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household shall be made available, on request,
to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement of-
ficer if the officer furnishes the State agency
with the name of the member and notifies the
agency that (i) the member (I) is taking an ac-
tion described in section 1073(1) of title 18,
United States Code, or violating a condition of
probation or parole imposed under Federal or
State law, or (II) has information that is nec-
essary for the officer to conduct the officer’s of-
ficial duties, (ii) the location or apprehension of
the member is within the official duties of the
officer, and (iii) the request is made in the
proper exercise of the duties’’.
(d) SSI PROGRAM.—
(1) INELIGIBILITY FOR AID.—Section 1611(e)
(42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) No person shall be an eligible individual or eligi-
ble spouse for purposes of this title with respect to any
month if throughout such month such individual or
spouse—
‘‘(A) is taking an action described in sec-
tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code, or
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‘‘(B) is violating a condition of probation
or parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’.
(2) EXCHANGE
OF
INFORMATION
WITH
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.—Section 1631(e) (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (3) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officer, upon such officer’s request, with the
current address of any recipient of benefits under this
title, if the officer furnishes the agency with such recipi-
ent’s name and notifies the agency that—
‘‘(A) such recipient—
‘‘(i) is taking an action described in section
1073(1) of title 18, United States Code or vio-
lating a condition of probation or parole im-
posed under Federal or State law; or
‘‘(ii) has information that is necessary for
the officer to conduct the officer’s official du-
ties;
‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of such recip-
ient is within the officer’s official duties; and
‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper exercise
of those duties.’’.
(e) HOUSING PROGRAMS.—
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(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—The United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 6(l)—
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(iii) by inserting immediately after
paragraph (6) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(7) provide that it shall be cause for imme-
diate termination of the tenancy of a public housing
tenant if such tenant—
‘‘(A) is taking an action described in sec-
tion 1073(1) of title 18, United States Code; or
‘‘(B) is violating a condition of probation
or parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’;
and
(B) in section 8(d)(1)(B)—
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(iii) by adding after clause (iv) the
following new clause:
‘‘(v) it shall be cause for termination
of the tenancy of a tenant if such tenant—
‘‘(I) is taking an action described
in section 1073(1) of title 18, United
States Code; or
‘‘(II) is violating a condition of
probation or parole imposed under
Federal or State law;’’.
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT
AGENCIES.—Title I of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 26. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
public housing agency shall furnish to any Federal, State,
or local law enforcement agency, upon request, the current
address of any recipient of assistance under this Act if
the law enforcement agency—
‘‘(1) furnishes the public housing agency with
such recipient’s name; and
‘‘(2) notifies such agency that—
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‘‘(A) such recipient—
‘‘(i) is taking an action described in
section 1073(1) of title 18, United States
Code or violating a condition of probation
or parole imposed under Federal or State
law; or
‘‘(ii) has information that is necessary
for the officer to conduct the officer’s offi-
cial duties;
‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of such
recipient is within the official duties of the
agency; and
‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper ex-
ercise of such duties.’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by
this section shall be effective on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
TITLE VI—CAPPING THE AGGRE-
GATE GROWTH OF WELFARE
SPENDING
SEC. 601. CAP ON GROWTH OF FEDERAL SPENDING ON
CERTAIN WELFARE PROGRAMS.
(a) RESTRICTIONS ON SPENDING.—The total amount
of Federal spending for a fiscal year for the programs list-
ed in subsection (b) shall not exceed—
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(1) in fiscal year 1995, an amount equal to the
sum of—
(A) the total Federal spending for fiscal
year 1994 on the programs listed in section
603;
(B) the total Federal spending for fiscal
year 1994 on the refundable portion of the
earned income credit under section 32 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(C) the total Federal spending for fiscal
year 1994 on the head start programs carried
out under the Head Start Act;
(D) the total Federal spending for fiscal
year 1994 on cash, medical, and social services
assistance furnished to refugees and entrants
under title IV of the Immigration and National-
ity Act and section 501 of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980; and
(E) the total Federal spending for fiscal
year 1994 on the special supplemental food pro-
gram for women, infants, and children carried
out under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966; and
(2) in fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal
years, an amount equal to the sum of—
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(A) the total Federal spending permitted
under this subsection for the preceding fiscal
year; and
(B) 3.5 percent of such spending.
