(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2015. 
SEC. 15. 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 
‘‘$2,917,000,000 for fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry out this sec-
tion 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. 16. 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 section 10(a) of the Rewriting to Improve 
and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act)’’: 
(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. 17. 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 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 
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8(b)(1), 9(b)(1), 10(a), 11(a), and 12(b) of this Act, 
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 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 
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8(b)(2), 9(b)(2), 10(b), 11(b), and 12(c) of this Act, 
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. 18. 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’’ and inserting ‘‘it 
in section 3’’. 
(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 Act, 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 7(d)(1)(A)(ii) of this Act, is amended by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(13)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(10)’’. 
(G) Section 409(a)(18), as added by sec-
tion 7(d)(1)(B)(ii) of this Act, 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 8(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(15)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(12)’’. 
(I) Section 409(a)(20), as added by section 
9(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(16)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(13)’’. 
(J) Section 409(a)(21), as added by sec-
tion 10(b) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(17)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(14)’’. 
(K) Section 409(a)(22), as added by sec-
tion 11(b) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(18)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(15)’’. 
(L) Section 409(a)(23), as added by sec-
tion 12(c) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(16)’’. 
(M) Section 409(a)(24), as added by sec-
tion 17(b)(2) of this Act, 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. 19. TESTING FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
Section 902 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
193; 21 U.S.C. 862b) is repealed. 
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SEC. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on October 1, 2015, and shall apply to 
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 Act, the plan shall not be re-
garded as failing to meet any of the additional require-
ments before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter be-
ginning 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. 
Æ 
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