section and unobligated as of September 30, 2006, are 
hereby rescinded effective on that date. 
SEC. 1404. RURAL BUSINESS STRATEGIC INVESTMENT 
GRANTS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF MULTI-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF 
FUNDS.—Subsection (a) of section 385E of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2009dd–4) is amended by striking ‘‘, to remain available 
until expended,’’. 
(b) RESCISSION
OF
UNOBLIGATED
PRIOR-YEAR 
FUNDS.—Funds previously made available under such 
section and unobligated as of September 30, 2006, are 
hereby rescinded effective on that date. 
SEC. 1405. RURAL FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY PER-
SONNEL GRANTS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2007 FUND-
ING.—Section 6405(c) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2655(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF MULTI-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF 
FUNDS.—Such section is further amended by striking ‘‘, 
to remain available until expended’’. 
(c) RESCISSION
OF
UNOBLIGATED
PRIOR-YEAR 
FUNDS.—Funds previously made available under such
section for a fiscal year and unobligated as of September 
30, 2006, are hereby rescinded effective on that date. 
Subtitle E—Research 
SEC. 1501. INITIATIVE FOR FUTURE FOOD AND AGRI-
CULTURE SYSTEMS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2007, 2008, AND 
2009 TRANSFERS.—Subsection (b)(3)(D) of section 401 
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF MULTI-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF 
FISCAL YEAR 2006 FUNDS.—Paragraph (6) of subsection 
(f) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) TWO-YEAR AVAILABILITY.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), funds for grants 
under this section shall be available to the Sec-
retary for obligation for a 2-year period begin-
ning on the date of the transfer of the funds 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 
TRANSFER.—In the case of the funds required 
to be transferred by subsection (b)(3)(C), the 
funds shall be available to the Secretary for ob-
ligation for the 1-year period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2005.’’. 
Subtitle F—Nutrition 
SEC. 1601. ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the Food 
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a); and 
(2) in subsection (j); 
by striking ‘‘receives benefits’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘in fiscal years 2006 through 2010 receives cash 
assistance, and in any other fiscal year receives benefits,’’. 
(b) EXTENSIONS.—The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended in— 
(1) section 11(t)(1); 
(2) section 16— 
(A) in subparagraphs (A)(vii) and (E)(i) of 
subsection (h)(1); and 
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of 
subsection (k)(3); 
(3) section 17(b)(1)(B)(vi); 
(4) section 18(a); and 
(5) section 19(a)(2)(A)(ii); 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 1602. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMER-
GENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘2005 
and for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2006 the 
Secretary shall purchase $152,000,000,’’ before ‘‘of 
a variety’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Of the funds used to purchase commodities in accordance 
with this subsection for fiscal year 2006, $12,000,000 
shall be used to purchase commodities for distribution to 
States that received a Presidential designation of a major 
disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121–5206) as a 
result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita and States 
contiguous to those States.’’. 
SEC. 1603. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. 
Section 402(a)(2)(L) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(L)) is amended by striking ‘‘5 years 
or more’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years or more effective until 
September 30, 2010, and for a period of 5 years or more 
effective beginning on October 1, 2010,’’.
SEC. 1604. DISASTER FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding section 16(a) of the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)), the Secretary of Agri-
culture is authorized, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
to pay to State agencies 100 percent of the administrative 
costs incurred in the certification of, and issuance of bene-
fits to, applicant households that become eligible to receive 
food stamp benefits under the disaster food stamp pro-
gram eligibility standards in effect during the Presi-
dentially declared emergency in response to Hurricane 
Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON EDU-
CATION 
AND 
THE 
WORK-
FORCE 
SECTION 2000. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this title is as follows: 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE 
Sec. 2000. Table of contents. 
Subtitle A—Welfare Reform 
PART 1—SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. References. 
PART 2—TANF 
Sec. 2011. Universal engagement and family self-sufficiency plan requirements. 
Sec. 2012. Work participation requirements. 
Sec. 2013. Work-related performance improvement. 
Sec. 2014. Report on coordination. 
Sec. 2015. Fatherhood program. 
Sec. 2016. State option to make TANF programs mandatory partners with 
one-stop employment training centers. 
Sec. 2017. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 2018. Prohibition on offshoring. 
PART 3—CHILD CARE 
Sec. 2021. Short title. 
Sec. 2022. Goals. 
Sec. 2023. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2024. Application and plan. 
Sec. 2025. Activities to improve the quality of child care. 
Sec. 2026. Reports and audits. 
Sec. 2027. Report by Secretary. 
Sec. 2028. Definitions. 
Sec. 2029. Waiver authority to expand the availability of services under Child 
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 
PART 4—STATE AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY 
Sec. 2041. Program coordination demonstration projects. 
PART 5—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 2051. Effective date. 
Subtitle B—Higher Education 
Sec. 2101. Short title. 
PART 1—AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 
Sec. 2111. References; effective date. 
Sec. 2112. Modification of 50/50 Rule. 
Sec. 2113. Reauthorization of Federal Family Education Loan Program. 
Sec. 2114. Loan limits. 
Sec. 2115. Interest rates and special allowances. 
Sec. 2116. Additional loan terms and conditions. 
Sec. 2117. Consolidation loan changes. 
Sec. 2118. Deferment of student loans for military service. 
Sec. 2119. Loan forgiveness for service in areas of national need. 
Sec. 2120. Unsubsidized Stafford loans. 
Sec. 2121. Elimination of termination dates from Taxpayer-Teacher Protection 
Act of 2004. 
Sec. 2122. Loan fees from lenders. 
Sec. 2123. Additional administrative provisions. 
Sec. 2124. Funds for administrative expenses. 
Sec. 2125. Significantly simplifying the student aid application process. 
Sec. 2126. Additional need analysis amendments. 
Sec. 2127. Definition of eligible program. 
Sec. 2128. Distance education. 
Sec. 2129. Student eligibility. 
Sec. 2130. Institutional refunds. 
Sec. 2131. College access initiative. 
Sec. 2132. Cancellation of Student Loan Indebtedness For Survivors of Victims 
of the September 11, 2001, Attacks. 
Sec. 2133. Independent evaluation of distance education programs. 
