section 8(c) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $495,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 
through 2030. 
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