(b) PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO SPENDING LIMIT.—The
programs listed in this subsection are the following:
(1) The welfare block grant program estab-
lished under section 602.
(2) The refundable portion of the earned in-
come credit under section 32 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986.
(3) Grants for assistance to children born out-
of-wedlock under part C of title IV of the Social Se-
curity Act.
(4) The head start programs carried out under
the Head Start Act.
(5) The cash, medical, and social services as-
sistance programs for refugees and entrants under
title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act and
section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act
of 1980.
(6) The special supplemental food program for
women, infants, and children carried out under sec-
tion 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
(c) RECONCILIATION OF GROWTH LIMITS.—
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(1) 
ALLOCATIONS.—The 
joint 
explanatory
statement accompanying a conference report on a
concurrent resolution on the budget described in sec-
tion 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
for a fiscal year shall include allocations to each
committee based on the spending cap imposed by
subsection (a) for such fiscal year.
(2) RECONCILIATION
DIRECTIVES.—The rec-
onciliation directives described in section 310 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall specify re-
ductions for each committee necessary to comply
with the spending caps imposed by subsection (a) for
such fiscal year.
(3) CONSULTATION
WITH
COMMITTEES.—In
conducting any activities required under paragraphs
(1) and (2), the Committees on the Budget of the
House of Representatives and the Senate shall con-
sult with the following committees of Congress:
(A) The Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives.
(B) The Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate.
(C) The Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives.
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(D) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate.
(E) The Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives.
(F) The Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate.
(G) The Committee on Banking, Finance
and Urban Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives.
(H) The Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(I) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives.
(d) REFUNDABLE PORTION OF EITC.—For purposes
of this title, the refundable portion of the earned income
credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is the amount treated as an overpayment of tax
under section 6401(b)(1) of such Code which is allocable
to such credit.
SEC. 602. ESTABLISHMENT OF WELFARE BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 1995 and
succeeding fiscal years, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (hereafter referred to in this section
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as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make grants to the States
in accordance with this section.
(2) LIMIT ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The aggregate amount
of grants made to States under this section for
a fiscal year shall not exceed the total Federal
spending permitted under section 601(a) for the
fiscal year reduced by the sum of the amount
to be expended by the Federal Government for
the fiscal year, as estimated by the Congres-
sional Budget Office, for—
(i) the refundable portion of the
earned income credit under section 32 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(ii) grants for assistance to children
born out-of-wedlock under part C of title
IV of the Social Security Act;
(iii) the head start programs carried
out under the Head Start Act;
(iv) cash, medical, and social services
assistance furnished to refugees and en-
trants under title IV of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and section 501 of the
Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;
and
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(v) the special supplemental food pro-
gram for women, infants, and children car-
ried out under section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966.
(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the programs list-
ed in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph
(A) are amended by law after the Congressional
Budget Office has completed the estimates re-
quired under such subparagraph, the aggregate
amount of grants made to States under this
section (as determined under subparagraph
(A)) shall be reduced by the amount by which
the total Federal spending on such programs,
as amended, will exceed the amount determined
under such estimates.
(3) ALLOCATION TO THE STATES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), a State shall receive a grant
under this section for a fiscal year equal to the
amount which bears the same ratio to the total
amount appropriated for grants under this sec-
tion for the fiscal year as the total amount of
Federal funds received by the State under the
programs listed in section 603 for fiscal year
1994 bears to the total amount of Federal
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funds received by all States under the programs
listed in section 603 for fiscal year 1994.
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING
AUTHORITIES.—In the case of a State which is
a public housing authority, any grant made
under subparagraph (A) with respect to such
authority shall be directly allocated to the high-
est governmental unit of general authority
(other than the Federal Government) in the ju-
risdiction in which the such authority is located.
(b) PROVISION
OF AID
TO LOW-INCOME HOUSE-
HOLDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State shall use the
amounts received under this section to provide aid to
low-income households located in the State. Except
as provided in subsection (c), a State shall have the
authority to provide such aid in any manner deter-
mined appropriate by the State, including the au-
thority to determine—
(A) the type of benefits constituting such
aid;
(B) the level of benefits constituting such
aid;
(C) the eligibility criteria for such aid; and