I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5854 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2018 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, 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 ‘‘Improving Trans-
parency in TANF through Data Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALIGNING AND IMPROVING DATA REPORTING. 
(a) REQUIRE STATES TO REPORT FULL-POPU-
LATION DATA.—Section 411(a)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
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(2) by striking ‘‘(1) GENERAL REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—’’; and 
(3) by— 
(A) redesignating— 
(i) subparagraph (A) as paragraph 
(1); 
(ii) clauses (i) through (xvii) of sub-
paragraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (Q), respectively; 
(iii) subclauses (I) through (V) of 
clause (ii) as clauses (i) through (v), re-
spectively; 
(iv) subclauses (I) through (VII) of 
clause (xi) as clauses (i) through (vii), re-
spectively; and 
(v) subclauses (I) through (V) of 
clause (xvi) as clauses (i) through (v), re-
spectively; and 
(B) moving each such redesignated provi-
sion 2 ems to the left. 
(b) REPORTING
OF PARTICIPATION
IN WORK
OR 
WORK PREPARATION ACTIVITIES.—Section 411(a)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)), as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section, is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(K) and (L) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(K) The work eligibility status of each in-
dividual in the family, and— 
‘‘(i) in the case of each work-eligible 
individual in the family— 
‘‘(I) the number of hours (includ-
ing zero hours) per month of partici-
pation in— 
‘‘(aa) work activities (as de-
fined in section 407(d)); and 
‘‘(bb) any other activity re-
quired by the State to remove a 
barrier to employment.; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of each individual in 
the family who is not a work-eligible indi-
vidual, the reason for that status. 
‘‘(L) For each work-eligible individual and 
each adult in the family who did not participate 
in work activities (as so defined) during a 
month, the reason for the lack of participa-
tion.’’. 
(c) REPORTING TO DETERMINE INFORMATION ON 
EMPLOYMENT
AND
EARNINGS
OUTCOMES.—Section 
411(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(c) REPORTING TO DETERMINE INFORMATION ON 
EMPLOYMENT
AND EARNINGS OUTCOMES.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
determine the information that is necessary to compute 
the employment and earnings outcomes and the statistical 
adjustment model for the employment and earnings out-
comes required under section 407, and each eligible State 
shall collect and report that information to the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2018. 
Æ 
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