I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5861 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2018 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. NUNES, Ms. 
JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. REED, Mr. RENACCI, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. MARCHANT, and 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV 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 ‘‘Jobs and Opportunity 
with Benefits and Services for Success Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
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Sec. 4. Re-naming of program. 
Sec. 5. Helping more Americans enter and remain in the workforce. 
Sec. 6. Expecting universal engagement and case management. 
Sec. 7. Promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes. 
Sec. 8. Targeting funds to truly needy families. 
Sec. 9. Targeting funds to core purposes. 
Sec. 10. Strengthening program integrity by measuring improper payments. 
Sec. 11. Prohibition on State diversion of Federal funds to replace State spend-
ing. 
Sec. 12. Inclusion of poverty reduction as a program purpose. 
Sec. 13. Welfare for needs not weed. 
Sec. 14. Strengthening accountability through HHS approval of State plans. 
Sec. 15. Aligning and improving data reporting. 
Sec. 16. Technical corrections to data exchange standards to improve program 
coordination. 
Sec. 17. Set-aside for economic downturns. 
Sec. 18. Definitions related to use of funds. 
Sec. 19. Elimination of obsolete provisions. 
Sec. 20. Effective date. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 4. RE-NAMING OF PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The heading for part A of title 
IV is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART A—JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY WITH 
BENEFITS AND SERVICES PROGRAM’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The heading for section 403(a)(2)(B) (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘TANF’’ and inserting ‘‘JOBS’’. 
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(2) The heading for section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 
613(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘TANF’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘JOBS’’. 
(3) The heading for section 471(e)(7)(B)(i) (42 
U.S.C. 671(e)(7)(B)(i)), as in effect pursuant to the 
amendment made by section 50711(a)(2) of division 
E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–123), is amended by striking ‘‘TANF’’ 
and inserting ‘‘JOBS’’. 
SEC. 5. HELPING MORE AMERICANS ENTER AND REMAIN IN 
THE WORKFORCE. 
(a) 
FAMILY
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS.—Section 
403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)) is amended in each of 
subparagraphs (A) and (C) by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
(b) HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROMOTION AND RESPON-
SIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANTS.—Section 403(a)(2)(D) (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019 through 2023’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2017 or 2018’’. 
(c) TRIBAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—Section 
412(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’. 
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(d) IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE TO SUP-
PORT WORK.—Section 418(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,525,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’. 
(e) 
GRANTS
TO
THE
TERRITORIES.—Section 
1108(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2017 and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 6. EXPECTING UNIVERSAL ENGAGEMENT AND CASE 
MANAGEMENT. 
Section 408(b) (42 U.S.C. 608(b)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—The State agency respon-
sible for administering the State program funded 
under this part shall make an initial assessment of 
the following for each work-eligible individual (as de-
fined in the regulations promulgated pursuant to 
section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)): 
‘‘(A) The education obtained, skills, prior 
work experience, work readiness, and barriers 
to work of the individual. 
‘‘(B) The well-being of the children in the 
family of the individual and, where appropriate, 
activities or services (such as services offered by 
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a program funded under section 511) to im-
prove the well-being of the children. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLANS.—On the basis of 
the assessment required by paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, the State agency, in consultation with 
the individual, shall develop an individual oppor-
tunity plan that— 
‘‘(A) includes a personal responsibility 
agreement in which the individual acknowledges 
receipt of publicly funded benefits and responsi-
bility to comply with program requirements in 
order to receive the benefits; 
‘‘(B) sets forth the obligations of the indi-
vidual to participate in work activities (as de-
fined in section 407(d)), and the number of 
hours per month for which the individual will so 
participate pursuant to section 407; 
‘‘(C) sets forth an employment goal and 
planned short-, intermediate-, and long-term ac-
tions to achieve the goal, and, in the case of an 
individual who has not attained 24 years of age 
and is in secondary school or the equivalent, the 
intermediate action may be completion of sec-
ondary school or the equivalent; 
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‘‘(D) describes the job counseling and 
other services the State will provide to the indi-
vidual to enable the individual to obtain and 
keep employment in the private sector; 
‘‘(E) may include referral to appropriate 
substance abuse or mental health treatment; 
and 
‘‘(F) is signed by the individual. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.—The State agency shall comply 
with paragraphs (1) and (2) with respect to a work- 
eligible individual— 
‘‘(A) within 180 days after the effective 
date of this subsection, in the case of an indi-
vidual who, as of such effective date, is a recipi-
ent of assistance under the State program fund-
ed under this part (as in effect immediately be-
fore such effective date); or 
‘‘(B) within 60 days after the individual is 
determined to be eligible for the assistance, in 
the case of any other individual. 
