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any other State program funded 
by qualified State expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)), excluding those 
with respect to which a grant is 
made to the State under sub-
section (b) of this section, during 
the fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBES.—The grant to 
be made to an Indian tribe under this 
paragraph shall be in such amount as the 
Secretary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
GRANT.—Notwithstanding 
section 404, a State or Indian tribe to which a 
grant is made under this paragraph shall use 
the grant solely to finance subsidized employ-
ment activities, and to serve areas of the State 
with the greatest need (as referred to in section 
402(a)(1)(A)). 
‘‘(E) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any funds 
in the Treasury of the United States not other-
wise appropriated, there are appropriated such 
sums as are necessary for grants under this 
paragraph for each fiscal year.’’. 
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(2) AMOUNTS
PROVIDED
TO
TERRITORIES 
FROM THE MATCHING GRANT TO BE DISREGARDED 
FOR PURPOSES OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO 
THE TERRITORIES.—Section 1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
1308(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘403(a)(3),’’ 
after ‘‘403(a)(2),’’. 
(3) DATA REPORTS REQUIRED WITH RESPECT 
TO FAMILIES THAT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL PAR-
TICIPATING
IN
SUBSIDIZED
EMPLOYMENT
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 
411(a)(1)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
611(a)(1)(A)) is amended, in the matter before 
clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, and families that include 
an individual participating in subsidized employment 
funded with Federal funds or qualified State expend-
itures (as so defined)’’ before the colon. 
(e) TRIBAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—Section 
412(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The amount de-
termined under this subparagraph for a 
fiscal year is an amount equal to the sum 
of the adjusted historic expenditures for 
the fiscal year with respect to each State 
in which a service area of the Indian tribe 
is located. 
‘‘(ii) ADJUSTED
HISTORIC
EXPENDI-
TURES DEFINED.—In clause (i), the term 
‘adjusted historic expenditures’ means, 
with respect to a fiscal year, a State, and 
an Indian tribe, the total amount of the 
Federal payments to the State under sec-
tion 403 (as then in effect) for fiscal year 
1994 attributable to expenditures (other 
than child care expenditures) by the State 
under parts A and F (as so in effect) for 
fiscal year 1994 for Indian families resid-
ing in the service areas identified by the 
tribe pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(C) of 
this section that are in the State, increased 
by the percentage (if any) by which the 
amount of the grant payable under section 
403(a)(1) for the fiscal year to the State 
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exceeds the amount of the grant so payable 
to the State for fiscal year 2010.’’. 
(f) CENSUS
BUREAU
STUDY.—Section 414 (42 
U.S.C. 614) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Bureau of 
the Census shall conduct a study to assess the effects of 
policies and programs related to low-income families, in-
cluding policies and programs under State programs fund-
ed under this part or funded with qualified State expendi-
tures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), including 
changes and policies in such programs made pursuant to 
the Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Pov-
erty Act. The Director shall design the study in consulta-
tion with the Secretary. Every 5 years, the Director shall, 
in consultation with the Secretary, revise the content and 
nature of the study to reflect emerging policy issues re-
lated to low-income families.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year’’. 
(g) FUNDING OF STUDIES AND EVALUATIONS.—Sec-
tion 413(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year’’. 
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(h) MATCHING
GRANTS
TO
CERTAIN
TERRI-
TORIES.—Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘section 
403(a)(1) (to the extent exceeding the amount re-
quired to be so paid to the territory for fiscal year 
2011),’’ before ‘‘403(a)(2)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 704. WORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENT.—Section 
407 (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended by striking subsections 
(a) and (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 for a fiscal year shall 
achieve a minimum participation rate of 50 percent 
with respect to all families residing in the State that 
include a work-eligible individual. 
‘‘(2) WORK-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In subsection (a), the 
term ‘work-eligible individual’, subject to sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C), means— 
‘‘(i) an adult recipient of assistance 
under the State program funded under this 
part or under any other State program 
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funded by qualified State expenditures (as 
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)); 
‘‘(ii) a former recipient of such assist-
ance who is— 
‘‘(I) a parent of a dependent 
child who is such a recipient; and 
‘‘(II) no longer eligible for assist-
ance under the State program funded 
under this part by reason of section 
408(a)(7); and 
‘‘(iii) a participant in a subsidized em-
ployment program funded under this part 
or under any other State program funded 
by qualified State expenditures (as defined 
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)). 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS SANC-
TIONED
OR
UNDERGOING
PRE-SANCTION
RE-
VIEW.—The term ‘work-eligible individual’ does 
not include any individual with respect to 
whom— 
‘‘(i) there is in effect a penalty im-
posed by the State under subsection (e) of 
this section; or 
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‘‘(ii) the State has initiated (but not 
completed) the pre-sanction review process 
pursuant to section 408(a)(14)(A). 
‘‘(C) STATE OPTION TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS.—A State may exclude from the 
term ‘work-eligible individual’ any resident of 
the State who is— 
‘‘(i) a single parent caring for a child 
who has not attained 1 year of age; 
‘‘(ii) a recipient of supplemental secu-
rity income benefits under title XVI, dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II, or 
other Federal or State benefits based on 
disability; 
‘‘(iii) an applicant for supplemental 
security income benefits under title XVI; 
‘‘(iv) an individual who is needed in 
the home of the individual to care for a 
disabled member of the family of the indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(v) an individual who (but for the ex-
ercise of the State option under this 
clause) would be a work-eligible individual 
under a tribal family assistance plan ap-
proved under section 412 or under a tribal 
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work program to which funds are provided 
under this part. 
‘‘(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
RATE.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the participation rate of 
a State for a month, expressed as a percentage, is— 
‘‘(A) the number of families residing in the 
State that include a work-eligible individual who 
is engaged in work for the month; divided by 
‘‘(B) the number of families residing in the 
State that include a work-eligible individual.’’. 
(b) 
PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
407(c) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ENGAGED
IN WORK.—For purposes of sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(1) GENERAL
RULE.—An individual is en-
gaged in work for a month in a fiscal year if the re-
cipient is participating in work activities for an aver-
age of at least 20 hours per week during the month. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS COMPLYING WITH A MODI-
FIED
EMPLOYABILITY
PLAN
DEEMED
TO
BE
EN-
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GAGED IN WORK.—An individual is deemed to be en-
gaged in work for a month if the State determines 
that the individual is in substantial compliance with 
the activities and hourly participation requirements 
of a modified employability plan developed for the 
individual in accordance with section 408(h). 
‘‘(3) SINGLE TEEN HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR 
MARRIED
TEEN
WHO
MAINTAINS
SATISFACTORY 
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DEEMED TO BE ENGAGED IN 
WORK.—An individual who is married or a head of 
household and has not attained 20 years of age is 
deemed to be engaged in work for a month if the re-
cipient maintains satisfactory attendance at sec-
ondary school or the equivalent during the month.’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF 12-MONTH LIMIT ON COUNTING 
VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AS A WORK ACTIV-
ITY.—Section 407(d)(8) (42 U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘(not to exceed 12 months with respect to 
any individual)’’. 
SEC. 705. WORK RULES. 
(a) OPTION OF RECIPIENT TO HAVE TRAINED PER-
SONNEL ASSESS CERTAIN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT; 
ADDITIONAL MATTERS REQUIRED TO BE ASSESSED.— 
Section 408(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(which, at the option of the 
recipient, shall be conducted by trained personnel 
with respect to barriers to employment specified by 
the recipient)’’ after ‘‘assessment’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and employability’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘employability, physical and mental impair-
ments, English proficiency, child care needs, and 
whether the recipient is a victim of domestic or sex-
ual violence,’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY PLANS.— 
(1) PLANS
REQUIRED; PLANS
TO
INCLUDE 
WELL-BEING
PLANS
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section 
408(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(B) in clause (iv)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, supports,’’ after 
‘‘counseling’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in clause (v), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) describe a well-being plan for 
each child in the family.’’. 