Sec. 2134. Disbursement of student loans. 
PART 2—HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF
Sec. 2141. References. 
Sec. 2142. Waivers and modifications. 
Sec. 2143. Cancellation of institutional repayment by colleges and universities 
affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster. 
Sec. 2144. Cancellation of student loans for cancelled enrollment periods. 
Sec. 2145. Temporary deferment of student loan repayment. 
Sec. 2146. No affect on grant and loan limits. 
Sec. 2147. Teacher loan relief. 
Sec. 2148. Expanding information dissemination regarding eligibility for Pell 
Grants. 
Sec. 2149. Procedures. 
Sec. 2150. Termination of authority. 
Sec. 2151. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Pensions 
Sec. 2201. Increases in PBGC premiums. 
Subtitle A—Welfare Reform 
PART 1—SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Personal Responsi-
bility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2002. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 
this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Social Security 
Act. 
PART 2—TANF 
SEC. 2011. UNIVERSAL ENGAGEMENT AND FAMILY SELF- 
SUFFICIENCY PLAN REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
STATE
PLAN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 402(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A))
is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) Require a parent or caretaker re-
ceiving assistance under the program to 
engage in work or alternative self-suffi-
ciency activities (as defined by the State), 
consistent with section 407(e)(2). 
‘‘(iii) Require families receiving assist-
ance under the program to engage in ac-
tivities in accordance with family self-suffi-
ciency plans developed pursuant to section 
408(b).’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(b) (42 U.S.C. 
608(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 shall— 
‘‘(A) assess, in the manner deemed appro-
priate by the State, the skills, prior work expe-
rience, and employability of each work-eligible 
individual (as defined in section 407(b)(2)(C)) 
receiving assistance under the State program 
funded under this part;
‘‘(B) establish for each family that in-
cludes such an individual, in consultation as the 
State deems appropriate with the individual, a 
self-sufficiency plan that specifies appropriate 
activities described in the State plan submitted 
pursuant to section 402, including direct work 
activities as appropriate designed to assist the 
family in achieving their maximum degree of 
self-sufficiency, and that provides for the ongo-
ing participation of the individual in the activi-
ties; 
‘‘(C) require, at a minimum, each such in-
dividual to participate in activities in accord-
ance with the self-sufficiency plan; 
‘‘(D) monitor the participation of each 
such individual in the activities specified in the 
self-sufficiency plan, and regularly review the 
progress of the family toward self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(E) upon such a review, revise the self- 
sufficiency plan and activities as the State 
deems appropriate. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The State shall comply with 
paragraph (1) with respect to a family— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a family that, as of Oc-
tober 1, 2005, is not receiving assistance from
the State program funded under this part, not 
later than 60 days after the family first receives 
assistance on the basis of the most recent appli-
cation for the assistance; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a family that, as of 
such date, is receiving the assistance, not later 
than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) STATE DISCRETION.—A State shall have 
sole discretion, consistent with section 407, to define 
and design activities for families for purposes of this 
subsection, to develop methods for monitoring and 
reviewing progress pursuant to this subsection, and 
to make modifications to the plan as the State 
deems appropriate to assist the individual in increas-
ing their degree of self-sufficiency. 
‘‘(4) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in 
this part shall preclude a State from-- 
‘‘(A) requiring participation in work and 
any other activities the State deems appropriate 
for helping families achieve self-sufficiency and 
improving child well-being; or 
‘‘(B) using job search or other appropriate 
job readiness or work activities to assess the
employability of individuals and to determine 
appropriate future engagement activities.’’. 
(2) PENALTY
FOR
FAILURE
TO
ESTABLISH 
FAMILY
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
PLAN.—Section 
409(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR
ESTABLISH
FAMILY
SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
PLAN’’ after ‘‘RATES’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
408(b)’’ after ‘‘407(a)’’. 
SEC. 2012. WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
SEPARATE
PARTICIPATION 
RATE REQUIREMENTS FOR 2-PARENT FAMILIES.— 
(1) Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended in 
each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking para-
graph (2). 
(2) Section 407(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’. 
(3) Section 407(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B). 
(4) 
Section 
407(c)(2)(D) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)’’.
(b) WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
407 (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended by striking all that pre-
cedes subsection (b)(3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 407. WORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION
RATE
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a 
fiscal year shall achieve a minimum participation rate 
equal to not less than— 
‘‘(1) 50 percent for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(2) 55 percent for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(3) 60 percent for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(4) 65 percent for fiscal year 2009; and 
‘‘(5) 70 percent for fiscal year 2010 and each 
succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) CALCULATION OF PARTICIPATION RATES.— 
‘‘(1) AVERAGE MONTHLY RATE.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), the participation rate of a State 
for a fiscal year is the average of the participation 
rates of the State for each month in the fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) MONTHLY PARTICIPATION RATES; INCOR-
PORATION OF 40-HOUR WORK WEEK STANDARD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the participation rate of a State for 
a month is—
‘‘(i) the total number of countable 
hours (as defined in subsection (c)) with 
respect to the counted families for the 
State for the month; divided by 
‘‘(ii) 160 multiplied by the number of 
counted families for the State for the 
month. 
‘‘(B) COUNTED FAMILIES DEFINED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In subparagraph 
(A), the term ‘counted family’ means, with 
respect to a State and a month, a family 
that includes a work-eligible individual and 
that receives assistance in the month under 
the State program funded under this part, 
subject to clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) STATE
OPTION
TO
EXCLUDE 
CERTAIN
FAMILIES.—At the option of a 
State, the term ‘counted family’ shall not 
include— 
‘‘(I) a family in the first month 
for which the family receives assist-
ance from a State program funded 
under this part on the basis of the 
most recent application for such as-
sistance;
‘‘(II) on a case-by-case basis, a 
family in which the youngest child has 
not attained 12 months of age; or 
‘‘(III) a family that is subject to 
a sanction under this part or part D, 
but that has not been subject to such 
a sanction for more than 3 months 
(whether or not consecutive) in the 
preceding 12-month period. 