‘‘(4) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE BY INDI-
VIDUAL.—In addition to any other penalties required 
under the State program funded under this part, the 
State may reduce, by such amount as the State con-
siders appropriate, the amount of assistance other-
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wise payable under the State program to a family 
that includes an individual who fails without good 
cause to comply with an individual opportunity plan 
developed pursuant to this subsection, that is signed 
by the individual. 
‘‘(5) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The State shall meet 
with each work-eligible individual assessed by the 
State under paragraph (1), not less frequently than 
every 90 days, to— 
‘‘(A) review the individual opportunity plan 
developed for the individual; 
‘‘(B) discuss with the individual the 
progress made by the individual in achieving 
the goals specified in the plan; and 
‘‘(C) update the plan, as necessary, to re-
flect any changes in the circumstances of the 
individual since the plan was last reviewed.’’. 
SEC. 7. PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY BY MEASURING 
WORK OUTCOMES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 407(a) (42 U.S.C. 
607(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND WORK 
OUTCOMES.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to provide for the establishment of performance 
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accountability measures to assess the effectiveness of 
States in increasing employment, retention, and ad-
vancement among families receiving assistance under 
the State program funded under this part. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 for a fiscal year shall 
achieve the requisite level of performance on an indi-
cator described in paragraph (3)(B) of this sub-
section for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) MEASURING STATE PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, shall collect and 
submit to the Secretary the information nec-
essary to measure the level of performance of 
the State for each indicator described in sub-
paragraph (B), for fiscal year 2020 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, and the Secretary shall 
use the information collected for fiscal year 
2020 to establish the baseline level of perform-
ance for each State for each such indicator. 
‘‘(B) INDICATORS
OF
PERFORMANCE.— 
The indicators described in this subparagraph, 
for a fiscal year, are the following: 
‘‘(i) The percentage of individuals who 
were work-eligible individuals as of the 
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time of exit from the program, who are in 
unsubsidized employment during the sec-
ond quarter after the exit. 
‘‘(ii) The percentage of individuals 
who were work-eligible individuals who 
were in unsubsidized employment in the 
second quarter after the exit, who are also 
in unsubsidized employment during the 
fourth quarter after the exit. 
‘‘(iii) The median earnings of individ-
uals who were work-eligible individuals as 
of the time of exit from the program, who 
are in unsubsidized employment during the 
second quarter after the exit. 
‘‘(iv) The percentage of individuals 
who have not attained 24 years of age, are 
attending high school or enrolled in an 
equivalency program, and are work-eligible 
individuals or were work-eligible individ-
uals as of the time of exit from the pro-
gram, who obtain a high school degree or 
its recognized equivalent while receiving as-
sistance under the State program funded 
under this part or within 1 year after the 
exit. 
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‘‘(C) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each State 
submitting a State plan pursuant to sec-
tion 402(a), there shall be established, in 
accordance with this subparagraph, levels 
of performance for each of the indicators 
described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) WEIGHT.—The weight assigned 
to such an indicator shall be the following: 
‘‘(I) 40 percent, in the case of 
the indicator described in subpara-
graph (B)(i). 
‘‘(II) 25 percent, in the case of 
the indicator described in subpara-
graph (B)(ii). 
‘‘(III) 25 percent, in the case of 
the indicator described in subpara-
graph (B)(iii). 
‘‘(IV) 10 percent, in the case of 
the indicator described in subpara-
graph (B)(iv). 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENT
ON
REQUISITE 
PERFORMANCE
LEVEL
FOR
EACH
INDI-
CATOR.— 
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‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary and the State shall negotiate 
the requisite level of performance for 
the State with respect to each indi-
cator described in clause (ii), for each 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2023, 
and in the case of each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023, shall do so before 
the beginning of the respective fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(II) REQUIREMENTS IN ESTAB-
LISHING PERFORMANCE LEVELS.—In 
establishing the requisite levels of per-
formance, the State and the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) take into account how 
the levels involved compare with 
the levels established for other 
States; 
‘‘(bb) ensure the levels in-
volved are adjusted, using the ob-
jective statistical model referred 
to in clause (v), based on— 
‘‘(AA) the differences 
among States in economic 
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conditions, 
including 
dif-
ferences in unemployment 
rates or employment losses 
or gains in particular indus-
tries; and 
‘‘(BB) the characteris-
tics of participants on entry 
into the program, including 
indicators of prior work his-
tory, lack of educational or 
occupational skills attain-
ment, or other factors that 
may affect employment and 
earnings; and 
‘‘(CC) take into account 
the extent to which the lev-
els involved promote contin-
uous improvement in per-
formance by each State. 