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(2) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF PLAN.— 
Section 408(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘individual—’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘individual within 90 days after 
the individual is determined eligible for the assist-
ance.’’. 
(3) SANCTION FOR FAILURE OF STATE TO DE-
VELOP PLAN.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)), 
as amended by section 903(c)(2)(A) of this title, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF STATE TO DE-
VELOP
REQUIRED
INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated 
section 408(b)(2) 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 5 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 
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fiscal year based on the degree of noncompli-
ance.’’. 
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
408(b) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (4). 
(c) MODIFIED EMPLOYABILITY PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Section 408 (42 
U.S.C. 608) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP MODIFIED EMPLOY-
ABILITY PLAN FOR A RECIPIENT OF ASSISTANCE WITH, 
OR CARING
FOR
A FAMILY MEMBER WITH, A DIS-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State may develop a 
modified employability plan for a recipient of assist-
ance under the State program funded under this 
part— 
‘‘(A) who— 
‘‘(i) is a work-eligible individual (as 
defined in section 407(a)(2)); and 
‘‘(ii) has been determined by a quali-
fied medical, mental health, addiction, or 
social services professional (as determined 
by the State) to have a disability; or 
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‘‘(B) who is caring for a family member 
with a disability (as so determined). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The modified em-
ployability plan shall— 
‘‘(A) include a determination that, because 
of the disability of the recipient or the indi-
vidual for whom the recipient is caring, reason-
able modification of work activities, hourly par-
ticipation requirements, or both, is needed in 
order for the recipient to participate in the ac-
tivities; 
‘‘(B) describe the modified work activities 
in which the recipient is required to participate; 
‘‘(C) specify the number of hours per week 
for which the recipient is required to participate 
in the modified work activities, based on an 
evaluation by the State of the circumstances of 
the family; 
‘‘(D) describe the services, supports, and 
modifications that the State will provide to the 
recipient or the family of the recipient; 
‘‘(E) be developed in cooperation with the 
recipient; and 
‘‘(F) be reviewed not less often than every 
6 months. 
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‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ 
means a mental or physical impairment, includ-
ing substance abuse or addiction, that— 
‘‘(i) constitutes or results in a sub-
stantial impediment to employment; or 
‘‘(ii) substantially limits 1 or more 
major life activities. 
‘‘(B) MODIFIED
WORK
ACTIVITIES.—The 
term ‘modified work activities’ means activities 
which the State has determined will help the re-
cipient become employable.’’. 
(d) SANCTIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL SANCTION PROVISIONS.— 
(A) PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING LIFETIME 
OR FULL FAMILY SANCTION.— 
(i) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(13) PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING LIFETIME OR 
FULL FAMILY SANCTION.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 shall not impose a life-
time prohibition on the provision of assistance to 
any individual or family under the State program 
funded under this part or under a program funded 
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with qualified State expenditures (as defined in sec-
tion 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) on the basis of the failure of 
a member of the family to comply with a program 
requirement.’’. 
(ii) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 
U.S.C. 609), as amended by section 
903(c)(2)(A) of this title and subsection 
(b)(3) of this section, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) PENALTY
FOR
IMPOSING
LIFETIME
OR 
FULL FAMILY SANCTION.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State to which a grant is made under 
section 403 in a fiscal year has violated section 
408(a)(13) during the fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reduce the grant payable to the State under 
section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fis-
cal year by an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
State family assistance grant.’’. 
(B) DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subpara-
graph (A)(i) of this paragraph, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) SANCTION PROCEDURES.— 
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‘‘(A) PRE-SANCTION
REVIEW
PROCESS.— 
Before imposing a sanction against an indi-
vidual or family receiving assistance under the 
State program funded under this part or under 
a program funded with qualified State expendi-
tures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for 
failure to comply with program requirements, 
the State shall take the following steps: 
‘‘(i) Provide or send notice to the indi-
vidual or family, and, if the recipient’s na-
tive language is not English, through a 
culturally competent written or verbal 
translation, of the following information: 
‘‘(I) The specific reason for the 
proposed sanction. 
‘‘(II) The amount of the pro-
posed sanction. 
‘‘(III) The length of time during 
which the proposed sanction would be 
in effect. 
‘‘(IV) The steps required to come 
into compliance or to show good cause 
for noncompliance. 
‘‘(V) That the agency will provide 
assistance to help the individual dem-
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onstrate good cause for noncompli-
ance, or come into compliance with 
program requirements. 
‘‘(VI) That the individual may 
appeal the determination to impose a 
sanction, and the steps that the indi-
vidual must take to pursue such an 
appeal. 
‘‘(ii)(I) Ensure that, subject to clause 
(iii)— 
‘‘(aa) an individual, other than 
the individual who determined that a 
sanction be imposed, will review the 
determination and have the authority 
to take the actions described in sub-
clause (II); and 
‘‘(bb) the individual or family 
against whom the sanction is to be 
imposed shall be afforded the oppor-
tunity to meet with the individual who 
is reviewing the determination to im-
pose the sanction. 
‘‘(II) The actions described in this 
subclause are the following: 
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‘‘(aa) Modify the determination 
to impose a sanction. 
‘‘(bb) Determine that there was 
good cause for the failure to comply. 
‘‘(cc) Recommend modifications 
to the individual responsibility or em-
ployment plan of an individual. 
‘‘(dd) Make such other deter-
minations and take such other actions 
as may be appropriate. 
‘‘(iii) The review required under 
clause (ii) shall include consideration of the 
following: 
‘‘(I) To the extent applicable, 
whether barriers to compliance exist, 
such as a physical or mental impair-
ment (including mental illness, sub-
stance abuse, mental retardation, or a 
learning disability), domestic or sexual 
violence, 
limited 
proficiency 
in 
English, limited literacy, homeless-
ness, or the need to care for a child 
with a disability or health condition, 
that contributed to the noncompli-
ance. 
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‘‘(II) Whether the noncompliance 
resulted from failure to receive or 
have access to services identified as 
necessary in an individual responsi-
bility or employment plan. 
‘‘(III) Whether changes to the in-
dividual responsibility or employment 
plan of an individual should be made 
in order for the individual to come 
into compliance. 
‘‘(IV) Whether there is good 
cause for any noncompliance. 
‘‘(V) Whether the sanction poli-
cies of the State have been applied 
properly. 
‘‘(B) SANCTION
FOLLOW-UP
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—If a State imposes a sanction on a 
family or individual for failing to comply with 
program requirements, the State shall— 
‘‘(i) provide or send notice to the indi-
vidual or family, in language calculated to 
be understood by the individual or family, 
and, if the individual’s or family’s native 
language is not English, through a cul-
turally competent translation, of the reason 
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for the sanction and the steps the indi-
vidual or family must take to end the sanc-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) resume full assistance, services, 
or benefits to the individual or family 
under the program (if the individual or 
family is otherwise eligible for the assist-
ance, services, or benefits) once the indi-
vidual who was not in compliance with pro-
gram requirements that led to the sanction 
complies with the requirements for a rea-
sonable period of time, as determined by 
the State and subject to State discretion to 
reduce the period; and 
‘‘(iii) if the State has not resumed 
providing the assistance, services, or bene-
fits as of the end of the 120-day period 
that begins on the date that is 60 days 
after the date on which the sanction was 
imposed, provide notice to the individual or 
family, in language calculated to be under-
stood by the individual or family, of the 
steps the individual or family must take to 
end the sanction, and of the availability of 
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assistance to come into compliance or dem-
onstrate good cause for noncompliance. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE TO EVICTED PERSONS.—The 
State shall make a reasonable effort to provide 
to an individual or family that has been evicted 
from a residence for failure to pay rent or as 
a result of another problem related to poverty, 
any notice required by this paragraph to be 
provided to the individual or family.’’. 