‘‘(iii) STATE OPTION TO INCLUDE IN-
DIVIDUALS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER 
A
TRIBAL
FAMILY
ASSISTANCE
PLAN
OR 
TRIBAL WORK PROGRAM.—At the option of 
a State, the term ‘counted family’ may in-
clude families in the State that are receiv-
ing assistance under a tribal family assist-
ance plan approved under section 412 or 
under a tribal work program to which 
funds are provided under this part. 
‘‘(C) WORK-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘work-eligible 
individual’ means an individual— 
‘‘(i) who is married or a single head 
of household; and
‘‘(ii) whose needs are (or, but for 
sanctions under this part or part D, would 
be) included in determining the amount of 
cash assistance to be provided to the fam-
ily under the State program funded under 
this part.’’. 
(c) RECALIBRATION
OF
CASELOAD
REDUCTION 
CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(b)(3)(A)(ii) (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) the average monthly number of 
families that received assistance under the 
State program funded under this part dur-
ing the base year.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
407(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and eligibility criteria’’ and all that fol-
lows through the close parenthesis and inserting 
‘‘and the eligibility criteria in effect during the then 
applicable base year’’. 
(3) BASE YEAR DEFINED.—Section 407(b)(3) 
(42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
‘‘(C) BASE YEAR DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘base year’ means, with respect 
to a fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
2006, fiscal year 1996; 
‘‘(ii) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
2007, fiscal year 1998; 
‘‘(iii) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
2008, fiscal year 2001; or 
‘‘(iv) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
2009 or any succeeding fiscal year, the 
then 4th preceding fiscal year.’’. 
(d) SUPERACHIEVER CREDIT.—Section 407(b) (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)) is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and 
(5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) SUPERACHIEVER CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The participation 
rate, determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of this subsection, of a superachiever State for 
a fiscal year shall be increased by the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(i) the amount (if any) of the super-
achiever credit applicable to the State; or 
‘‘(ii) the number of percentage points 
(if any) by which the minimum participa-
tion rate required by subsection (a) for the 
fiscal year exceeds 50 percent. 
‘‘(B) SUPERACHIEVER
STATE.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), a State is a super-
achiever State if the State caseload for fiscal 
year 2001 has declined by at least 60 percent 
from the State caseload for fiscal year 1995. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT
OF
CREDIT.—The super-
achiever credit applicable to a State is the num-
ber of percentage points (if any) by which the 
decline referred to in subparagraph (B) exceeds 
60 percent. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) STATE
CASELOAD
FOR
FISCAL 
YEAR 2001.—The term ‘State caseload for 
fiscal year 2001’ means the average 
monthly number of families that received 
assistance during fiscal year 2001 under 
the State program funded under this part. 
‘‘(ii) STATE
CASELOAD
FOR
FISCAL 
YEAR 1995.—The term ‘State caseload for 
fiscal year 1995’ means the average 
monthly number of families that received 
aid under the State plan approved under
part A (as in effect on September 30, 
1995) during fiscal year 1995.’’. 
(e) COUNTABLE HOURS.—Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 
607) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) COUNTABLE HOURS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In subsection (b)(2), the 
term ‘countable hours’ means, with respect to a fam-
ily for a month, the total number of hours in the 
month in which any member of the family who is a 
work-eligible individual is engaged in a direct work 
activity or other activities specified by the State (ex-
cluding an activity that does not address a purpose 
specified in section 401(a)), subject to the other pro-
visions of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Subject to such regula-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe: 
‘‘(A) MINIMUM WEEKLY AVERAGE OF 24 
HOURS
OF
DIRECT
WORK
ACTIVITIES
RE-
QUIRED.—If the work-eligible individuals in a 
family are engaged in a direct work activity for 
an average total of fewer than 24 hours per 
week in a month, then the number of countable 
hours with respect to the family for the month 
shall be zero.
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM WEEKLY AVERAGE OF 16 
HOURS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES.—An average of 
not more than 16 hours per week of activities 
specified by the State (subject to the exclusion 
described in paragraph (1)) may be considered 
countable hours in a month with respect to a 
family. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of para-
graph (1): 
‘‘(A) PARTICIPATION
IN
QUALIFIED
AC-
TIVITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If, with the ap-
proval of the State, the work-eligible indi-
viduals in a family are engaged in 1 or 
more qualified activities for an average 
total of at least 24 hours per week in a 
month, then all such engagement in the 
month shall be considered engagement in a 
direct work activity, subject to clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) 
QUALIFIED
ACTIVITY
DE-
FINED.—The 
term 
‘qualified 
activity’ 
means an activity specified by the State 
(subject to the exclusion described in para-
graph (1)) that meets such standards and
criteria as the State may specify, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) substance abuse counseling 
or treatment; 
‘‘(II) 
rehabilitation 
treatment 
and services; 
‘‘(III) work-related education or 
training directed at enabling the fam-
ily member to work; 
‘‘(IV) job search or job readiness 
assistance; and 
‘‘(V) any other activity that ad-
dresses a purpose specified in section 
401(a). 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subclause (II), clause (i) 
shall not apply to a family for more 
than 3 months in any period of 24 
consecutive months. 
‘‘(II) SPECIAL RULE APPLICABLE 
TO
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.—A 
State may, on a case-by-case basis, 
apply clause (i) to a work-eligible indi-
vidual so that participation by the in-
dividual in education or training, if 
needed to permit the individual to 
complete a certificate program or 
other work-related education or train-
ing directed at enabling the individual 
to fill a known job need in a local 
area, may be considered countable 
hours with respect to the family of the 
individual for not more than 4 months 
in any period of 24 consecutive 
months. 
‘‘(B) SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
BY
TEEN 
HEAD
OF
HOUSEHOLD.—The 
work-eligible 
members of a family shall be considered to be 
engaged in a direct work activity for an average 
of 40 hours per week in a month if the family 
includes an individual who is married, or is a 
single head of household, who has not attained 
20 years of age, and the individual— 
‘‘(i) maintains satisfactory attendance 
at secondary school or the equivalent in 
the month; or 
‘‘(ii) participates in education directly 
related to employment for an average of at 
least 20 hours per week in the month.
‘‘(C) 
PARENTAL
PARTICIPATION
IN 
SCHOOLS.—Each work-eligible individual in a 
family shall make verified visits at least twice 
per school year to the school of each of the indi-
vidual’s minor dependent children required to 
attend school under the law of the State in 
which the minor children reside, during the pe-
riod in which the family receives assistance 
under the program funded under this part. 