‘‘(iv) REVISIONS BASED ON ECONOMIC 
CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING 
ASSISTANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.— 
The Secretary shall, in accordance with the 
objective statistical model referred to in 
clause (v), revise the requisite levels of per-
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formance for a State and a fiscal year to 
reflect the economic conditions and charac-
teristics of the relevant individuals in the 
State during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(v) 
STATISTICAL
ADJUSTMENT 
MODEL.—The Secretary shall use an objec-
tive statistical model to make adjustments 
to the requisite levels of performance for 
the economic conditions and characteristics 
of the relevant individuals, and shall con-
sult with the Secretary of Labor to develop 
a model that is the same as or similar to 
the 
model 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(3)(A)(viii) of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3141(b)(3)(A)(viii)). 
‘‘(vi) DEFINITION OF EXIT.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘exit’ means, with re-
spect to a State program funded under 
this part, ceases to a receive a JOBS ben-
efit under the program. 
‘‘(D) STATE OPTION TO ESTABLISH COM-
MON
EXIT
MEASURES.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (C)(vi) of this paragraph, a State 
that has not provided the notification under 
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section 121(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act to exclude the State 
program funded under this part as a mandatory 
one-stop partner may adopt an alternative defi-
nition of ‘exit’ for the purpose of creating com-
mon exit measures to improve alignment with 
workforce programs operated under title I of 
such Act. 
‘‘(E) REGULATIONS.—In order to ensure 
nationwide comparability of data, the Secretary, 
after consultation the Secretary of Labor and 
with States, shall issue regulations governing 
the establishment of the performance account-
ability system under this subsection and a tem-
plate for performance reports to be used by all 
States consistent with subsection (b).’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON STATE PERFORMANCE ON HHS 
ONLINE
DASHBOARD.—Section 
407(b) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
607(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION OF STATE PERFORMANCE.—The 
Secretary shall, directly or through the use of grants or 
contracts, establish and operate an Internet website that 
is accessible to the public, with a dashboard that is regu-
larly updated and provides easy-to-understand information 
on the performance of each State program funded under 
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this part, including a profile for each such program, ex-
pressed by use of a template, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) information on the indicators and requisite 
performance levels established for the State under 
subsection (a), including, with respect to each such 
level, whether the State achieves, exceeds, or fails to 
achieve the level on an ongoing basis, including— 
‘‘(A) information on any adjustments made 
to the requisite levels using the statistical ad-
justment 
model 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(D)(v); and 
‘‘(B) a grade based on the overall perform-
ance of the State, as determined by the Sec-
retary and in consultation with the State, and 
the overall performance shall be graded based 
on the performance indicators and weights for 
each such indicator as described in subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(2) information reported under section 411 on 
the characteristics and demographics of individuals 
receiving assistance under the State program, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the number and percentage of child- 
only cases and reason why the cases are child- 
only; and 
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‘‘(B) the average weekly number of hours 
that each work-eligible individual in the State 
program participates in work activities, includ-
ing a separate section showing the number and 
percentage of the work-eligible individuals with 
zero hours of the participation and the reason 
for non-participation; 
‘‘(3) information on the results of improper 
payments reviews; 
‘‘(4) a link to the State plan approved under 
section 402; and 
‘‘(5) information regarding any penalty im-
posed, or other corrective action taken, by the Sec-
retary against a State for failing to achieve a req-
uisite performance level or any other requirement 
imposed by or under this part.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION
OF RULES
FOR DETERMINING 
WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL IS ENGAGED IN WORK.—Sec-
tion 407(c) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For purposes of sub-
section (b)(1)(B)(i), a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; 
and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘, not fewer than’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘this subsection’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘For purposes of subsection 
(b)(2)(B), an’’ and inserting ‘‘An’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, not 
fewer than’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, not 
fewer than’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(D); 
(B) in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
by striking ‘‘For purposes of determining 
monthly participation rates under subsection 
(b)(1)(B)(i), a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively. 