(ii) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)), as amended by section 
903(c)(2)(A) of this title, subsection (b)(3) 
of this section, and subparagraph (A)(ii) of 
this paragraph, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(18) PENALTY
FOR
FAILURE
TO
FOLLOW 
SANCTION PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated 
section 408(a)(14) 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 
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equal to not more than 5 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.’’. 
(iii) STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENT
TO 
DESCRIBE HOW STATES WILL NOTIFY AP-
PLICANTS
AND
RECIPIENTS
OF
THEIR 
RIGHTS UNDER THE PROGRAM AND OF PO-
TENTIAL BENEFITS AND SERVICES AVAIL-
ABLE
UNDER
THE
PROGRAM.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B)(iii) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
602(a)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, and will notify applicants and recipients 
of assistance under the program of the 
rights of individuals under all laws applica-
ble to program activities and of all poten-
tial benefits and services available under 
the program’’ before the period. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS TO WORK SANCTION.— 
(A) ELIMINATION OF FULL FAMILY SANC-
TION; STATE
REQUIRED
TO
ESTABLISH
CER-
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TAIN
GOOD
CAUSE
EXCEPTIONS.—Section 
407(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)(1)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 
follows through subparagraph (B) and in-
serting ‘‘shall reduce the amount of assist-
ance otherwise payable to the family pro 
rata with respect to any period during a 
month in which the individual so refuses,’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘may establish’’ and 
inserting the following ‘‘shall establish, 
which shall include the decline of an offer 
of employment at a wage less than the 
greater of the applicable Federal or State 
minimum wage, or 80 percent of the wage 
that would have governed had the min-
imum hourly rate under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act been applicable to the offer 
of employment, at a site subject to a strike 
or lockout at the time of refusal, or for 
medical reasons or a lack of sufficient 
physical strength or stamina’’. 
(B) PROHIBITION ON SANCTIONING INDI-
VIDUAL FOR FAILURE TO ENGAGE IN WORK IF 
INDIVIDUAL
HAS
A
CHILD
UNDER
AGE
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MONTHS
OR
IF
FAILURE
RESULTS
FROM
IN-
ABILITY TO SECURE CHILD CARE OR AFTER- 
SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS FOR A CHILD UNDER 
AGE
13.—Section 
407(e)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
607(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘refusal’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘failure of an 
individual to engage in work required in accord-
ance with this section if— 
‘‘(A) the individual is a single custodial 
parent caring for a child who has not attained 
6 months of age; or 
‘‘(B) the individual is the single custodial 
parent caring for a child who has not attained 
13 years of age, and the failure resulted from 
the inability of the individual to secure child 
care or after-school arrangements for the 
child’’. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS TO CHILD SUPPORT SANC-
TION.—Section 408(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘State—’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘State shall deduct from the assist-
ance that would otherwise be provided to the family 
of the individual under the State program funded 
under this part an amount equal to 25 percent of 
the amount of the assistance.’’. 
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(e) RELATED STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 
402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION
THAT
EMPLOYMENT
AS-
SESSMENTS AND SANCTION REVIEWS WILL BE CON-
DUCTED
BY
COMPETENT
PERSONNEL.—A certifi-
cation by the chief executive officer of the State that 
the employment assessments conducted pursuant to 
section 408(b)(1) and the sanction reviews con-
ducted pursuant to section 408(a)(14)(A) will be 
conducted by personnel who have sufficient edu-
cation, training, and professional competence to do 
so, which shall include information on the education, 
training, and professional competence that State will 
require of the personnel.’’. 
SEC. 706. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING LIMIT OF LESS THAN 
60 MONTHS ON DURATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
408(a)(7) 
(42 
U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘NO ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DURATIONAL LIMITS ON ASSIST-
ANCE’’; 
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(B) in the heading for subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘NO 
ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) PROHIBITION
ON
LIMITING
DURA-
TION
OF
ASSISTANCE
TO
LESS
THAN
MONTHS.—A State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 shall not impose a limit of 
less than 60 months on the duration for which 
a family may be provided assistance from Fed-
eral or State funds under the State program 
funded under this part or under a program 
funded with qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of section 409(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(9)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘5-YEAR LIMIT’’ and inserting 
‘‘RULES GOVERNING DURATIONAL LIMITS’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FAMILIES
OF ELIMI-
NATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT ON ASSISTANCE OF LESS 
THAN 60 MONTHS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by section 905(d)(1) of this 
title, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(15) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH 
TO INFORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF 
ASSISTANCE OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON
ASSISTANCE
OF
LESS
THAN
MONTHS.—A 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 
for a fiscal year that, before the effective date of this 
paragraph, denied assistance under the State pro-
gram funded under this part or any other State pro-
gram funded by qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) to an individual or 
family on the basis of a durational limit on the as-
sistance that was imposed other than under section 
408(a)(7) shall conduct outreach to inform individ-
uals and families who were so denied that they may 
be eligible for additional months of the assistance.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)), as amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A) and 
905(d)(1) of this title, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(19) FAILURE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE OF LESS THAN 60 MONTHS.—If the 
Secretary determines that a State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 in a fiscal year has vio-
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lated section 408(a)(15) during the fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State 
under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately suc-
ceeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 5 percent 
of the State family assistance grant.’’. 
(c) STATE PLAN REQUIRED TO INCLUDE DESCRIP-
TION OF HOW POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS WILL 
BE INFORMED OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE OF LESS THAN 60 MONTHS.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) In the case of a State that, be-
fore the date this clause takes effect, de-
nied assistance under the program to an 
individual or family on the basis of a 
durational limit on the assistance that was 
imposed 
other 
than 
under 
section 
408(a)(7), the document shall describe how 
the State intends to inform the individuals 
and families who were so denied that they 
may be eligible for additional months of 
the assistance.’’. 
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SEC. 707. RESPONSE OF TANF PROGRAM TO ECONOMIC RE-
CESSIONS. 
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF DURATIONAL LIMIT ON AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 408(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)), as 
amended by section 906(a)(1)(C) of this title, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
DURATIONAL 
LIMIT DURING RECESSION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply in a State during any month 
which is in a high unemployment period with 
respect to the State. 
‘‘(J) DISREGARD
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
VIDED
DURING
RECESSION.—In determining 
the number of months for which an adult has 
received assistance under a State or tribal pro-
gram funded under this part or any other State 
program funded by qualified State expenditures 
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), the 
State or tribe shall disregard any month which 
is in a high unemployment period with respect 
to the State. 
‘‘(K) 6-MONTH GRACE PERIOD REQUIRED 
AFTER
RECESSION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to a recipient of assistance under the 
State program funded under this part or any 
other State program funded by qualified State 
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expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)) during the 6-month period 
that begins with the month immediately fol-
lowing a high unemployment period with re-
spect to the State if the recipient received the 
assistance for the last month of the period.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FAMILIES OF SUSPENSION 
OF DURATIONAL LIMIT ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by sections 905(d)(1) and 
906(b)(1) of this title, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(16) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH 
TO INFORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF 
ASSISTANCE OF SUSPENSION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE.—In each month which is a high un-
employment period with respect to a State to which 
a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year, 
the State shall conduct outreach to inform individ-
uals and families who are potentially eligible for as-
sistance under the State program funded under this 
part or any other State program funded by qualified 
State 
expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
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409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of the suspension of any durational 
limit on assistance under the program.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)), as amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A), 
905(d)(1), and 906(b)(2), is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(20) FAILURE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE OF SUSPENSION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary determines that a 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 
in a fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(16) dur-
ing the 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.’’. 
