sure that the total amount of assistance provided to 
a family under the State program funded under this 
part and all programs funded with qualified State 
expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) 
for which the family is eligible is sufficient to meet 
the basic economic needs of the family, taking into 
account all earned and unearned income of the fam-
ily and an amount not to exceed the value of the 
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits provided 
to the family under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008.’’. 
(c) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609), as 
amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 8(b)(2), 9(b)(2), 
10(b), and 11(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(23) PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF STATE TANF 
ASSISTANCE TO MEET BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS OF A 
RECIPIENT
FAMILY.—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)(19) 
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.’’. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00052
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 13. STATE PLANS AND REPORTS ON CHILD POVERTY. 
(a) CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION AS A PURPOSE OF 
THE TANF PROGRAM.—Section 401(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
601(a)(1)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively, 
and by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(1) reduce poverty among children;’’. 
(b) STATE PLAN PROVISIONS.— 
(1) MATTERS REQUIRED TO BE ADDRESSED.— 
Section 402(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) GOALS AND METHODS FOR RE-
DUCING
CHILD
POVERTY.—Reduce child 
poverty using Federal funds provided 
under this part and State funds, including 
establishing numerical goals for reducing 
child poverty. 
‘‘(x) GOALS AND TRACKING OF WORK 
OUTCOMES.—Track work-related outcomes 
for recipients of assistance under the pro-
gram, such as employment entries, wages, 
and job retention, including establishing 
numerical goals for work-related outcomes 
for recipients. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00053
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(xi) PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE SERV-
ICES TO FAMILIES AT-RISK OF ABUSE OR 
NEGLECT.—Provide benefits and services 
to families at-risk of having their children 
removed from the home because of abuse 
and neglect, using Federal funds provided 
under this part and State funds. 
‘‘(xii) HOW NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS 
WILL
BE
SERVED.—Serve noncustodial 
parents, using Federal funds provided 
under this part and State funds.’’. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Section 402(c) (42 
U.S.C. 602(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall make avail-
able to the public, including by posting on a public 
website of the State or another appropriate 
website— 
‘‘(A) each draft of any plan or plan 
amendment to be submitted by the State under 
this section, for at least 45 days before the sub-
mission; and 
‘‘(B) any such plan or amendment certified 
by the Secretary to be complete. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00054
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—The State shall establish 
procedures to receive and respond to comments from 
the public, private sector organizations, and local 
governments on any draft referred to in paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(c) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Section 411 
(42 U.S.C. 611) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT BY STATES.— 
Not later than December 31 of each year, each eligible 
State shall submit to the Secretary (in accordance with 
such form and content rules as the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the National Governor’s Association, National 
Association of State Legislatures, and the American Pub-
lic Human Services Association, develops) a report on the 
following aspects of the State program funded under this 
part in the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(1) Whether the State met the child poverty 
reduction goals set forth in the State plan. This part 
of the report shall include a discussion of the fac-
tors, including benefits, services, and activities fund-
ed with Federal funds provided under this part or 
State funds, which contributed to the meeting of, or 
the failure to meet, the goals. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00055
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(2) Whether the work programs of the State 
were effective in meeting the objectives and numer-
ical goals of the State plan. This part of the report 
shall include a discussion of data derived from the 
tracking of recipients, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of families that left the 
State program funded under this part; 
‘‘(B) the employment rate for those who 
left the program in each calendar quarter; 
‘‘(C) the wage rates of those who left the 
program, including the percentage of leavers 
who, in each calendar quarter, earned an 
amount equal to at least 50 percent of the aver-
age wage then paid in the State; and 
‘‘(D) the employment outcomes of those 
who left the program because of a durational 
limit on assistance, reported at 6 months, 12 
months, 24 months, and 36 months after leav-
ing the program. 
The Secretary shall provide States with technical as-
sistance in preparing this part of the report, includ-
ing by providing States with data from the National 
Directory of New Hires. 
‘‘(3) Whether the State has been effective in 
providing benefits and services under the program to 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
01:17 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00056
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
persons with disabilities. This part of the report 
shall include a report on recipients of assistance 
under the State program funded under this part who 
participated in work activities (as defined in section 
407(d)) pursuant to a modified employability plan 
due to disability, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The aggregate number of recipients 
with modified employability plans due to a dis-
ability. 