(d) MODIFICATIONS TO ALLOWABLE WORK ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 407(d) (42 U.S.C. 607(d)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, including 
apprenticeship’’ before the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘(not to ex-
ceed 12 months with respect to any individual’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, including career technical education’’; 
(3) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (12), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) any other activity that the State deter-
mines is necessary to improve the employment, earn-
ings, or other outcomes of a recipient of assistance 
that are used in determining a level of performance 
by the State for purposes of subsection (a), as de-
scribed in the State plan approved under section 
402.’’. 
SEC. 8. TARGETING FUNDS TO TRULY NEEDY FAMILIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR FAMILIES 
WITH INCOME GREATER THAN TWICE THE POVERTY 
LINE.—Section 404(k) (42 U.S.C. 604(k)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS FOR PERSONS WITH IN-
COME GREATER THAN TWICE THE POVERTY LINE.— 
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A State to which a grant is made under this part 
shall not use the grant to provide any assistance or 
services to a family whose monthly income exceeds 
twice the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
Management and Budget, and revised annually in 
accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
9902(2))).’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS 
FOR CASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 404(b)(2) 
(42 U.S.C. 604(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) of this sub-
section shall not apply to the use of a grant for— 
‘‘(A) information technology and comput-
erization needed for tracking, monitoring, or 
data collection required by or under this part; 
or 
‘‘(B) case management activities to carry 
out section 408(b).’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DIRECT 
SPENDING ON CHILD CARE OR CHILD WELFARE SERV-
ICES OR ACTIVITIES.—Section 404(k) (42 U.S.C. 604(k)), 
as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) DIRECT SPENDING ON CHILD CARE SERV-
ICES OR ACTIVITIES OR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES 
OR ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is made 
under this part shall not use the grant for direct 
spending on child care services or activities or direct 
spending on child welfare services or activities.’’. 
(d) EXPANSION
OF
AUTHORITY
TO
TRANSFER 
FUNDS
TO
OTHER
PROGRAMS.—Section 404(d) (42 
U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 
through (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may use not more 
than 50 percent of the grant made to the State 
under section 403(a)(1) to carry out a State pro-
gram pursuant to any or all of the following provi-
sions of law: 
‘‘(A) The Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990. 
‘‘(B) Title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(C) Subpart 1 of part B of this title. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT TRANSFERRABLE 
TO SUBPART 1 OF PART B OF THIS TITLE.— 
‘‘(A) In general.—A State may use not 
more than the applicable percentage of the 
amount of a grant made to the State under sec-
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tion 403(a)(1) to carry out State programs pur-
suant to subpart 1 of part B. 
‘‘(B) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable 
percentage is 10 percent. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE RULES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, any 
amount paid to a State under this part that is 
used to carry out a State program pursuant to 
a provision of law specified in paragraph (1) 
shall not be subject to the requirements of this 
part, but shall be subject to the requirements 
that apply to Federal funds provided directly 
under the provision of law to carry out the pro-
gram, and the expenditure of any amount so 
used shall not be considered to be an expendi-
ture under this part. 
‘‘(B) 
FUNDS
TRANSFERRED
TO
THE 
WIOA.—In the case of funds transferred under 
paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection— 
‘‘(i) all of the funds will be used to 
support families eligible for assistance 
under the State program funded under this 
part; and 
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‘‘(ii) not more than 15 percent of the 
funds will be reserved for statewide work-
force investment activities referred to in 
section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF STATES EXCLUDING THE 
STATE JOBS PROGRAM AS A MANDATORY ONE-STOP 
PARTNER
UNDER
THE
WIOA.—The authority pro-
vided by this subsection may not be exercised by a 
State that has provided the notification referred to 
in section 407(a)(3)(D).’’. 
SEC. 9. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT STATES RESERVE 25 PER-
CENT OF JOBS GRANT FOR SPENDING ON CORE ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) REQUIREMENT
THAT
STATES
RESERVE 
25 PERCENT OF JOBS GRANT FOR SPENDING ON 
CORE
ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is 
made under section 403(a)(1) for a fiscal year shall 
expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on as-
sistance, case management, work supports and sup-
portive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities 
(as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring 
short-term benefits.’’. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST 25 PERCENT OF 
QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES BE FOR CORE ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(14) REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST 25 PER-
CENT OF QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURES BE FOR 
CORE ACTIVITIES.—Not less than 25 percent of the 
qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of a State during the fiscal year 
shall be for assistance, case management, work sup-
ports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, 
work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and 
non-recurring short-term benefits.’’. 