(c) STATE PLAN REQUIRED TO INCLUDE DESCRIP-
TION OF HOW POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS WILL 
BE INFORMED OF SUSPENSION OF TIME LIMITS DURING 
RECESSION.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
602(a)(1)(B)), as amended by section 906(c) of this title, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) The document shall describe 
how the State intends to inform potentially 
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eligible recipients of assistance under the 
program of the suspension of durational 
limits on the assistance during a high un-
employment period with respect to the 
State.’’. 
(d) HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIOD DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 419 (42 U.S.C. 619) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) 
HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT
PERIOD
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘high unemployment period’ 
means, with respect to a State, a period of 1 or 
more consecutive months if the average rate of total 
unemployment in the State (seasonally adjusted) for 
the period consisting of the then most recent 3 
months for which data for all States are published 
equals or exceeds 6.5 percent.’’. 
SEC. 708. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES USE MERIT-BASED 
SYSTEM IN ADMINISTRATION OF TANF PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by sections 905(d)(1), 
906(b)(1), and 907(b)(1) of this title, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) REQUIREMENT
TO
USE
MERIT-BASED 
SYSTEM IN ADMINISTERING PROGRAM.—A State to 
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which a grant is made under section 403 shall estab-
lish and maintain personnel standards through a 
merit-based system, in administering the State pro-
gram funded under this part and any other State 
program funded by qualified State expenditures (as 
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609), as 
amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A), 905(d)(1), 906(b)(2), 
and 907(b)(2) of this title, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(21) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO USE MERIT- 
BASED
SYSTEM
IN
ADMINISTERING
PROGRAM.—If 
the Secretary determines that a State to which a 
grant is made under section 403 in a fiscal year has 
violated section 408(a)(17) during the 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 per-
cent of the State family assistance grant.’’. 
SEC. 709. BAN ON USING FEDERAL TANF FUNDS TO RE-
PLACE STATE AND LOCAL SPENDING THAT 
DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF QUALI-
FIED STATE EXPENDITURES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by sections 905(d)(1), 906(b)(1), 
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907(b)(1), and 908(a) of this title, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) BAN ON USING FEDERAL TANF FUNDS 
TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL SPENDING THAT IS 
NOT A QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURE.—A State 
to which a grant is made under section 403, and a 
sub-State entity that receives funds from such a 
grant, shall not expend any part of the grant funds 
to supplant State or local spending for benefits or 
services which are not qualified State expenditures 
(within the meaning of section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609), as 
amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A), 905(d)(1), 906(b)(2), 
907(b)(2), and 908(b) of this title, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) USE OF FEDERAL TANF FUNDS TO RE-
PLACE STATE OR LOCAL SPENDING THAT IS NOT A 
QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURE.—If the Secretary 
determines that a State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated sec-
tion 408(a)(18) during the fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reduce the grant payable to the State under 
section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fis-
cal year by an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
State family assistance grant.’’. 
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SEC. 710. TANF ASSISTANCE TO MEET BASIC FAMILY ECO-
NOMIC NEEDS. 
(a) 
STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)), as amended by 
sections 906(c) and 907(d) of this title, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) 
FAMILY
BUDGET
PROVI-
SIONS.—The document shall set forth a 
family budget of a dollar amount sufficient 
to meet the basic economic needs (includ-
ing food, clothing, shelter, utilities, house-
hold goods, personal care items, and gen-
eral incidental expenses) of a family, how 
the family budget is adjusted for family 
size, the method used to estimate the fam-
ily budget (including a statement of the re-
lationship between shelter and utility costs 
and the fair market rents in localities in 
the State), and the relationship between 
the amount of assistance provided to each 
family under the program and the amount 
of the family budget for the family.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by sections 905(d)(1), 
906(b)(1), 907(b)(1), 908(a), and 909(a) of this title, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(19) REQUIREMENT THAT AMOUNT OF ASSIST-
ANCE MEET BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS.—A State to 
which a grant is made under section 403 shall en-
sure that the total amount of assistance provided to 
a family under the State program funded under this 
part and all programs funded with qualified State 
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) 
for which the family is eligible is sufficient to meet 
the basic economic needs of the family, taking into 
account all earned and unearned income of the fam-
ily and an amount not to exceed the value of the 
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits provided 
to the family under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008.’’. 
(c) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609), as 
amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A), 905(d)(1), 906(b)(2), 
907(b)(2), 908(b), and 909(b) of this title, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF STATE TANF 
ASSISTANCE TO MEET BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS OF A 
RECIPIENT
FAMILY.—If the Secretary determines 
that a State to which a grant is made under section 
403 in a fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(19) 
during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 
grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 
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for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an 
amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assist-
ance grant.’’. 
SEC. 711. STATE PLANS AND REPORTS ON CHILD POVERTY. 
(a) CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION AS A PURPOSE OF 
THE TANF PROGRAM.—Section 401(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
601(a)(1)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively, 
and by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(1) reduce poverty among children;’’. 
(b) STATE PLAN PROVISIONS.— 
(1) MATTERS REQUIRED TO BE ADDRESSED.— 
Section 402(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) GOALS AND METHODS FOR RE-
DUCING
CHILD
POVERTY.—Reduce child 
poverty using Federal funds provided 
under this part and State funds, including 
establishing numerical goals for reducing 
child poverty. 
‘‘(x) GOALS AND TRACKING OF WORK 
OUTCOMES.—Track work-related outcomes 
for recipients of assistance under the pro-
gram, such as employment entries, wages, 
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and job retention, including establishing 
numerical goals for work-related outcomes 
for recipients. 
‘‘(xi) PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE SERV-
ICES TO FAMILIES AT RISK OF ABUSE OR 
NEGLECT.—Provide benefits and services 
to families at risk of having their children 
removed from the home because of abuse 
and neglect, using Federal funds provided 
under this part and State funds. 
‘‘(xii) HOW NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS 
WILL
BE
SERVED.—Serve noncustodial 
parents, using Federal funds provided 
under this part and State funds.’’. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Section 402(c) (42 
U.S.C. 602(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall make avail-
able to the public, including by posting on a public 
website of the State or another appropriate 
website— 
‘‘(A) each draft of any plan or plan 
amendment to be submitted by the State under 
this section, for at least 45 days before the sub-
mission; and 
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‘‘(B) any such plan or amendment certified 
by the Secretary to be complete. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—The State shall establish 
procedures to receive and respond to comments from 
the public, private sector organizations, and local 
governments on any draft referred to in paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(c) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Section 411 
(42 U.S.C. 611) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT BY STATES.— 
Not later than December 31 of each year, each eligible 
State shall submit to the Secretary (in accordance with 
such form and content rules as the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the National Governor’s Association, National 
Association of State Legislatures, and the American Pub-
lic Human Services Association, develops) a report on the 
following aspects of the State program funded under this 
part in the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(1) Whether the State met the child poverty 
reduction goals set forth in the State plan. This part 
of the report shall include a discussion of the fac-
tors, including benefits, services, and activities fund-
ed with Federal funds provided under this part or 
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State funds, which contributed to the meeting of, or 
the failure to meet, the goals. 
‘‘(2) Whether the work programs of the State 
were effective in meeting the objectives and numer-
ical goals of the State plan. This part of the report 
shall include a discussion of data derived from the 
tracking of recipients, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of families that left the 
State program funded under this part; 
‘‘(B) the employment rate for those who 
left the program in each calendar quarter; 
‘‘(C) the wage rates of those who left the 
program, including the percentage of leavers 
who, in each calendar quarter, earned an 
amount equal to at least 50 percent of the aver-
age wage then paid in the State; and 
‘‘(D) the employment outcomes of those 
who left the program because of a durational 
limit on assistance, reported at 6 months, 12 
months, 24 months, and 36 months after leav-
ing the program. 
The Secretary shall provide States with technical as-
sistance in preparing this part of the report, includ-
ing by providing States with data from the National 
Directory of New Hires. 
