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ployer sponsored health care and child care services, 
parent support centers, and literacy training; and 
(3) prepare and submit the report required 
under subsection (d). 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall—
(1) be appointed by the Secretary in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Sec-
retary of Labor, and the Secretary of Education; 
and 
(2) consist of representatives of children and 
family advocates, business groups, labor organiza-
tions, faith-based institutions, and charitable foun-
dations. 
(d) REPORT.—
(1) SECRETARY.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mittee shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
contains the Committee’s findings and recommenda-
tions resulting from carrying out the duties required 
under subsection (b), together with recommendations 
for such legislation and administrative actions as the 
Committee considers appropriate 
(2) CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall transmit 
copies of the report to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee
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on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 12002. IMPROVEMENT OF DATA COLLECTION AND RE-
PORTING REGARDING CHILDREN AND FAMI-
LIES. 
(a) REPORT ON ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF CUR-
RENT AND FORMER TANF FAMILIES.—
(1) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 
411(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(b)) 
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the economic well-being of children and 
families receiving assistance under the State pro-
grams funded under this part and of children and 
families that have ceased to receive such assistance, 
using longitudinal matched data gathered from fed-
erally supported programs, and including State-by-
State data that details the distribution of earnings
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and stability of employment of such families and (to 
the extent feasible) describes, with respect to such 
families, the distribution of income from known 
sources (including employer-reported wages, assist-
ance under the State program funded under this 
part, and benefits under the food stamp program), 
the ratio of such families’ income to the poverty line, 
and the extent to which such families receive or re-
ceived noncash benefits and child care assistance.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
411(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)) 
is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) REPORT
ON
ECONOMIC
WELL-BEING
OF 
CURRENT
AND
FORMER
RECIPIENTS.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall 
include for that quarter such information as the Sec-
retary may specify in order for the Secretary to in-
clude in the annual reports to Congress required 
under subsection (b) the information described in 
paragraph (5) of that subsection.’’.
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(b) REPORT ON DATA FROM STATE STUDIES RE-
GARDING FORMER TANF AND FOOD STAMP RECIPI-
ENTS.—Section 413 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
613) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) REPORT ON STATUS OF FORMER RECIPIENTS 
OF ASSISTANCE AND FOOD STAMP BENEFITS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Leave 
No Child Behind Act of 2003, the Secretary shall compile 
and report to Congress data from existing State-level stud-
ies funded (in whole or in part) by the Secretary on the 
extent of employment, receipt of non-cash benefits, occur-
rence of extreme poverty, and hardship among previous 
recipients of assistance under the State program funded 
under this part and benefits under the food stamp pro-
gram.’’.
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