(c) PHASE-OUT
OF COUNTING
OF THIRD-PARTY 
CONTRIBUTIONS
AS
QUALIFIED
STATE
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended 
by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) PHASE-OUT
OF
COUNTING
OF
THIRD- 
PARTY
CONTRIBUTIONS
AS
QUALIFIED
STATE
EX-
PENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The qualified State 
expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of a State for a fiscal year 
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that are attributable to the value of goods and 
services provided by a source other than a State 
or local government shall not exceed the appli-
cable percentage of the expenditures for the fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—In sub-
paragraph (A), the term ‘applicable percentage’ 
means, with respect to a fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) 75 percent, in the case of fiscal 
year 2020; 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent, in the case of fiscal 
year 2021; 
‘‘(iii) 25 percent, in the case of fiscal 
year 2022; and 
‘‘(iv) 0 percent, in the case of fiscal 
year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 10. STRENGTHENING PROGRAM INTEGRITY BY MEAS-
URING IMPROPER PAYMENTS. 
Section 404 (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
IMPROPER
PAYMENTS 
LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Improper Payments 
Information Act of 2002 and the Improper Pay-
ments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 shall 
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apply to a State in respect of the State program 
funded under this part in the same manner in which 
such Acts apply to a Federal agency. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Within 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall prescribe regulations governing how a 
State reviews and reports improper payments under 
the State program funded under this part.’’. 
SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. 
Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by 
section 9 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(16) NON-SUPPLANTATION
REQUIREMENT.— 
Funds made available to a State under this part 
shall be used to supplement, not supplant, State 
general revenue spending on activities described in 
section 404.’’. 
SEC. 12. INCLUSION OF POVERTY REDUCTION AS A PRO-
GRAM PURPOSE. 
Section 401(a) (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) reduce child poverty by increasing employ-
ment entry, retention, and advancement of needy 
parents.’’. 
SEC. 13. WELFARE FOR NEEDS NOT WEED. 
(a) 
PROHIBITION.—Section 
408(a)(12)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) any establishment that offers 
marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) 
of the Controlled Substances Act) for 
sale.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14. STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH 
HHS APPROVAL OF STATE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘found’’ and inserting ‘‘approved 
that’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking clauses (ii) and 
(iii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) Require work-eligible individuals 
(as defined in the regulations promulgated 
pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) to en-
gage in work activities consistent with sec-
tion 407(c). The document shall describe 
any other activity that the State will con-
sider 
a 
work 
activity 
under 
section 
407(c)(13).’’; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (iv) 
through (viii) as clauses (iii) through 
(vii), respectively; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(viii) Describe the case management 
practices of the State with respect to the 
requirements of section 408(b), provide a 
copy of the form or forms that will be used 
to assess a work-eligible individual (as so 
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defined) and prepare an individual oppor-
tunity plan for the individual, describe how 
the State will ensure that such a plan is 
reviewed 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
408(b)(5), and describe how the State will 
measure progress under the plan. 
‘‘(ix) Propose the requisite levels of 
performance for the State for purposes of 
section 407(a)(3)(D) for each year in the 
2-year period referred to in subsection (d) 
of this section, and provide an explanation 
with supporting data of why each such 
level is appropriate. 
‘‘(x) Describe how the State will en-
gage low-income noncustodial parents pay-
ing child support and how such a parent 
will be provided with access to work sup-
port and other services under the program 
to which the parent is referred to support 
their employment and advancement. 
‘‘(xi) Describe how the State will com-
ply with improper payments provisions in 
section 404(l). 
‘‘(xii) 
Describe 
coordination 
with 
other programs, including whether the 
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State intends to exercise authority pro-
vided by section 404(d) of this Act to 
transfer any funds paid to the State under 
this part, provide assurance that, in the 
case of a transfer to carry out a program 
under title I of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act, the State will comply 
with section 404(d)(3)(B) of this Act and 
coordinate with the one-stop delivery sys-
tem under the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act, and describe how the 
State will coordinate with the programs in-
volved to provide services to families re-
ceiving assistance under the program re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(xiii) Describe how the State will 
promote marriage, such as through tem-
porary disregard of the income of a new 
spouse when an individual receiving assist-
ance under the State program marries so 
that the couple doesn’t automatically lose 
benefits due to marriage.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clauses (iv) and (v); 
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(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, on the 
website established pursuant to section 407(b),’’ be-
fore ‘‘a summary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) 2-YEAR PLAN.—A plan submitted pursuant to 
this section shall be designed to be implemented during 
a 2-year period. 