Hours spent in such activity may be specified 
by the State as countable hours for purposes of 
paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(d) DIRECT WORK ACTIVITY.—In this section, the 
term ‘direct work activity’ means— 
‘‘(1) unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(2) subsidized private sector employment; 
‘‘(3) subsidized public sector employment; 
‘‘(4) on-the-job training; 
‘‘(5) supervised work experience; or 
‘‘(6) supervised community service.’’. 
(f) PENALTIES
AGAINST
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 
407(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), if an individual in a family re-
ceiving assistance under a State program fund-
ed under this part fails to engage in activities 
required in accordance with this section, or 
other activities required by the State under the 
program, and the family does not otherwise en-
gage in activities in accordance with the self- 
sufficiency plan established for the family pur-
suant to section 408(b), the State shall— 
‘‘(i) if the failure is partial or persists 
for not more than 1 month— 
‘‘(I) reduce the amount of assist-
ance otherwise payable to the family 
pro rata (or more, at the option of the 
State) with respect to any period dur-
ing a month in which the failure oc-
curs; or 
‘‘(II) terminate all assistance to 
the family, subject to such good cause 
exceptions as the State may establish; 
or 
‘‘(ii) if the failure is total and persists 
for at least 2 consecutive months, termi-
nate all cash payments to the family in-
cluding qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for at 
least 1 month and thereafter until the 
State determines that the individual has 
resumed full participation in the activities, 
subject to such good cause exceptions as 
the State may establish. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a 
conflict between a requirement of clause 
(i)(II) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) and a 
requirement of a State constitution, or of 
a State statute that, before 1966, obligated 
local government to provide assistance to 
needy parents and children, the State con-
stitutional or statutory requirement shall 
control. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Clause (i) of this 
subparagraph shall not apply after the 1- 
year period that begins with the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 407(f) (42 U.S.C. 607(f)) is amend-
ed in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking
‘‘work activity described in subsection (d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘direct work activity’’. 
(2) The heading of section 409(a)(14) (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(14)) is amended by inserting ‘‘OR RE-
FUSING TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES UNDER A FAMILY 
SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN’’ after ‘‘WORK’’. 
SEC. 2013. WORK-RELATED PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) STATE PLANS.—Section 402(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) The document shall— 
‘‘(I) describe how the State will 
pursue ending dependence of needy 
families on government benefits and 
reducing poverty by promoting job 
preparation and work; 
‘‘(II) include specific, numerical, 
and measurable performance objec-
tives for accomplishing subclause (I); 
and 
‘‘(III) describe the methodology 
that the State will use to measure 
State performance in relation to each 
such objective.
‘‘(viii) Describe any strategies and 
programs the State may be undertaking to 
address— 
‘‘(I) employment retention and 
advancement for recipients of assist-
ance under the program, including 
placement into high-demand jobs, and 
whether the jobs are identified using 
labor market information; 
‘‘(II) services for struggling and 
noncompliant families, and for clients 
with special problems; and 
‘‘(III) program integration, in-
cluding the extent to which employ-
ment and training services under the 
program are provided through the 
One-Stop 
delivery 
system 
created 
under the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998, and the extent to which 
former recipients of such assistance 
have access to additional core, inten-
sive, or training services funded 
through such Act.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (iv).
(b) REPORT ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVE-
MENT.—Section 411 (42 U.S.C. 611) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVE-
MENT.—Beginning with fiscal year 2007, not later than 
January 1 of each fiscal year, each eligible State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a report on achievement and improve-
ment during the preceding fiscal year under the numerical 
performance goals and measures under the State program 
funded under this part with respect to the matter de-
scribed in section 402(a)(1)(A)(vii).’’. 
(c) 
ANNUAL
RANKING
OF
STATES.—Section 
413(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘long-term private sector jobs,’’ and inserting ‘‘private 
sector jobs, the success of the recipients in retaining em-
ployment, the ability of the recipients to increase their 
wages,’’. 
(d) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—Section 413 (42 
U.S.C. 613) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with States, shall develop uniform perform-
ance measures designed to assess the degree of effective-
ness, and the degree of improvement, of State programs
funded under this part in accomplishing the work-related 
purposes of this part.’’. 
SEC. 2014. REPORT ON COORDINATION. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly submit 
a report to the Congress describing common or conflicting 
data elements, definitions, performance measures, and re-
porting requirements in the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 and part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
and, to the degree each Secretary deems appropriate, at 
the discretion of either Secretary, any other program ad-
ministered by the respective Secretary, to allow greater co-
ordination between the welfare and workforce development 
systems. 
SEC. 2015. FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Promotion and Support of Responsible Fatherhood and 
Healthy Marriage Act of 2005’’. 
(b) FATHERHOOD PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 117. FATHERHOOD PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV (42 U.S.C. 601–679b) 
is amended by inserting after part B the following: 
‘PART C—FATHERHOOD PROGRAM 
‘SEC. 441. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that there is 
substantial evidence strongly indicating the urgent need 
to promote and support involved, committed, and respon-
sible fatherhood, and to encourage and support healthy 
marriages between parents raising children, including data 
demonstrating the following: 
‘(1) In approximately 84 percent of cases where 
a parent is absent, that parent is the father. 
‘(2) If current trends continue, half of all chil-
dren born today will live apart from one of their par-
ents, usually their father, at some point before they 
turn 18. 
‘(3) Where families (whether intact or with a 
parent absent) are living in poverty, a significant 
factor is the father’s lack of job skills. 
‘(4) Committed and responsible fathering dur-
ing infancy and early childhood contributes to the 
development of emotional security, curiosity, and 
math and verbal skills. 
‘(5) An estimated 19,400,000 children (27 per-
cent) live apart from their biological father.
‘(6) Forty percent of children under age 18 not 
living with their biological father had not seen their 
father even once in the last 12 months, according to 
national survey data. 
‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are: 
‘(1) To provide for projects and activities by 
public entities and by nonprofit community entities, 
including religious organizations, designed to test 
promising approaches to accomplishing the following 
objectives: 
‘(A) Promoting responsible, caring, and ef-
fective parenting through counseling, men-
toring, and parenting education, dissemination 
of educational materials and information on 
parenting skills, encouragement of positive fa-
ther involvement, including the positive involve-
ment of nonresident fathers, and other meth-
ods. 
‘(B) Enhancing the abilities and commit-
ment of unemployed or low-income fathers to 
provide material support for their families and 
to avoid or leave welfare programs by assisting 
them to take full advantage of education, job 
training, and job search programs, to improve 
work habits and work skills, to secure career
advancement by activities such as outreach and 
information dissemination, coordination, as ap-
propriate, with employment services and job 
training programs, including the One-Stop de-
livery system established under title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, encourage-
ment and support of timely payment of current 
child support and regular payment toward past 
due child support obligations in appropriate 
cases, and other methods. 
‘(C) Improving fathers’ ability to effec-
tively manage family business affairs by means 
such as education, counseling, and mentoring in 
matters 
including 
household 
management, 
budgeting, banking, and handling of financial 
transactions, time management, and home 
maintenance. 
‘(D) Encouraging and supporting healthy 
marriages and married fatherhood through such 
activities as premarital education, including the 
use of premarital inventories, marriage prepara-
tion programs, skills-based marriage education 
programs, marital therapy, couples counseling, 
divorce education and reduction programs, di-
vorce mediation and counseling, relationship
skills enhancement programs, including those 
designed to reduce child abuse and domestic vi-
olence, and dissemination of information about 
the benefits of marriage for both parents and 
children. 
‘(2) Through the projects and activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to improve outcomes for 
children with respect to measures such as increased 
family income and economic security, improved 
school performance, better health, improved emo-
tional and behavioral stability and social adjustment, 
and reduced risk of delinquency, crime, substance 
abuse, child abuse and neglect, teen sexual activity, 
and teen suicide. 
‘(3) To evaluate the effectiveness of various ap-
proaches and to disseminate findings concerning out-
comes and other information in order to encourage 
and facilitate the replication of effective approaches 
to accomplishing these objectives. 
‘SEC. 442. DEFINITIONS. 
‘In this part, the terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and ‘‘tribal 
organization’’ have the meanings given them in sub-
sections (e) and (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
‘SEC. 443. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR SERVICE PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to public and nonprofit 
community entities, including religious organizations, and 
to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, for demonstra-
tion service projects and activities designed to test the ef-
fectiveness of various approaches to accomplish the objec-
tives specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
FOR FULL SERVICE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
section, except as specified in subsection (c), an entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary containing the 
following: 
‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A statement in-
cluding— 
‘(A) a description of the project and how 
it will be carried out, including the geographical 
area to be covered and the number and charac-
teristics of clients to be served, and how it will 
address each of the 4 objectives specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1); and 
‘(B) a description of the methods to be 
used by the entity or its contractor to assess 
the extent to which the project was successful 
in accomplishing its specific objectives and the 
general objectives specified in section 441(b)(1).
‘(2) EXPERIENCE
AND
QUALIFICATIONS.—A 
demonstration of ability to carry out the project, by 
means such as demonstration of experience in suc-
cessfully carrying out projects of similar design and 
scope, and such other information as the Secretary 
may find necessary to demonstrate the entity’s ca-
pacity to carry out the project, including the entity’s 
ability to provide the non-Federal share of project 
resources. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs under parts A, B, and D of this title, 
including programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘(7) SELF-INITIATED EVALUATION.—If the enti-
ty elects to contract for independent evaluation of 
the project (part or all of the cost of which may be 
paid for using grant funds), a commitment to sub-
mit to the Secretary a copy of the evaluation report 
within 30 days after completion of the report and 
not more than 1 year after completion of the project. 
‘(8) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including ran-
dom assignment of clients to service recipient and 
control groups, if determined by the Secretary to be 
appropriate, and affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records and docu-
ments, staff, and clients. 
‘(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LIMITED PURPOSE 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible for a grant under this 
section in an amount under $25,000 per fiscal year, an 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary con-
taining the following: 
‘(1) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
the project and how it will be carried out, including 
the number and characteristics of clients to be 
served, the proposed duration of the project, and 
how it will address at least 1 of the 4 objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Such information as 
the Secretary may require as to the capacity of the 
entity to carry out the project, including any pre-
vious experience with similar activities. 
‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
RELATED
PRO-
GRAMS.—As required by the Secretary in appro-
priate cases, an undertaking to coordinate and co-
operate with State and local entities responsible for
specific programs relating to the objectives of the 
project including, as appropriate, jobs programs and 
programs serving children and families. 
‘(4) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits as 
the Secretary may find necessary for purposes of 
oversight of project activities and expenditures. 
‘(5) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY’S OVER-
SIGHT AND EVALUATION.—An agreement to cooper-
ate with the Secretary’s evaluation of projects as-
sisted under this section, by means including afford-
ing the Secretary access to the project and to 
project-related records and documents, staff, and cli-
ents. 
‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS.— 
‘(1) DIVERSITY
OF
PROJECTS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall seek to 
achieve a balance among entities of differing sizes, 
entities in differing geographic areas, entities in 
urban and in rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of this sec-
tion, including working with the State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of part D to help fa-
thers satisfy child support arrearage obligations.
‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
PROJECTS
SERVING 
LOW-INCOME FATHERS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary may give preference to 
applications for projects in which a majority of the 
clients to be served are low-income fathers. 
‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for a 
share of the cost of such project in such fiscal year 
equal to— 
‘(A) up to 80 percent (or up to 90 percent, 
if the entity demonstrates to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction circumstances limiting the entity’s 
ability to secure non-Federal resources) in the 
case of a project under subsection (b); and 
‘(B) up to 100 percent, in the case of a 
project under subsection (c). 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources.
‘SEC. 
444. 
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to 
eligible entities (as specified in subsection (b)) for 2 
multicity, multistate projects demonstrating approaches to 
achieving the objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). One 
of the projects shall test the use of married couples to 
deliver program services. 
‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under this section must be a national nonprofit fa-
therhood promotion organization that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘(1) EXPERIENCE
WITH
FATHERHOOD
PRO-
GRAMS.—The organization must have substantial ex-
perience in designing and successfully conducting 
programs that meet the purposes described in sec-
tion 441. 
