‘‘(2) supporting research on the best practices 
of social service organizations. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may use not more than 25 percent of the 
amount appropriated under this section for a fiscal year 
to provide guidance and technical assistance to States and 
political subdivisions of States with respect to the imple-
mentation of any social service program. 
‘‘(d) SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘social services program’ means a pro-
gram that provides benefits or services of any kind to per-
sons and families in need. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—To carry out this section, there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary $150,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 2007 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASSETS FOR INDEPEND-
ENCE DEMONSTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 416 of the Assets for 
Independence Act (title IV of Public Law 105–285; 42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by striking ‘‘1999’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2005, 2006, 
2007, and 2008’’.
(b) REMOVAL OF ECONOMIC LITERACY ACTIVITIES 
FROM LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS IN THE RE-
SERVE FUND.—Section 407(c)(3) of such Act (title IV of 
Public Law 105–285; 42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The preceding sentences 
of this paragraph shall not apply to amounts used by an 
entity for any activity described in paragraph (1)(A).’’. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE INDIVID-
UALS IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME NOT EXCEEDING 
50 PERCENT
OF
AREA
MEDIAN
INCOME.—Section 
408(a)(1) of such Act (title IV of Public Law 105–285; 
42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) INCOME
TEST.—The adjusted gross in-
come of the household— 
‘‘(A) does not exceed 200 percent of the 
poverty line (as determined by the Office of 
Management and Budget) or the earned income 
amount described in section 32 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (taking into account the 
size of the household); or 
‘‘(B) does not exceed 50 percent of the 
area median income (as determined by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development) for 
the area in which the household is located.’’.
(d) EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ACCOUNT HOLDERS 
TO ACCESS FEDERAL FUNDS.—Section 407(d) of such 
Act (title IV of Public Law 105–285; 42 U.S.C. 604 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘When Project Terminates’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘upon’’ and inserting ‘‘on the 
date that is 6 months after’’. 
(e) VERIFICATION OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 
EXPENSES.—Section 404(8)(A) of such Act (title IV of 
Public Law 105–285; 42 U.S.C. 604 note) is amended in 
the 1st sentence by inserting ‘‘or a vendor, but only to 
the extent that the expenses are described in a document 
which explains the educational items to be purchased, and 
the document and the expenses are approved by the quali-
fied entity’’ before the period. 
(f) AUTHORITY TO USE EXCESS INTEREST TO FUND 
OTHER INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.—Section 
410 of such Act (title IV of Public Law 105–285; 42 
U.S.C. 604 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any interest that has ac-
crued’’ and inserting ‘‘interest that has accrued 
during that period’’; and
(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘, 
but only to the extent that the amount of the 
interest does not exceed the amount of interest 
that has accrued during that period on amounts 
deposited in the account by that individual.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) USE OF EXCESS INTEREST TO FUND OTHER IN-
DIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS.—To the extent that 
a qualified entity has an amount that, but for the limita-
tion in subsection (a)(3), would be required by that sub-
section to be deposited into the individual development ac-
count of an individual or into a parallel account main-
tained by the qualified entity, the qualified entity may de-
posit the amount into the individual development account 
of any individual or into any such parallel account main-
tained by the qualified entity.’’. 
SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COR-
PORATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAITH-BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) America’s community of faith has long 
played a leading role in dealing with difficult societal 
problems 
that 
might 
otherwise 
have 
gone 
unaddressed.
(2) President Bush has called upon Americans 
‘‘to revive the spirit of citizenship . . . to marshal 
the compassion of our people to meet the continuing 
needs of our Nation’’. 
(3) Although the work of faith-based organiza-
tions should not be used by government as an excuse 
for backing away from its historic and rightful com-
mitment to help those who are disadvantaged and in 
need, such organizations can and should be seen as 
a valuable partner with government in meeting soci-
etal challenges. 
(4) Every day faith-based organizations in the 
United States help people recover from drug and al-
cohol addiction, provide food and shelter for the 
homeless, rehabilitate prison inmates so that they 
can break free from the cycle of recidivism, and 
teach people job skills that will allow them to move 
from poverty to productivity. 
(5) Faith-based organizations are often more 
successful in dealing with difficult societal problems 
than government and non-sectarian organizations. 
(6) As President Bush has stated, ‘‘It is not 
sufficient to praise charities and community groups; 
we must support them. And this is both a public ob-
ligation and a personal responsibility.’’.