(i) by striking all through ‘‘A State’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION
RATE
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
State’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘RATES’’ and inserting ‘‘RATE’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; 
(iv) in paragraph (3) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’; 
and 
(v) in paragraph (4) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘rates’’ and inserting 
‘‘rate’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
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(I) by striking all through ‘‘For 
purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULES.—For purposes of sub-
section (b)(1)(B)(i)’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph 
(B); and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(D)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraphs 
(1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection 
(b)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(B)(i)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘in all families 
and in 2-parent families, respec-
tively,’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The para-
graph heading for section 409(a)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘RATES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘RATE’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF STATE OPTION FOR PARTICIPA-
TION REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION TO ALL FAMILIES.— 
Section 407(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
607(b)(4)), as redesignated and amended by subsection 
(a)(1)(B), is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘an individual who is a single 
custodial parent caring for’’ and inserting ‘‘a family 
that includes’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such an individual’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such a family’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF CHILD UNDER 6 WORK PAR-
TICIPATION
RULE
TO
ALL
FAMILIES.—Section 
407(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
607(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FAMILY WITH CHILD UNDER AGE 6 
DEEMED TO BE MEETING WORK PARTICIPATION 
REQUIREMENTS IF ANY PARENT IS ENGAGED IN 
WORK
FOR
HOURS
PER
WEEK.—For pur-
poses of determining monthly participation 
rates under subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), a family 
that includes a child who has not attained 6 
years of age is deemed to be engaged in work 
for a month if any parent is engaged in work 
for an average of at least 20 hours per week 
during the month.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2017. 
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TITLE 
IV—MODIFICATION 
TO 
MEANS-TESTED 
HOUSING 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(a) COVERED STATE HOUSING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘covered State housing program’’ means a housing pro-
gram carried out by a State using grant funds awarded 
under section 404. 
(b) MEANS-TESTED HOUSING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘means-tested housing program’’ means each of the fol-
lowing Federal programs: 
(1) The project-based and tenant-based rental 
assistance programs under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(2) Public housing assistance under the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.). 
(3) The HOME Investment Partnerships Pro-
gram under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et 
seq.). 
(4) Homeless Assistance Grants under title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11360 et seq.). 
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(5) Assistance from the Rural Housing Insur-
ance Fund under section 517 of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1487). 
(6) Assistance from the Rural Housing Service 
(other than assistance described in paragraph (5)). 
(7) The supportive housing for the elderly pro-
gram under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q). 
(8) Native American Housing Block Grants 
under title I of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4111 et seq.). 
(9) The rental assistance programs under sec-
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 
236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–1). 
(10) The supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities program under section 811(d)(2) of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)). 
(c) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(d) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 
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Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
(e) STATE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘State recipient’’ 
means a State that receives a grant under this title. 
SEC. 402. REPEAL OF MEANS-TESTED HOUSING PROGRAMS. 
Effective October 1, 2018, no Federal funds shall be 
made available to carry out any means-tested housing pro-
gram and no Federal officer or employee shall take any 
action to carry out such a program. 
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
With respect to the total amount authorized to be ap-
propriated for means-tested housing programs for fiscal 
year 2016, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 404, an amount equal to— 
(1) such amount for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2023; 
(2) 90 percent of such amount for fiscal year 
2024; 
(3) 80 percent of such amount for fiscal year 
2025; 
(4) 70 percent of such amount for fiscal year 
2026; 
(5) 60 percent of such amount for fiscal year 
2027; and 
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(6) 50 percent of such amount for fiscal year 
2028. 
SEC. 404. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with fiscal year 2018, 
and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible States— 
(1) using amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under section 403; and 
(2) in accordance with this section. 
(b) ALLOTMENTS.—From the amount appropriated 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot to each eligible State an amount that bears the 
same relationship to such appropriated amount as the 
amount that the State received for means-tested housing 
programs for the most recent fiscal year for which satis-
factory data is available bears to the total amount appro-
priated for means-tested housing programs for that fiscal 
year. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a State shall submit an application to 
the Secretary that includes the amount the State received 
for the previous year’s means-tested housing programs. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section may only use the amounts of the 
grant— 
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(1) to fund housing programs in the State; 
(2) to administer the programs described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(3) to provide direct technical assistance, over-
sight, monitoring, research, and training with re-
spect to the programs described in paragraph (1). 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—A State that receives a 
grant under this section shall provide, toward the cost of 
the programs assisted under the grant, from non-Federal 
sources, an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of 
the grant. 
