I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6442 
To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to repeal the program of 
block grants to States for social services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 
Mr. POMPEO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to repeal 
the program of block grants to States for social services, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS 
TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. 
(a) REPEALS.—Sections 2001 through 2007 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397–1397f) are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 404(d) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any or 
all of the following provisions of law:’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘The’’ and inserting 
‘‘the’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘RULES’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘any amount’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘RULES.—Any amount’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a provision of law 
specified in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(2) Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘administers or super-
vises’’ and inserting ‘‘administered or su-
pervised’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subtitle 1 of title 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title XX 
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(as in effect before the repeal of such sub-
title)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under 
subtitle 1 of title XX,’’. 
(3) Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, under 
subtitle 1 of title XX of this Act,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘XIX, or 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘or XIX’’. 
(4) Section 472(h)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 672(h)(1)) is amended by striking the 
2nd sentence. 
(5) Section 473(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 673(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively. 
(6) Section 504(b)(6) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 704(b)(6)) is amended in each of sub-
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Social Services Block Grant established under 
title XX or’’. 
(12) The headings for title XX and subtitle A 
of title XX of the Social Security Act are each 
amended by striking ‘‘BLOCK GRANTS TO 
STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEM-
ONSTRATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH CONDITION DETECTION’’. 
(13) Section 16(k)(5)(B)(i) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(5)(B)(i)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, or title XX,’’. 
(14) Section 402(b)(3) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B). 
(15) Section 245A(h)(4)(I) of the Immigration 
Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 
1255a(h)(4)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘, XVI, and 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘and XVI’’. 
(16) Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘(i)’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 
of clause (i); and 
(III) by striking clause (ii); and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘or title XX’’; and 
(B) in subsection (o)(2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or title XX’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or XX’’. 
(17) Section 201(b) of the Indian Child Welfare 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1931(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘titles IV–B and XX’’ and inserting ‘‘part 
B of title IV’’. 
(18) Section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking clause (vi) and 
redesignating clauses (vii) through (xvi) as clauses 
(vi) through (xv), respectively. 
(19) Section 14502(d)(3) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and title XX’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, 1397 et seq.’’. 
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(20) Section 2006(a)(15) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300z–5(a)(15)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and title XX of the Social Security 
Act’’. 
(21) Section 203(b)(3) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘XIX, and XX’’ and inserting ‘‘and XIX’’. 
(22) Section 213 of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3020d) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
title XX’’. 
(23) Section 306(d) of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(d)) is amended in each of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘titles XIX and 
XX’’ and inserting ‘‘title XIX’’. 
(24) Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is 
amended in each of subsections (b)(4) and (j) by 
striking ‘‘under title XX of the Social Security 
Act,’’. 
(25) Section 602 of the Child Development As-
sociate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 (42 
U.S.C. 10901) is repealed. 
(26) Section 3(d)(1) of the Assisted Suicide 
Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 
14402(d)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
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(C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) through 
(K) as subparagraphs (C) through (J), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals and amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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