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‘‘(3) Whether the State has been effective in 
providing benefits and services under the program to 
persons with disabilities. This part of the report 
shall include a report on recipients of assistance 
under the State program funded under this part who 
participated in work activities (as defined in section 
407(d)) pursuant to a modified employability plan 
due to disability, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The aggregate number of recipients 
with modified employability plans due to a dis-
ability. 
‘‘(B) The percentage of all recipients with 
modified employability plans who substantially 
complied with activities set forth in the plans 
each month of the fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) Information regarding the most prev-
alent types of physical and mental impairments 
that provided the basis for the disability deter-
minations. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of cases with a modi-
fied employability plan in which the recipient 
had a disability, was caring for a child with a 
disability, or was caring for another family 
member with a disability. 
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‘‘(E) A description of the most prevalent 
types of modification in work activities or hours 
of participation that were included in the modi-
fied employability plans. 
‘‘(F) A description of the qualifications of 
the staff who determined whether individuals 
had a disability, of the staff who determined 
that individuals needed modifications to their 
work requirements, and of the staff who devel-
oped the modified employability plans. 
‘‘(4) The effectiveness of the benefits and serv-
ices provided under the State program in reducing 
the number of children removed from their homes 
because of abuse and neglect. This part of the report 
shall include an analysis which includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The number of families provided the 
benefits or services that were at risk of having 
their children removed from the home. 
‘‘(B) The number of families served by the 
program that had 1 or more children removed 
from the home because of abuse or neglect. 
‘‘(5) An analysis of the extent to which the ben-
efits and services under the State program were pro-
vided to noncustodial parents. 
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‘‘(6) How funds provided to the State under 
this part, with a separate accounting for funds pro-
vided under section 403(a)(3) and funds provided 
under section 403(b), were used to serve areas of the 
State with the greatest need (as referred to in sec-
tion 402(a)(1)(A)(i)). This part of the report shall 
include supporting data.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE EF-
FORTS OF STATE PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT 
EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
Section 411 (42 U.S.C. 611), as amended by subsection 
(c) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than July 
31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress a report, entitled ‘Efforts in State TANF Pro-
grams to Promote and Support Employment for Individ-
uals with Disabilities’, that includes information on State 
efforts to engage individuals with disabilities in work ac-
tivities during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall 
include the following information: 
‘‘(1) For each State, the number of individuals 
for whom the State has developed a modified em-
ployability plan. 
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‘‘(2) The types of physical and mental impair-
ments that provided the basis for the disability de-
termination, and whether the individual with the dis-
ability was an adult recipient or minor child head of 
household, a child, or a non-recipient family mem-
ber. 
‘‘(3) The types of modifications that States 
have included in modified employability plans. 
‘‘(4) The extent to which individuals with a 
modified employability plan are participating in work 
activities. 
‘‘(5) For each State, an analysis of the extent 
to which the option to establish modified employ-
ability plans was a factor in the State achieving or 
not achieving the minimum participation rate re-
quired by section 407(a).’’. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS 
TO REWARD STATES WITH HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATES 
AND HIGH RATES OF EMPLOYMENT AT GOOD WAGES.— 
Within 4 years after the effective date of this section, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
the Congress a report that sets forth options for the enact-
ment of legislation to provide financial or other rewards 
to States that have high rates of employment and high 
rates of employment at good wages. 
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SEC. 712. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES ADOPT STANDARDS 
AND PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC 
AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG TANF RE-
CIPIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the paragraph heading and in-
serting ‘‘CERTIFICATION OF STANDARDS AND PRO-
CEDURES REGARDING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the 
chief executive officer of the State that the 
State has established and is enforcing stand-
ards and procedures to ensure the right and en-
titlement of victims of domestic or sexual vio-
lence (notwithstanding section 401(b)) seeking 
or receiving assistance under the State program 
funded under this part or any other State pro-
gram funded by qualified State expenditures (as 
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))— 
‘‘(i) to be screened and identified 
while maintaining the confidentiality of the 
victims; 
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‘‘(ii) to be referred to counseling and 
supportive services; 
‘‘(iii) to be granted a waiver, pursuant 
to a determination of good cause, of pro-
gram requirements such as time limits (for 
so long as necessary), residency require-
ments, child support cooperation require-
ments, and family cap provisions, in cases 
where compliance with the requirements 
would make it more difficult for the vic-
tims to escape domestic or sexual violence 
or unfairly penalize the victims or other in-
dividuals who are at risk of further domes-
tic or sexual violence; 
‘‘(iv) to apply to participate in the 
program on the same day the victim ap-
pears in person in a program office during 
office hours; 
‘‘(v) to have an application that con-
tains the name, address, and signature of 
the victim considered to be filed on the 
date the application is submitted; 
‘‘(vi) to receive at the time of applica-
tion a clear, written statement explaining 
what the victim must do to cooperate in 
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obtaining verification and otherwise com-
pleting the application process; and 
‘‘(vii) if the victim has completed the 
application process, to have the eligibility 
of the victim for assistance determined 
promptly, and to be provided assistance 
retroactive to the application date if deter-
mined eligible within 30 days after the ap-
plication date.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘OR SEXUAL’’ after ‘‘DOMESTIC’’; and 
(B) in the text, by inserting ‘‘or sexual’’ 
after ‘‘domestic’’. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON BEST PRACTICES 
OF STATES.—Section 413 (42 U.S.C. 613) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON BEST PRACTICES OF 
STATES IN ADDRESSING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE SUFFERED
BY TANF RECIPIENTS.—Every 4 
years, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress a report which examines the practices of States in 
implementing section 402(a)(7), and identifies the best 
practices used to do so.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 713. CHILD CARE ENTITLEMENT. 
(a) REPLACEMENT OF REQUIREMENT THAT POR-
TION OF FUNDS BE USED FOR CERTAIN POPULATIONS 
WITH CHILD CARE GUARANTEE.—Section 418(b)(2) (42 
U.S.C. 618(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) CHILD
CARE
TO
BE
GUARANTEED
FOR 
CERTAIN POPULATIONS.—As a condition of receiving 
funds under this section, a State shall guarantee the 
provision of child care services to— 
‘‘(A) each recipient of assistance under the 
State program funded under this part or under 
a State program funded with qualified State ex-
penditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of this Act, and to each work- 
eligible 
individual 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
407(a)(2) of this Act), for any period in which 
the recipient or individual is— 
‘‘(i) participating in a work activity 
(as defined in section 407(d) of this Act); 
‘‘(ii) employed, and in a family the 
total income of which does not exceed 250 
percent of the poverty line (within the 
meaning of section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, includ-
ing any revision required by such section 
applicable to a family of the size involved); 
or 
‘‘(iii) engaged in employment sub-
sidized by the State; or 
‘‘(B) each individual who is a former re-
cipient of assistance under such a program or 
a former work-eligible individual, for any por-
tion of the 24-month period, beginning with the 
date the individual left the program involved, in 
which the individual is employed and in a fam-
ily that meets the income requirement of sub-
paragraph (A)(ii).’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF STATE CAPS.—Section 418(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (D) 
and redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘the lesser of the State’s al-
lotment under subparagraph (B) or’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘(2)(C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(2)(B)’’. 
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(c) OPEN-ENDED ENTITLEMENT.—Section 418(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Subject to 
the amount appropriated under paragraph (3), 
each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘appro-
priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each fiscal year.’’. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHILD 
CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990 
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY CHILD CARE GUARANTEE.— 
Section 418(c) (42 U.S.C. 618(c)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘except to the extent that such a requirement or limitation 
would interfere with the provision of child care services 
required by subsection (b)(2)’’ before the period. 
SEC. 714. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF BAN ON PROVIDING ASSIST-
ANCE TO FAMILIES NOT ASSIGNING CERTAIN SUPPORT 
RIGHTS TO THE STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The 
fol-
lowing provisions are each amended by inserting 
after ‘‘section 408(a)(3)’’ the following: ‘‘(as in ef-
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fect before the effective date of the amendments 
made by title IX of the Pathways Out of Poverty 
Act of 2017 took effect)’’: 
(A) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(10)(C)). 
(B) Section 452(h) (42 U.S.C. 652(h)). 
(C) 
Section 
454(5)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
654(5)(A)). 
(D) 
Section 
456(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
656(a)(1)). 
(E) Section 457(a)(2)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)(2)(B)(i)). 
(F) Section 457(a)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)(3)(A)). 
(G) Section 457(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)(3)(B)). 
(H) 
Section 
464(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
664(a)(1)). 
(I) 
Section 
466(a)(3)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
666(a)(3)(B)). 
(b) REQUIREMENT THAT ALL CHILD SUPPORT COL-
LECTED ON BEHALF OF A CHILD IN A FAMILY RECEIVING 
TANF BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FAMILY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) 
is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
‘‘means—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B) 
foster’’ and inserting ‘‘means foster’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
section, all amounts collected by a State as child support 
on behalf of a child in a family that is receiving assistance 
under the State program funded under part A or under 
the State plan approved under part A of this title (as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996) shall be distributed to the family.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
458(b)(5)(C)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 658(b)(5)(C)(i)(I)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘is collected on behalf of 
a child described in section 457(f) or’’ after 
‘‘involved’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘A or’’. 
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SEC. 715. STATE OPTION TO EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR AS-
SISTANCE TO CHILDREN THROUGH AGE 21; 
PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING FINANCIAL 
AID TIED TO EDUCATION OF CHILD IN DE-
TERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR, OR AMOUNT 
OF ASSISTANCE; PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING 
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EDU-
CATIONAL ENROLLMENT OF CHILD. 
(a) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND TANF TO CHIL-
DREN UNDER AGE 22.—Section 419(2) (42 U.S.C. 
619(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) at the option of the State, has not at-
tained 22 years of age.’’. 
(b) BAN ON CONSIDERING FINANCIAL AID TIED TO 
EDUCATION
OF CHILD
IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY 
FOR, OR AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE; BAN ON IMPOSING AD-
DITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EDUCATIONAL EN-
ROLLMENT OF CHILD.— 
(1) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A), 
905(d)(1), 906(b)(1), 907(b)(1), 908(a), 909(a), and 
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910(b) of this title, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(20) BAN
ON
CONSIDERING
FINANCIAL
AID 
TIED
TO
EDUCATION
OF
CHILD
IN
DETERMINING 
ELIGIBILITY FOR, OR AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE; BAN 
ON
IMPOSING
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
BASED 
ON
EDUCATIONAL
ENROLLMENT
OF
CHILD.—A 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 
for a fiscal year shall not— 
‘‘(A) consider financial aid tied to the 
training, school attendance, or postsecondary 
school attendance of a minor child in deter-
mining that the eligibility of the family of the 
child for, or the amount of assistance to be pro-
vided to the family, under the State program 
funded under this part or any other State pro-
gram funded by qualified State expenditures (as 
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)); or 
‘‘(B) impose additional requirements on a 
family solely because the family includes a 
minor child who is enrolled in a training pro-
gram, school, or post-secondary educational in-
stitution.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609), 
as 
amended 
by 
sections 
903(c)(2)(A), 
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905(d)(1), 906(b)(2), 907(b)(2), 908(b), 909(b), 
and 910(c) of this title, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(24) CONSIDERING
EDUCATIONAL
ENROLL-
MENT OF CHILD OR OF FINANCIAL AID TIED TO 
EDUCATION OF CHILD.—If the Secretary determines 
that a State to which a grant is made under section 
403 in a fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(20) 
during the 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.’’. 
SEC. 716. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN OTHER BARS TO TANF 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) BAR ON ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED 
OF DRUG FELONIES.—Section 115 of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘ASSIST-
ANCE AND’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘(2) benefits’’ and inserting 
‘‘for benefits’’; 
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(3) in subsection (b), by striking all through 
‘‘The amount of benefits’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) EFFECTS ON BENEFITS FOR OTHERS.—The 
amount of benefits’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘assistance 
or’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘it—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘in section 3(s)’’ and inserting 
‘‘it in section 3(s)’’. 
(b) BAR ON ASSISTANCE FOR UNWED TEEN PAR-
ENTS NOT
IN SCHOOL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(c) BAR ON ASSISTANCE FOR TEENS NOT IN AN 
ADULT-SUPERVISED
LIVING
ARRANGEMENT.—Section 
408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (5). 
(d) REDESIGNATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this title, is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) through (20) as paragraphs (3) through (17), re-
spectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)(7)(B)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)(C)(iii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(4)(C)(iii)’’. 
(B) Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)(C)’’. 
(C) Section 403(a)(5)(C)(v) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(C)(v)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)’’. 
(D) 
Section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV) 
(42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘408(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)’’. 
(E) 
Section 
409(a)(9) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘408(a)(7)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)’’. 
(F) Section 409(a)(17), as added by sec-
tion 905(d)(1)(A)(ii) of this title, is amended by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(13)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(10)’’. 
(G) Section 409(a)(18), as added by sec-
tion 905(d)(1)(A)(ii) of this title, is amended by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(14)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(11)’’. 
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(H) Section 409(a)(19), as added by sec-
tion 906(b)(2) of this title, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘408(a)(15)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(12)’’. 
(I) Section 409(a)(20), as added by section 
907(b)(2) of this title, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(16)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(13)’’. 
(J) Section 409(a)(21), as added by sec-
tion 908(b) of this title, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(17)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(14)’’. 
(K) Section 409(a)(22), as added by sec-
tion 909(b) of this title, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(18)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(15)’’. 
(L) Section 409(a)(23), as added by sec-
tion 910(c) of this title, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(16)’’. 
(M) Section 409(a)(24), as added by sec-
tion 915(b)(2) of this title, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘408(a)(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(17)’’. 
(N) Section 411(a)(1)(A)(xvi) (42 U.S.C. 
611(a)(1)(A)(xvi)) is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(7)(A)’’. 
SEC. 717. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this title, this title and the amendments made by this title 
shall take effect on October 1, 2017, and shall apply to 
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payments under title IV of the Social Security Act for cal-
endar quarters beginning on or after such date, without 
regard to whether regulations to implement the amend-
ments are promulgated by such date. 
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines that State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 
under part A or E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by this title, the plan shall not be re-
garded as failing to meet any of the additional require-
ments before the first day of the first calendar quarter 
beginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative ses-
sion, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate 
regular session of the State legislature. 
TITLE 
VIII—EMPLOYMENT 
AD-
VANCEMENT, 
RETENTION, 
AND NAVIGATION ACT 
SEC. 811. FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 401(a) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) promote employment advancement among 
needy families.’’. 
(b) 
STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
402(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as 
clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) Establish numeric goals for in-
creasing job entry, employment retention, 
and earnings gains for current and recent 
recipients of assistance under the program, 
and provide the Secretary with a narrative 
description of the activities and programs 
the State will implement to attain these 
goals.’’. 
SEC. 812. MODIFICATION RELATING TO THE CONTINGENCY 
FUND. 
(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF CONTINGENCY FUND 
GRANTS.—Section 403(b)(3) of the Social Security Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 603(b)(3)) is amended by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.— 
Funds received by a State under this paragraph 
shall be used solely to support training pro-
grams leading to a credential that is directly 
linked to the employment opportunities in the 
local area or region involved in order to pro-
mote the employment of current or recent re-
cipients of assistance under the State program 
funded under this Part (including non-custodial 
parents of such recipients).’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT RE-
QUIREMENT FOR CONTINGENCY FUND.—Section 409(a) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (10). 
(c) MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL RECONCILIATION RE-
QUIREMENT
FOR
CONTINGENCY
FUND.—Section 
403(b)(6)(B)(i)(II) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
603(b)(6)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘his-
toric’’ the following: ‘‘the applicable percentage (as defined 
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(ii)) of’’. 
SEC. 813. TRAINING FOR IN-DEMAND JOBS. 
(a) VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR EM-
PLOYMENT
IN
AN IN-DEMAND OCCUPATION.—Section 
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407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
607(d)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) vocational educational training not to ex-
ceed 12 months for any individual, or not to exceed 
24 months for any individual participating in a 
training program leading to a credential that is di-
rectly linked to the employment opportunities in the 
individual’s local area or region;’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS UNDER 20 YEARS OF 
AGE AS ENGAGED IN WORK.—Section 407(c)(2)(D) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘, or (if the month is in fiscal year 2000 or thereafter) 
deemed to be engaged in work for the month by reason 
of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph’’. 
SEC. 814. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this title. 
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TITLE IX—RESTORING SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST-
ANCE 
PROGRAMS 
FUNDING 
CUTS INSTITUTED IN FARM 
BILL (HEAT-AND-EAT) 
SEC. 901. RESTORATION OF STANDARD UTILITY ALLOW-
ANCES BASED ON THE RECEIPT OF ENERGY 
ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS. 
(a) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES IN THE SUP-
PLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘, subject to clause 
(iv)’’, and 
(2) in clause (iv) by striking subclause (I) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), if a State agency elects 
to use a standard utility allowance 
that reflects heating or cooling costs, 
the standard utility allowance shall be 
made available to households receiving 
a payment, or on behalf of which a 
payment is made, under the Low-In-
come Home Energy Assistance Act of 
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1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or 
other similar energy assistance pro-
gram, if the household still incurs out- 
of-pocket heating or cooling expenses 
in excess of any assistance paid on be-
half of the household to an energy 
provider.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, except that, for purposes of the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program established under the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
such payments or allowances were greater than $20 annu-
ally, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)), as determined by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture’’. 
TITLE X—HELPING HUNGRY 
STUDENTS LEARN 
SEC. 1001. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2012, nearly one in five children in 
America lived in a household that lacked access to 
nutritious food on a regular basis. That is 15.9 mil-
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lion American children who struggled with hunger at 
some time during the year. 
(2) Children who experience hunger are more 
likely to get sick and are more likely to be obese 
than those who do not. Children facing chronic hun-
ger also find it more difficult to concentrate in 
school and tend to exhibit higher levels of behavioral, 
emotional, and academic problems. 
(3) Federal programs play an important role in 
addressing childhood hunger. In 2013, 21 million 
students participated in the free or reduced-price 
lunch program. Eleven million students participated 
in the free or reduced-price breakfast program. 
Three million low-income children received free 
meals during the summer months. Forty-seven per-
cent of participants in the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program are under the age of 18. 
(4) On average, students who eat school break-
fast achieve 17.5 percent higher scores on standard-
ized math tests, and attend 1.5 more days of school 
each year than those who do not. Students who at-
tend class more regularly are 20 percent more likely 
to graduate from high school. Participation in the 
school breakfast program is associated with children 
having a lower Body Mass Index. 
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SEC. 1002. SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. 
Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting after the 
third sentence the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, for each school year beginning on or 
after the July 1 of the year following the year of en-
actment of the Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 
2017, the income guidelines for determining eligi-
bility for free lunches shall be 185 percent of the ap-
plicable family size income levels contained in the 
nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the 
Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted an-
nually in accordance with subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9)(B), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) TERMINATION
OF
REDUCED- 
PRICE
CATEGORY.—Beginning with the 
school year beginning July 1 of the year 
following the year of enactment of the 
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017, no 
child shall be determined eligible for a re-
duced price lunch.’’. 
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SEC. 1003. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM. 
(a) UNIVERSAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.— 
Section 4(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) There’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(a)(1) There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) UNIVERSAL
SCHOOL
BREAKFAST
PRO-
GRAM.—For each school year beginning on or after 
the July 1 of the year following the year of enact-
ment of the Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017, 
each school participating in the school breakfast pro-
gram under this section shall provide breakfast 
under the program to each student that desires such 
a breakfast at no cost to the student.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL AVERAGE PAYMENT RATE.—Section 
4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773(b)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act 
or the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, for 
each school year beginning on or after the July 1 of the 
year following the year of enactment of the Pathways Out 
of Poverty Act of 2017, the national average payment for 
each breakfast served to any child shall be equal to the 
national average payment for each free breakfast served 
during the school year beginning July 1 of the year of 
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enactment of the Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 
(which shall be adjusted pursuant to section 11(a) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act).’’. 
(c) SEVERE NEED ASSISTANCE.—Section 4(d)(1) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(d)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A) during’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(A)(i) during’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(B) in’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii) in’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘clause (i)’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘met.’’ and inserting ‘‘met; 
and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) for each school year beginning on or 
after the July 1 of the year following the year 
of enactment of the Pathways Out of Poverty 
Act of 2017, there is an alternative breakfast 
serving model to increase participation in the 
school breakfast program, such as by serving 
breakfast in the classroom or having a school 
breakfast cart.’’. 
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SEC. 1004. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER 
FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 30. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR 
CHILDREN PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall carry out a 
summer electronic benefits transfer for children program 
by awarding grants to States that desire to participate in 
such program to assist such States with the initial admin-
istrative costs of such participation. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The summer elec-
tronic benefits transfer for children program carried out 
under this section shall have the same terms and condi-
tions as the summer electronic benefits transfer for chil-
dren demonstration project carried out under section 
749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–80; 123 Stat. 2131), 
except that the Secretary shall prescribe an annual adjust-
ment for the monthly benefit of $60 per child that is ad-
justed at the time that the annual adjustments are made 
for the national average payment rates for breakfasts and 
lunches (pursuant to section 11(a) of this Act).’’. 
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SEC. 1005. WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS WITHOUT HUNGER. 
Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(l) WEEKENDS
AND HOLIDAYS WITHOUT HUN-
GER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILD.—The term 
‘at-risk school child’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 17(r)(1). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
institution’ means a public or private non-
profit institution that is determined by the 
Secretary to be able to meet safe food stor-
age, handling, and delivery standards es-
tablished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible 
institution’ includes— 
‘‘(I) an elementary or secondary 
school or school food service authority; 
‘‘(II) a food bank or food pantry; 
‘‘(III) a homeless shelter; and 
‘‘(IV) such other type of emer-
gency feeding agency as is approved 
by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations provided in advance in an 
appropriations Act specifically for the purpose of 
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a program under which the Secretary shall 
provide commodities, on a competitive basis, to State 
agencies for the purposes of enabling eligible institu-
tions to carry out projects to provide nutritious food 
to at-risk children on weekends and during extended 
school holidays during the school year. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To participate in the pro-
gram under this subsection, a State agency shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive commodities under this subsection, an eli-
gible institution shall submit an application to 
the State agency involved at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
State agency may require. 
‘‘(B) PLAN.—An application under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include the plan of the eli-
gible institution for the distribution of nutri-
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tious foods to at-risk school children under the 
project to be carried out under this subsection, 
including— 
‘‘(i) methods of food service delivery 
to at-risk school children; 
‘‘(ii) assurances that children receiv-
ing foods under the project will not be pub-
licly separated or overtly identified; 
‘‘(iii) lists of the types of food to be 
provided under the project and provisions 
to ensure food quality and safety; 
‘‘(iv) information on the number of 
at-risk school children to be served and the 
per-child cost of providing the children 
with food; and 
‘‘(v) such other information as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to as-
sist the Secretary in evaluating projects 
that receive commodities under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In selecting applications under 
this subsection, a State agency shall give priority to 
eligible institutions that— 
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‘‘(A) have ongoing programs and experi-
ence serving populations with significant pro-
portions of at-risk school children; 
‘‘(B) have a good record of experience in 
food delivery and food safety systems; 
‘‘(C) maintain high-quality control, ac-
countability, and recordkeeping standards; 
‘‘(D) 
provide 
children 
with 
readily 
consumable food of high nutrient content and 
quality; 
‘‘(E) demonstrate cost efficiencies and the 
potential for obtaining supplemental funding 
from non-Federal sources to carry out projects; 
and 
‘‘(F) demonstrate the ability to continue 
projects for the full approved term of the pilot 
project period. 
‘‘(6) GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
issue guidelines containing the criteria for eligi-
ble institutions to receive commodities under 
this section from State agencies. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The guidelines shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable within the 
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funds available and applications submitted, take 
into account— 
‘‘(i) geographical variations in project 
locations that will be carried out by eligible 
institutions to include qualifying projects 
in rural, urban, and suburban areas with 
high proportions of families with at-risk 
school children; 
‘‘(ii) different types of projects that 
offer nutritious foods on weekends and 
during school holidays to at-risk school 
children; and 
‘‘(iii) institutional capacity to collect, 
maintain, and provide statistically valid in-
formation necessary for the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) to analyze and evaluate the 
results of the pilot project; and 
‘‘(II) to make recommendations 
to Congress. 
‘‘(7) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) INTERIM
EVALUATION.—Not later 
than November 30, 2018, the Secretary shall 
complete an interim evaluation of the pilot pro-
gram carried out under this subsection. 
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‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a final report that contains— 
‘‘(i) an evaluation of the pilot pro-
gram carried out under this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any recommendations of the Sec-
retary for legislative action. 
‘‘(8) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subsection such sums as are 
necessary, to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Not more 
than 3 percent of the funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) may be used by the 
Secretary for expenses associated with review of 
the operations and evaluation of the projects 
carried out under this subsection.’’. 
TITLE XI—FOOD ASSISTANCE TO 
IMPROVE REINTEGRATION ACT 
SEC. 1101. REPEAL OF DENIAL OF BENEFITS. 
Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (2); 
and 
(3) in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (2). 
DIVISION D—LABOR/JOB 
TRAINING 
TITLE 
XII—ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
THE 
UNEMPLOYED 
AND 
PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK 
Subtitle A—Supporting 
Unemployed Workers 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Unem-
ployed Workers Act of 2017’’. 
PART I—EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION AND CERTAIN EX-
TENDED BENEFITS PROVISIONS, AND ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4007 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2018’’. 
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(b) FUNDING.—Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 
26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(K) the amendments made by section 
1411(a) of the Supporting Unemployed Work-
ers Act of 2017; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–240; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
SEC. 1212. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED BENEFIT 
PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2005 of the Assistance for 
Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, as 
contained in Public Law 111–5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘June 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF MATCHING FOR STATES WITH 
NO WAITING WEEK.—Section 5 of the Unemployment 
Compensation Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
449; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘June 
30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2018’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION OF INDICATORS 
UNDER THE EXTENDED BENEFIT PROGRAM.—Section 
203 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–240; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
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SEC. 1213. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENE-
FITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOY-
MENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Rail-
road 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act 
(45 
U.S.C. 
352(c)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2017’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under either the first or 
second sentence of clause (iv) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 
352(c)(2)(D)) shall be available to cover the cost of addi-
tional extended unemployment benefits provided under 
such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason of the amendments 
made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such 
benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D), as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
PART II—REEMPLOYMENT NOW PROGRAM 
SEC. 1221. ESTABLISHMENT OF REEMPLOYMENT NOW PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Reem-
ployment NOW program to be carried out by the Sec-
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retary of Labor in accordance with this part in order to 
facilitate the reemployment of individuals who are receiv-
ing emergency unemployment compensation under title IV 
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) (hereafter in this 
part referred to as ‘‘EUC claimants’’). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
AND APPROPRIATION.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2017 to carry out the Reemployment NOW pro-
gram under this part. 
SEC. 1222. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made available 
under section 1321(b) to carry out this part, the Secretary 
of Labor shall— 
(1) reserve up to 1 percent for the costs of Fed-
eral administration and for carrying out rigorous 
evaluations of the activities conducted under this 
part; and 
(2) allot the remainder of the funds not re-
served under paragraph (1) in accordance with the 
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) to States 
that have approved plans under section 1223. 
(b) ALLOTMENT FORMULA.— 
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(1) FORMULA
FACTORS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall allot the funds available under sub-
section (a)(2) as follows— 
(A) two-thirds of such funds shall be allot-
ted on the basis of the relative number of un-
employed individuals in each State, compared to 
the total number of unemployed individuals in 
all States; and 
(B) one-third of such funds shall be allot-
ted on the basis of the relative number of indi-
viduals in each State who have been unem-
ployed for 27 weeks or more, compared to the 
total number of individuals in all States who 
have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. 
(2) CALCULATION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the number of unemployed individuals and the 
number of individuals unemployed for 27 weeks or 
more shall be based on the data for the most recent 
12-month period, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) REALLOTMENT.— 
(1) FAILURE TO SUBMIT STATE PLAN.—If a 
State does not submit a State plan by the time spec-
ified in section 1223(b), or a State does not receive 
approval of a State plan, the amount the State 
would have been eligible to receive pursuant to the 
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formula under subsection (b) shall be allotted to 
States that receive approval of the State plan under 
section 1223 in accordance with the relative allot-
ments of such States as determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (b). 
(2) FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES ON A 
TIMELY BASIS.—The Secretary of Labor may, in ac-
cordance with procedures and criteria established by 
the Secretary, recapture the portion of the State al-
lotment under this part that remains unobligated if 
the Secretary determines such funds are not being 
obligated at a rate sufficient to meet the purposes 
of this part. The Secretary shall reallot such recap-
tured funds to other States that are not subject to 
recapture in accordance with the relative share of 
the allotments of such States as determined by the 
Secretary under subsection (b). 
(3) RECAPTURE OF FUNDS.—Funds recaptured 
under paragraph (2) shall be available for reobliga-
tion not later than December 31, 2017. 
SEC. 1223. STATE PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to re-
ceive an allotment under section 1222, a State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of Labor a State plan in such form 
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submitted in conjunction with the State plan re-
quired under section 1264. 
(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall approve the plan or request submitted 
under subparagraph (A) within 30 days after 
submission, unless the Secretary determines 
that the plan or request is inconsistent with the 
requirements of this section. If the Secretary 
has not made a determination within 30 days, 
the plan or request shall be considered ap-
proved. If the plan or request is disapproved, 
the Secretary may provide a reasonable period 
of time in which a disapproved plan or request 
may be amended and resubmitted for approval. 
If the plan or request is approved, the Sec-
retary shall allot funds to States within 30 days 
after such approval. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS
TO
STATE
PLAN
OR
RE-
QUEST.—The Governor may submit further modi-
fications to a State plan or request for funds identi-
fied under subsection (b) to carry out this section in 
accordance with the requirements of this section. 
(e) WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATION AND ADMINISTRA-
TION.— 
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a claim alleged by such individual for a viola-
tion of such title; 
(B) sections 302 and 304 of the Govern-
ment Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e–16b and 2000e–16c) in the case of a 
claim alleged by such individual for a violation 
of section 302(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
2000e–16b(a)(1)); 
(C) the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) in the case of 
a claim alleged by such individual for a viola-
tion of section 201(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1311(a)(1)); and 
(D) chapter 5 of title 3, United States 
Code, in the case of a claim alleged by such in-
dividual for a violation of section 411 of such 
title. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—The procedures applicable to a 
claim alleged by an individual for a violation of this sub-
title are— 
(1) the procedures applicable for a violation of 
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e et seq.) in the case of a claim alleged by such 
individual for a violation of such title; 
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