‘(2) 
EXPERIENCE
WITH
MULTICITY, 
MULTISTATE PROGRAMS AND GOVERNMENT COORDI-
NATION.—The organization must have experience in 
simultaneously conducting such programs in more 
than 1 major metropolitan area in more than 1 
State and in coordinating such programs, where ap-
propriate, with State and local government agencies 
and private, nonprofit agencies (including commu-
nity-based and religious organizations), including 
State or local agencies responsible for child support 
enforcement and workforce development. 
‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—A demonstration 
that the entity meets the requirements of sub-
section (b). 
‘(B) OTHER.—Such other information as 
the Secretary may find necessary to dem-
onstrate the entity’s capacity to carry out the 
project, including the entity’s ability to provide 
the non-Federal share of project resources. 
‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
and commitments concerning the project design, in-
cluding the following: 
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A detailed description 
of the proposed project design and how it will 
be carried out, which shall— 
‘(i) provide for the project to be con-
ducted in at least 3 major metropolitan 
areas;
‘(ii) state how it will address each of 
the 4 objectives specified in section 
441(b)(1); 
‘(iii) demonstrate that there is a suffi-
cient number of potential clients to allow 
for the random selection of individuals to 
participate in the project and for compari-
sons with appropriate control groups com-
posed of individuals who have not partici-
pated in such projects; and 
‘(iv) demonstrate that the project is 
designed to direct a majority of project re-
sources to activities serving low-income fa-
thers (but the project need not make serv-
ices available on a means-tested basis). 
‘(B) OVERSIGHT, EVALUATION, AND
AD-
JUSTMENT
COMPONENT.—An agreement that 
the entity— 
‘(i) in consultation with the evaluator 
selected pursuant to section 446, and as 
required by the Secretary, will modify the 
project design, initially and (if necessary) 
subsequently throughout the duration of 
the project, in order to facilitate ongoing 
and final oversight and evaluation of
project operation and outcomes (by means 
including, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service re-
cipient and control groups), and to provide 
for mid-course adjustments in project de-
sign indicated by interim evaluations; 
‘(ii) will submit to the Secretary re-
vised descriptions of the project design as 
modified in accordance with clause (i); and 
‘(iii) will cooperate fully with the Sec-
retary’s ongoing oversight and ongoing and 
final evaluation of the project, by means 
including affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records 
and documents, staff, and clients. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs funded under parts A, B, and D of 
this title, programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits (in 
addition to those required under the preceding provi-
sions of paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may find 
necessary for purposes of oversight of project activi-
ties and expenditures. 
‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for up
to 80 percent of the cost of such project in such fis-
cal year. 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘SEC. 
445. 
ECONOMIC 
INCENTIVE 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to 
eligible entities (as specified in subsection (b)) for two to 
five projects demonstrating approaches to achieving the 
objectives specified in section 441(b)(1). Drawing on the 
success of economic-incentive programs in demonstrating 
strong employment effects for low-income mothers, 
projects shall test the use of economic incentives combined 
with a comprehensive approach to addressing employment 
barriers to encourage non-custodial parents to enter the 
workforce and to contribute financially and emotionally to 
their children. The Secretary may make grants based on 
the level of innovation, comprehensiveness, and likelihood 
to achieve the goal of increased employment by the appli-
cant.
‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under this section must be a national nonprofit fa-
therhood promotion organization that meets the following 
requirements: 
‘(1) EXPERIENCE
WITH
FATHERHOOD
PRO-
GRAMS.—The organization must have substantial ex-
perience in designing and successfully conducting 
programs that meet the purposes described in sec-
tion 441. 
‘(2) EXPERIENCE ADDRESSING MULTIPLE BAR-
RIERS
TO
EMPLOYMENT.—The organization must 
have experience in conducting such programs and in 
coordinating such programs, where appropriate, with 
State and local government agencies and private, 
nonprofit agencies (including community-based and 
religious organizations), including State or local 
agencies responsible for child support enforcement 
and workforce development. 
‘(3) NEGOTIATED
AGREEMENTS
WITH
STATE 
AND
LOCAL
AGENCIES
FOR
APPROPRIATE
POLICY 
CHANGES
TO
ADDRESS
BARRIERS
TO
EMPLOY-
MENT.—The organization must have agreements in 
place with State and local government agencies, in-
cluding State or local agencies responsible for child 
support enforcement and workforce development, to
incorporate appropriate policy changes proposed to 
address barriers to employment. 
‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an entity must sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘(1) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—A demonstration 
that the entity meets the requirements of sub-
section (b). 
‘(B) OTHER.—Such other information as 
the Secretary may find necessary to dem-
onstrate the entity’s capacity to carry out the 
project, including the entity’s ability to provide 
the non-Federal share of project resources. 
‘(2) PROJECT DESCRIPTION.—A description of 
and commitments concerning the project design, in-
cluding the following: 
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A detailed description 
of the proposed project design and how the 
project will be carried out, which shall— 
‘(i) state how the project will address 
each of the 4 objectives specified in section 
441(b)(1);
‘(ii) state how the project will address 
employment 
barriers 
across 
programs 
(such as child support, criminal justice, 
and 
workforce 
development 
programs) 
using both sanctions and compliance along 
with monetary incentives for obtaining em-
ployment, with earning subsidies contin-
gent upon work and child support pay-
ment; 
‘(iii) demonstrate that there is a suffi-
cient number of potential clients to allow 
for the random selection of individuals to 
participate in the project and for compari-
sons with appropriate control groups com-
posed of individuals who have not partici-
pated in such projects; and 
‘(iv) demonstrate that the project is 
designed to direct a majority of project re-
sources to activities serving low-income fa-
thers (but the project need not make serv-
ices available on a means-tested basis). 