‘‘(B) The percentage of all recipients with 
modified employability plans who substantially 
complied with activities set forth in the plans 
each month of the fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) Information regarding the most prev-
alent types of physical and mental impairments 
that provided the basis for the disability deter-
minations. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of cases with a modi-
fied employability plan in which the recipient 
had a disability, was caring for a child with a 
disability, or was caring for another family 
member with a disability. 
‘‘(E) A description of the most prevalent 
types of modification in work activities or hours 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00057
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
vided under section 403(a)(3) and funds provided 
under section 403(b), were used to serve areas of the 
State with the greatest need (as referred to in sec-
tion 402(a)(1)(A)(i)). This part of the report shall 
include supporting data.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE EF-
FORTS OF STATE PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT 
EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
Section 411 (42 U.S.C. 611), as amended by subsection 
(c) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than July 
31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress a report, entitled ‘Efforts in State TANF Pro-
grams to Promote and Support Employment for Individ-
uals with Disabilities’, that includes information on State 
efforts to engage individuals with disabilities in work ac-
tivities during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall 
include the following information: 
‘‘(1) For each State, the number of individuals 
for whom the State has developed a modified em-
ployability plan. 
‘‘(2) The types of physical and mental impair-
ments that provided the basis for the disability de-
termination, and whether the individual with the dis-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00059
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
ability was an adult recipient or minor child head of 
household, a child, or a non-recipient family mem-
ber. 
‘‘(3) The types of modifications that States 
have included in modified employability plans. 
‘‘(4) The extent to which individuals with a 
modified employability plan are participating in work 
activities. 
‘‘(5) For each State, an analysis of the extent 
to which the option to establish modified employ-
ability plans was a factor in the State achieving or 
not achieving the minimum participation rate re-
quired by section 407(a).’’. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS 
TO REWARD STATES WITH HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATES 
AND HIGH RATES OF EMPLOYMENT AT GOOD WAGES.— 
Within 4 years after the effective date of this section, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
the Congress a report that sets forth options for the enact-
ment of legislation to provide financial or other rewards 
to States that have high rates of employment and high 
rates of employment at good wages. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00060
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 14. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES ADOPT STANDARDS 
AND PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC 
AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG TANF RE-
CIPIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the paragraph heading and in-
serting ‘‘CERTIFICATION OF STANDARDS AND PRO-
CEDURES REGARDING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the 
chief executive officer of the State that the 
State has established and is enforcing stand-
ards and procedures to ensure the right and en-
titlement of victims of domestic or sexual vio-
lence (notwithstanding section 401(b)) seeking 
or receiving assistance 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))— 
‘‘(i) to be screened and identified 
while maintaining the confidentiality of the 
victims; 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00061
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(ii) to be referred to counseling and 
supportive services; 
‘‘(iii) to be granted a waiver, pursuant 
to a determination of good cause, of pro-
gram requirements such as time limits (for 
so long as necessary), residency require-
ments, child support cooperation require-
ments, and family cap provisions, in cases 
where compliance with the requirements 
would make it more difficult for the vic-
tims to escape domestic or sexual violence 
or unfairly penalize the victims or other in-
dividuals who are at risk of further domes-
tic or sexual violence; 
‘‘(iv) to apply to participate in the 
program on the same day the victim ap-
pears in person in a program office during 
office hours; 
‘‘(v) to have an application that con-
tains the name, address, and signature of 
the victim considered to be filed on the 
date the application is submitted; 
‘‘(vi) to receive at the time of applica-
tion a clear, written statement explaining 
what the victim must do to cooperate in 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00062
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
obtaining verification and otherwise com-
pleting the application process; and 
‘‘(vii) if the victim has completed the 
application process, to have the eligibility 
of the victim for assistance determined 
promptly, and to be provided assistance 
retroactive to the application date if deter-
mined eligible within 30 days after the ap-
plication date.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘OR SEXUAL’’ after ‘‘DOMESTIC’’; and 
(B) in the text, by inserting ‘‘or sexual’’ 
after ‘‘domestic’’. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON BEST PRACTICES 
OF STATES.—Section 413 (42 U.S.C. 613) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON BEST PRACTICES OF 
STATES IN ADDRESSING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE SUFFERED
BY TANF RECIPIENTS.—Every 4 
years, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Con-
gress a report which examines the practices of States in 
implementing section 402(a)(7), and identifies the best 
practices used to do so.’’. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
00:06 Mar 01, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00063
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H814.IH
H814
jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with BILLS