(f) FLEXIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of Federal law (other than this section), a State that 
receives a grant under this section— 
(1) shall have full flexibility to use the amounts 
of the grant to finance a housing provider, service, 
or program; and 
(2) in particular, to the extent permitted under 
State law, may use the amounts of the grant to es-
tablish a portable voucher system that allows a par-
ent of a low-income child to use a portion of the 
grant funds, other available public funds, or private 
funds to pay some or all of the costs of attendance 
at a private prekindergarten education program. 
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SEC. 405. STATE RECIPIENT REPORTS. 
(a) SELF-ASSESSMENTS.—A State that receives a 
grant under section 404 annually shall conduct a com-
prehensive self-assessment of the effectiveness and 
progress of the covered State housing programs of the 
State during the most recent fiscal year in meeting pro-
gram goals established by the State. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under section 404 shall develop and make 
available to the public— 
(A) an online and searchable report con-
taining the self-assessment conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(B) an improvement plan to strengthen 
any areas identified in the self-assessment as 
weaknesses or in need of improvement. 
(2) PERSONAL
INFORMATION.—A State may 
not reveal, in a report developed under paragraph 
(1), any personally identifiable information about 
any participant in a covered State housing program 
of the State. 
(3) CONTENTS.—A State shall include in each 
report developed under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the total amount of public and private 
funds received by the State for covered State 
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housing programs and the amount received 
from each source during the most recent fiscal 
year; 
(B) an explanation of budgetary expendi-
tures for covered State housing programs dur-
ing the most recent fiscal year and a proposed 
budget for those programs for the subsequent 
fiscal year; and 
(C) the total number of low-income partici-
pants served by covered State housing pro-
grams and the average monthly enrollment in 
those programs during the most recent fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 406. RESEARCH. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study of the dif-
ferent approaches and best practices used by States 
in carrying out this title. 
(2) SCOPE.—The material studied under para-
graph (1) shall be limited to the information pro-
vided by States in the reports made available under 
section 405(b). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of the fourth 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
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Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report con-
taining the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on the Budget of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 407. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
the Secretary or any employee or contractor of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to mandate, di-
rect, or control the selection of a covered State housing 
program by a State. 
TITLE V—PROHIBITION ON 
FUNDING OF ABORTION 
SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS. 
No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, 
and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be 
expended for any abortion. 
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SEC. 502. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR HEALTH BENE-
FITS PLANS THAT COVER ABORTION. 
None of the funds authorized or appropriated by Fed-
eral law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 
funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall 
be expended for health benefits coverage that includes cov-
erage of abortion. 
SEC. 503. PROHIBITION ON TAX BENEFITS RELATING TO 
ABORTION. 
For taxable years beginning after the date of the en-
actment of this section, no credit shall be allowed under 
the internal revenue laws with respect to amounts paid 
or incurred for an abortion or with respect to amounts 
paid or incurred for a health benefits plan (including pre-
mium assistance) that includes coverage of abortion. 
SEC. 504. CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO SEPARATE COV-
ERAGE. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed as prohibiting 
any individual, entity, or State or locality from purchasing 
separate abortion coverage or health benefits coverage 
that includes abortion so long as such coverage is paid 
for entirely using only funds not authorized or appro-
priated by Federal law and such coverage shall not be pur-
chased using matching funds required for a federally sub-
sidized program, including a State’s or locality’s contribu-
tion of Medicaid matching funds. 
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SEC. 505. CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO THE USE OF NON- 
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HEALTH COVERAGE. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed as restricting 
the ability of any non-Federal health benefits coverage 
provider from offering abortion coverage, or the ability of 
a State or locality to contract separately with such a pro-
vider for such coverage, so long as only funds not author-
ized or appropriated by Federal law are used and such 
coverage shall not be purchased using matching funds re-
quired for a federally subsidized program, including a 
State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 
funds. 
SEC. 506. TREATMENT OF ABORTIONS RELATED TO RAPE, 
INCEST, OR PRESERVING THE LIFE OF THE 
MOTHER. 
The limitations established in this title shall not apply 
to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 
rape or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness 
that would, as certified by a physician, place the 
woman in danger of death unless an abortion is per-
formed, including a life-endangering physical condi-
tion caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 
Æ 
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