‘(B) OVERSIGHT, EVALUATION, AND
AD-
JUSTMENT
COMPONENT.—An agreement that 
the entity—
‘(i) in consultation with the evaluator 
selected pursuant to section 446, and as 
required by the Secretary, will modify the 
project design, initially and (if necessary) 
subsequently throughout the duration of 
the project, in order to facilitate ongoing 
and final oversight and evaluation of 
project operation and outcomes (by means 
including, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service re-
cipient and control groups), and to provide 
for mid-course adjustments in project de-
sign indicated by interim evaluations; 
‘(ii) will submit to the Secretary re-
vised descriptions of the project design as 
modified in accordance with clause (i); and 
‘(iii) will cooperate fully with the Sec-
retary’s ongoing oversight and ongoing and 
final evaluation of the project, by means 
including affording the Secretary access to 
the project and to project-related records 
and documents, staff, and clients. 
‘(3) ADDRESSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 
AND
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—A description of how 
the entity will assess for the presence of, and inter-
vene to resolve, domestic violence and child abuse 
and neglect, including how the entity will coordinate 
with State and local child protective service and do-
mestic violence programs. 
‘(4) ADDRESSING
CONCERNS
RELATING
TO 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY.—A com-
mitment to make available to each individual partici-
pating in the project education about alcohol, to-
bacco, and other drugs, and about the health risks 
associated with abusing such substances, and infor-
mation about diseases and conditions transmitted 
through substance abuse and sexual contact, includ-
ing HIV/AIDS, and to coordinate with providers of 
services addressing such problems, as appropriate. 
‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIFIED
PRO-
GRAMS.—An undertaking to coordinate, as appro-
priate, with State and local entities responsible for 
the programs funded under parts A, B, and D of 
this title, programs under title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (including the One-Stop de-
livery system), and such other programs as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘(6) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND
AUDITS.—An 
agreement to maintain such records, make such re-
ports, and cooperate with such reviews or audits (in
addition to those required under the preceding provi-
sions of paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may find 
necessary for purposes of oversight of project activi-
ties and expenditures. 
‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants for a project under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available for up 
to 80 percent of the cost of such project in such fis-
cal year. 
‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind. In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share, the Secretary may 
attribute fair market value to goods, services, and 
facilities contributed from non-Federal sources. 
‘SEC. 446. EVALUATION. 
‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, directly or by con-
tract or cooperative agreement, shall evaluate the effec-
tiveness of service projects funded under sections 443 and 
444 from the standpoint of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 441(b)(1). 
‘(b) 
EVALUATION
METHODOLOGY.—Evaluations 
under this section shall— 
‘(1) include, to the maximum extent feasible, 
random assignment of clients to service delivery and 
control groups and other appropriate comparisons of
groups of individuals receiving and not receiving 
services; 
‘(2) describe and measure the effectiveness of 
the projects in achieving their specific project goals; 
and 
‘(3) describe and assess, as appropriate, the im-
pact of such projects on marriage, parenting, domes-
tic violence, child abuse and neglect, money manage-
ment, employment and earnings, payment of child 
support, and child well-being, health, and education. 
‘(c) EVALUATION REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
publish the following reports on the results of the evalua-
tion: 
‘(1) An implementation evaluation report cov-
ering the first 24 months of the activities under this 
part to be completed by 36 months after initiation 
of such activities. 
‘(2) A final report on the evaluation to be com-
pleted by September 30, 2013. 
‘SEC. 447. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
‘The Secretary is authorized, by grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement, to carry out projects and activities 
of national significance relating to fatherhood promotion, 
including—
‘(1) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF IN-
FORMATION.—Assisting States, communities, and 
private entities, including religious organizations, in 
efforts to promote and support marriage and respon-
sible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating, developing, 
and making available (through the Internet and by 
other means) to all interested parties information re-
garding approaches to accomplishing the objectives 
specified in section 441(b)(1). 
‘(2) MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—Developing, promoting, 
and distributing to interested States, local govern-
ments, public agencies, and private nonprofit organi-
zations, including charitable and religious organiza-
tions, a media campaign that promotes and encour-
ages involved, committed, and responsible fatherhood 
and married fatherhood. 
‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing tech-
nical assistance, including consultation and training, 
to public and private entities, including community 
organizations and faith-based organizations, in the 
implementation of local fatherhood promotion pro-
grams. 
‘(4) RESEARCH.—Conducting research related 
to the purposes of this part.
‘SEC. 448. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
‘The projects and activities assisted under this part 
shall be available on the same basis to all fathers and ex-
pectant fathers able to benefit from such projects and ac-
tivities, including married and unmarried fathers and cus-
todial and noncustodial fathers, with particular attention 
to low-income fathers, and to mothers and expectant 
mothers on the same basis as to fathers. 
‘SEC. 449. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSE. 
‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010 to carry out the provisions of this part. 
‘(b) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appropriated 
under this section for each fiscal year, not more than 35 
percent shall be available for the costs of the multicity, 
multicounty, multistate demonstration projects under sec-
tion 444, the economic incentives demonstration projects 
under section 445, evaluations under section 446, and 
projects of national significance under section 447, with 
not less than $5,000,000 allocated to the economic incen-
tives demonstration project under section 445.’. 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF EFFECTIVE DATE PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 116 shall not apply to the amendment 
made by subsection (a) of this section.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of such 
Act is amended in the table of contents by inserting 
after the item relating to section 116 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 117. Fatherhood program.’’. 
SEC. 2016. STATE OPTION TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS MAN-
DATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOY-
MENT TRAINING CENTERS. 
Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) STATE OPTION
TO MAKE TANF PROGRAMS 
MANDATORY PARTNERS WITH ONE-STOP EMPLOYMENT 
TRAINING CENTERS.—For purposes of section 121(b) of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
shall be considered a program referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) of such section, unless, after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Governor of the State notifies 
the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor 
in writing of the decision of the Governor not to make 
the State program a mandatory partner.’’. 
SEC. 2017. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that a State welfare- 
to-work program should include a mentoring program.
SEC. 2018. PROHIBITION ON OFFSHORING. 
Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) PROHIBITION ON OFFSHORING.—A State 
to which a grant is made under section 403 shall not 
use any part of the grant— 
‘‘(A) to enter into a contract with an entity 
that, directly or through a subcontractor, pro-
vides any service, activity or function described 
under this part at a location outside the United 
States; or 
‘‘(B) to reduce employment in the United 
States through use of 1 or more employees out-
side the United States.’’. 
PART 3—CHILD CARE 
SEC. 2021. SHORT TITLE. 
