I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 365 
To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on certain payments 
under the TANF program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and American Samoa, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2013 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. 
BORDALLO, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on 
certain payments under the TANF program to Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Territorial TANF Eq-
uity Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO 
PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, 
AND AMERICAN SAMOA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking sub-
section (a). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REDESIGNATIONS.—Section 1108 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by redesignating 
subsections (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g) as subsections 
(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (2), (4), 
and (5); and 
(ii) redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(B) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and 
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(D) in subsection (e), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS TO PUERTO RICO, THE 
VIRGIN 
ISLANDS, 
GUAM, 
AND 
AMERICAN 
SAMOA. 
Section 1108(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(a)), as redesignated by section 2(b)(1) of this Act, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ENTITLEMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each territory shall be en-
titled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal 
year a supplemental grant in an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, and Guam, 10 percent of the family as-
sistance grant payable to the territory for the 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of American Samoa, 
$100,000. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
propriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 
2013 such sums as are necessary for grants under 
this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA FOR 
THE TANF CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 403(b)(7) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(7)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, and American Samoa.’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR TER-
RITORIES.—Section 403(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(b)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, the State 
satisfies alternative eligibility criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary in consultation with the 
Governor of the State, to be submitted to the 
Congress not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this subparagraph.’’. 
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