‘‘(e) COMBINED PLAN ALLOWED.—A State may sub-
mit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a com-
bined State plan that meets the requirements of sub-
sections (a) and (d) and that is for programs and activities 
under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF PLANS.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove any plan submitted pursuant to this section that 
meets the requirements of subsections (a) through (d).’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES; DISSEMINA-
TION
OF
INFORMATION.—Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 
616) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘The programs’’; and 
(B) by adding after and below the end the 
following: 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate all activities of the Department of Health 
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and Human Services relating to work activities (as defined 
in section 407(d)) and requirements and measurement of 
employment outcomes, and, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, coordinate the activities of the Department in this 
regard with similar activities of other Federal entities. 
‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall disseminate, for voluntary informational pur-
poses, information on practices that scientifically valid re-
search indicates are most successful in improving the qual-
ity of State and tribal programs funded under this part.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 406 (42 
U.S.C. 606) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 406. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide tech-
nical assistance to States and Indian tribes (which may 
include providing technical assistance on a reimbursable 
basis), which shall be provided by qualified experts on 
practices grounded in scientifically valid research, where 
appropriate, to support activities related publication of 
State performance under section 407(b) and to carry out 
State and tribal programs funded under this part. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 
reserve not more than 0.25 percent of the amount appro-
priated by section 403(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year to carry 
out subsection (a) of this section.’’. 
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SEC. 15. ALIGNING AND IMPROVING DATA REPORTING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT STATES REPORT FULL- 
POPULATION
DATA.—Section 411(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
611(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(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. 
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(b) REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN WORK ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 411(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)), as 
amended by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended 
by striking subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(K) The work eligibility status of each in-
dividual in the family, and— 
‘‘(i) in the case of each work-eligible 
individual (as defined in the regulations 
promulgated 
pursuant 
to 
section 
407(i)(1)(A)(i)) 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 (as so defined), the reason for that 
status. 
‘‘(L) For each work-eligible individual (as 
so defined) and each adult in the family who 
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did not participate in work activities (as so de-
fined) during a month, the reason for the lack 
of participation.’’. 
(c) REPORTING OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT 
AND EARNINGS OUTCOMES.—Section 411(c) (42 U.S.C. 
611(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) REPORTING OF INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT 
AND EARNINGS OUTCOMES.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall determine the in-
formation that is necessary to compute the employment 
and earnings outcomes and the statistical adjustment 
model for the employment and earnings outcomes required 
under section 407, and each eligible State shall collect and 
report that information to the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 16. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO DATA EXCHANGE 
STANDARDS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM COORDI-
NATION. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 411(d) (42 U.S.C. 
611(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with an interagency work group estab-
lished by the Office of Management and Budget and 
considering State government perspectives, by rule, 
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designate data exchange standards to govern, under 
this part— 
‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 
that State agencies operating programs under 
State plans approved under this part are re-
quired under applicable Federal law to elec-
tronically exchange with another State agency; 
and 
‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 
required under applicable Federal law. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
data 
exchange 
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 
‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by intergovernmental 
partnerships, such as the National Information 
Exchange Model; 
‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 
developed and maintained by Federal entities 
with authority over contracting and financial 
assistance; 
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‘‘(D) be consistent with and implement ap-
plicable accounting principles; 
‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 
cost-effective and improves program efficiency 
and effectiveness; and 
‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up-
graded as necessary. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to require a 
change to existing data exchange standards found to 
be effective and efficient.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than the date that 
is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
issue a proposed rule that— 
(1) identifies federally required data exchanges, 
include specification and timing of exchanges to be 
standardized, and address the factors used in deter-
mining whether and when to standardize data ex-
changes; and 
(2) specifies State implementation options and 
describes future milestones. 
SEC. 17. SET-ASIDE FOR ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS. 
Section 404(e) (42 U.S.C. 604(e)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(e) DEADLINES FOR OBLIGATION AND EXPENDI-
TURES OF FUNDS BY STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a State to which funds are paid under 
section 403(a)(1) shall obligate the funds within 2 
years after the date the funds are so paid, and shall 
expend the funds within 3 years after such date. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
LIMITED
AMOUNT
OF 
FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE.—A State to 
which funds are paid under section 403(a)(1) may 
reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds for 
future use in the State program funded under this 
part.’’. 
SEC. 18. DEFINITIONS RELATED TO USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 419 (42 U.S.C. 619) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) 
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term 
‘assistance’ 
means cash, payments, vouchers, and other forms of 
benefits designed to meet a family’s ongoing basic 
needs (such as for food, clothing, shelter, utilities, 
household goods, personal care items, and general 
incidental expenses). 
‘‘(7) WORK SUPPORTS.—The term ‘work sup-
ports’ means assistance and non-assistance transpor-
tation benefits (such as the value of allowances, bus 
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tokens, car payments, auto repair, auto insurance 
reimbursement, and van services provided in order 
to help families obtain, retain, or advance in employ-
ment, participate in work activities (as defined in 
section 407(d)), or as a non-recurrent, short-term 
benefit, including goods provided to individuals in 
order to help them obtain or maintain employment 
(such as tools, uniforms, fees to obtain special li-
censes, bonuses, incentives, and work support allow-
ances and expenditures for job access). 
‘‘(8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup-
portive services’ means services such as domestic vio-
lence services, and mental health, substance abuse 
and disability services, housing counseling services, 
and other family supports, except to the extent that 
the provision of the service would violate section 
408(a)(6). 
‘‘(9) JOBS BENEFIT.—The term ‘JOBS ben-
efit’ means— 
‘‘(A) assistance; or 
‘‘(B) wage subsidies that are paid, with 
funds provided under section 403(a) or with 
qualified State expenditures, with respect to a 
person who— 
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‘‘(i) was a work-eligible individual (as 
defined in the regulations promulgated 
pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) at the 
time of entry into subsidized employment, 
such as on-the-job training or apprentice-
ship; and 
‘‘(ii) is not receiving assistance.’’. 
SEC. 19. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS TO 
STATES.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (3). 
(b) ELIMINATION OF BONUS TO REWARD HIGH PER-
FORMANCE STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘403(a)(4),’’. 
(c) 
ELIMINATION
OF
WELFARE-TO-WORK 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) ELIMINATION
OF
EXCLUSION
FROM 
TIME
LIMIT.—Section 408(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
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608(a)(7)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (G). 
(B) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR MIS-
USE
OF
COMPETITIVE
WELFARE-TO-WORK 
FUNDS.—Section 
409(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(1)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C). 
(C) ELIMINATION
OF
EXCLUSION
FROM 
QUALIFIED
STATE
EXPENDITURES
OF
STATE 
FUNDS
USED
TO
MATCH
WELFARE-TO-WORK 
GRANT
FUNDS.—Section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv) (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended in the 1st 
sentence— 
(i) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (II); and 
(ii) by striking subclause (III) and re-
designating subclause (IV) as subclause 
(III). 
(D) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR FAIL-
URE OF STATE TO MAINTAIN HISTORIC EFFORT 
DURING
YEAR
IN
WHICH
WELFARE-TO-WORK 
GRANT
IS
RECEIVED.—Section 409(a) (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (13). 
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(E) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS RE-
LATING
TO
WELFARE-TO-WORK
GRANTS
IN 
QUARTERLY STATE REPORTS.—Section 411(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(ex-
cept for information relating to activities 
carried out under section 403(a)(5))’’; and 
(ii) in each of paragraphs (2) through 
(4), by striking the comma and all that fol-
lows and inserting a period. 
(F) INDIAN
TRIBAL
PROGRAMS.—Section 
412(a) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (3). 
(G) ELIMINATION
OF
REQUIREMENT
TO 
DISCLOSE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO PRIVATE 
INDUSTRY
COUNCIL
RECEIVING
WELFARE-TO- 
WORK
FUNDS.—Section 454A(f) (42 U.S.C. 
654a(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(H) GRANTS
TO
TERRITORIES.—Section 
1108(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘403(a)(5),’’. 
(d) ELIMINATION OF CONTINGENCY FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) 
is amended by striking all of subsection (b) except 
paragraph (5). 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TRANSFER OF NEEDY STATE DEFINI-
TION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (5) of 
section 403(b) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(5)) is— 
(I) amended— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 
(bb) in each of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), by redesig-
nating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
clauses (I) and (II), respectively; 
(cc) by redesignating sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) as 
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(dd) by redesignating such 
paragraph as subparagraph (D); 
and 
(ee) by moving each provi-
sion 2 ems to the left; and 
(II) as so amended, hereby trans-
ferred into section 409(a)(3) (42 
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U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) and added to the 
end of such section. 
(ii) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 
409(a)(3)(C) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘(as 
defined in section 403(b)(5))’’. 
(B) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR FAIL-
URE
OF
STATE
RECEIVING
AMOUNTS
FROM 
CONTINGENCY
FUND
TO
MAINTAIN
100
PER-
CENT
OF
HISTORIC
EFFORT.—Section 409(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (10). 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ELIMI-
NATION OF FEDERAL LOANS FOR STATE WELFARE PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) ELIMINATION
OF
ASSOCIATED
PENALTY 
PROVISION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 409(a) (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (6). 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
412(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 612(g)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(a)(6),’’. 
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(2) ELIMINATION
OF
PROVISION
PROVIDING 
FOR TRIBAL ELIGIBILITY.—Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 
612) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(3) ELIMINATION OF DISREGARD OF LOAN IN 
APPLYING
LIMIT
ON
PAYMENTS
TO
THE
TERRI-
TORIES.—Section 
1108(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1308(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘406,’’. 
(f) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS ON OTHER STATE 
PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDI-
TURES.— 
(1) The following provisions are each amended 
by striking ‘‘or any other State program funded with 
qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’: 
(A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
407(e) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)(1) and (2)). 
(B) Section 411(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
611(a)(1)(A)). 
(C) Subsections (a)(1), (d), and (e)(1) of 
section 413 (42 U.S.C. 613(a)(1), (d), and 
(e)(1)). 
(2) Section 413(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and any other State program 
funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined 
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’. 
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(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ELIMI-
NATION OF REPORT.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
409(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘QUARTERLY’’ before ‘‘REPORT’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(A)
QUARTERLY
RE-
PORTS.—’’; 
(D) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(E) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) 
Section 
409(b)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and,’’ and 
all that follows and inserting a period. 
(B) 
Section 
409(c)(4) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘(2)(B),’’. 
(h) ANNUAL
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—Section 
411(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘participation rates’’ and inserting ‘‘outcome 
measures’’. 
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(i) REDUCTION IN FORCE PROVISIONS.—Section 416 
(42 U.S.C. 616) is amended by striking ‘‘, and the Sec-
retary’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 
(j) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.— 
(1) Section 409 (42 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(7)(B)(i)(III), by 
striking ‘‘(12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)’’; 
(B) in subsection (a) (as amended by sub-
sections (c)(2)(D), (d)(2)(B), and (e)(1)(A) of 
this section), by redesignating paragraphs (7), 
(8), (9), (11), (12), (14), (15), and (16) as 
paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively; 
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘(8), 
(10), (12), or (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (10)’’; 
and 
(D) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘(8), 
(10), (12), (13), or (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10), 
or (13)’’. 
(2) Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended in 
each of subsections (d)(3)(A)(i) and (g)(1) by strik-
ing ‘‘409(a)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘409(a)(7)’’. 
(k) MODIFICATIONS TO MAINTENANCE-OF-EFFORT 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding item (aa), by 
striking ‘‘all State programs’’ and inserting 
‘‘the State program funded under this part’’; 
(B) by redesignating items (dd) and (ee) 
as items (ee) and (ff), respectively, and insert-
ing after item (cc) the following: 
‘‘(dd) Expenditures for a 
purpose described in paragraph 
(3) or (4) of section 401(a).’’; 
and 
(C) in item (ee) (as so redesignated by 
clause (ii) of this subparagraph), by striking 
‘‘and (ee)’’ and inserting ‘‘(dd), and (ff)’’; 
(2) in subclause (II)(aa), by inserting ‘‘(as in 
effect just before the effective date of the Jobs and 
Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success 
Act)’’ after ‘‘this section’’; 
(3) by striking subclause (V) and redesignating 
subclause (IV) as subclause (V); and 
(4) in subclause (V) (as so redesignated by sub-
paragraph (C) of this paragraph), by inserting ‘‘, ex-
cept any of such families whose monthly income ex-
ceeds twice the poverty line (as defined by the Office 
of Management and Budget, and revised annually in 
accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
9902(2)))’’ before the period. 
SEC. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 12(b), the amendments 
made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
Æ 
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