This part may be cited as the ‘‘Caring for Children 
Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2022. GOALS. 
(a) GOALS.—Section 658A(b) of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assist’’, 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(4) to assist States to provide child care to 
low-income parents;’’, 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7), and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) to encourage States to improve the quality 
of child care available to families; 
‘‘(6) to promote school readiness by encour-
aging the exposure of young children in child care to 
nurturing environments and developmentally-appro-
priate activities, including activities to foster early 
cognitive and literacy development; and’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
658E(c)(3)(B) of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘through (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (7)’’. 
SEC. 2023. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 658B of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1996 through 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,300,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006, 
$2,500,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2007,
$2,700,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
$2,900,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2009, 
and 
$3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010’’. 
SEC. 2024. APPLICATION AND PLAN. 
Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858C(c)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) CONSUMER AND CHILD CARE PRO-
VIDER EDUCATION INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(i) 
CERTIFICATION.—Certify 
that 
the State will collect and disseminate, 
through resource and referral services and 
other means as determined by the State, to 
parents of eligible children, child care pro-
viders, and the general public, information 
regarding— 
‘‘(I) the promotion of informed 
child care choices, including informa-
tion about the quality and availability 
of child care services; 
‘‘(II) research and best practices 
on children’s development, including 
early cognitive development;
‘‘(III) the availability of assist-
ance to obtain child care services; and 
‘‘(IV) other programs for which 
families that receive child care serv-
ices for which financial assistance is 
provided under this subchapter may 
be eligible, including the food stamp 
program, the WIC program under sec-
tion 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966, the child and adult care food 
program under section 17 of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act, Head Start programs, Early 
Head Start programs, services and ac-
tivities under section 619 and part C 
of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, and the medicaid and 
SCHIP programs under titles XIX 
and XXI of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(ii) 
INFORMATION.—Information 
provided to parents shall be in plain lan-
guage and, to the extent practicable, be in 
a language that such parents can under-
stand.’’, and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) COORDINATION WITH OTHER EARLY 
CHILD CARE SERVICES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Demonstrate how the 
State is coordinating child care services pro-
vided under this subchapter with Head Start 
programs, Early Head Start programs, Early 
Reading First, Even Start, Ready-To-Learn 
Television, services and activities under section 
619 and part C of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act, State pre-kindergarten pro-
grams, and other early childhood education pro-
grams to expand accessibility to and continuity 
of care and early education consistent with the 
goals of this Act, without displacing services 
provided by the current early care and edu-
cation delivery system. 
‘‘(J) PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.— 
Demonstrate how the State encourages partner-
ships with private and other public entities to 
leverage existing service delivery systems of 
early childhood education and increase the sup-
ply and quality of child care services. 
‘‘(K) CHILD CARE SERVICE QUALITY.—
‘‘(i) CERTIFICATION.—For each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2006, certify that 
during the then preceding fiscal year the 
State was in compliance with section 658G 
and describe how funds were used to com-
ply with such section during such pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) STRATEGY.—For each fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2006, contain an outline 
of the strategy the State will implement 
during such fiscal year for which the State 
plan is submitted, to address the quality of 
child care services in the State available 
from eligible child care providers, and in-
clude in such strategy— 
‘‘(I) a statement specifying how 
the State will address the activities 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) of section 658G; 
‘‘(II) a description of measures 
for evaluating the quality improve-
ments generated by the activities list-
ed in each of such paragraphs that 
the State will use to evaluate its
progress in improving the quality of 
such child care services; 
‘‘(III) a list of State-developed 
child care service quality targets for 
such fiscal year quantified on the 
basis of such measures; and 
‘‘(IV) for each fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2006, a report on the 
progress made to achieve such targets 
during the then preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con-
strued to require that the State apply 
measures for evaluating quality to specific 
types of child care providers. 
‘‘(L) ACCESS TO CARE FOR CERTAIN POPU-
LATIONS.—Demonstrate how the State is ad-
dressing the child care needs of parents eligible 
for child care services for which financial assist-
ance is provided under this subchapter who 
have children with special needs, are limited 
English proficient, work nontraditional hours, 
or require child care services for infants or tod-
dlers.’’.
SEC. 2025. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF 
CHILD CARE. 
Section 658G of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 658G. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF 
CHILD CARE SERVICES. 
‘‘A State that receives funds to carry out this sub-
chapter for a fiscal year, shall use not less than 6 percent 
of the amount of such funds for activities provided 
through resource and referral services and other means, 
that are designed to improve the quality of child care serv-
ices in the State available from eligible child care pro-
viders. Such activities include— 
‘‘(1) programs that provide training, education, 
and other professional development activities to en-
hance the skills of the child care workforce, includ-
ing training opportunities for caregivers in informal 
care settings; 
‘‘(2) activities within child care settings to en-
hance early learning for young children, to promote 
early literacy, and to foster school readiness; 
‘‘(3) initiatives to increase the retention and 
compensation of child care providers, including 
tiered reimbursement rates for providers that meet 
quality standards as defined by the State; or
‘‘(4) other activities deemed by the State to im-
prove the quality of child care services provided in 
such State.’’. 
SEC. 2026. REPORTS AND AUDITS. 
Section 658K(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858i(a)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘ethnicity, 
primary language,’’ after ‘‘race,’’. 
SEC. 2027. REPORT BY SECRETARY. 
Section 658L of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 658L. REPORT BY SECRETARY. 
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1, 
2007, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
Senate a report that contains the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary and analysis of the data and 
information provided to the Secretary in the State 
reports submitted under section 658K. 
‘‘(2) Aggregated statistics on the supply of, de-
mand for, and quality of child care, early education, 
and non-school-hours programs.
‘‘(3) An assessment, and where appropriate, 
recommendations for the Congress concerning ef-
forts that should be undertaken to improve the ac-
cess of the public to quality and affordable child care 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
may utilize the national child care data system available 
through resource and referral organizations at the local, 
State, and national level to collect the information re-
quired by subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 2028. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.—Section 658P(4)(B) of 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 9858N(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘85 per-
cent of the State median income’’ and inserting ‘‘income 
levels as established by the State, prioritized by need,’’. 
(b) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT.—Section 658P 
of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: