SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO 
PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, 
AND AMERICAN SAMOA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking sub-
section (a). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REDESIGNATIONS.—Section 1108 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by redesignating 
subsections (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g) as subsections 
(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (2), (4), 
and (5); and 
(ii) redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(B) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(C) in subsection (d), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and 
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(D) in subsection (e), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS TO PUERTO RICO, THE 
VIRGIN 
ISLANDS, 
GUAM, 
AND 
AMERICAN 
SAMOA. 
Section 1108(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(a)), as redesignated by section 2(b)(1) of this Act, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ENTITLEMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each territory shall be en-
titled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal 
year a supplemental grant in an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, and Guam, 10 percent of the family as-
sistance grant payable to the territory for the 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of American Samoa, 
$100,000. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise ap-
propriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 
2012 such sums as are necessary for grants under 
this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA FOR 
THE TANF CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 403(b)(7) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(7)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, and American Samoa.’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR TER-
RITORIES.—Section 403(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(b)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, the State 
satisfies alternative eligibility criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary in consultation with the 
Governor of the State, to be submitted to the 
Congress not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this subparagraph.’’. 
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SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY OF PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA FOR 
CHILD CARE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 418(d) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, and American Samoa.’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— 
(1) 
GENERAL
ENTITLEMENT.—Section 
418(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘equal to the greater of—’’ and 
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘equal 
to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, 60 per-
cent of the amount required to be paid to the 
State for fiscal year 2010 under the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of any other State, the 
greater of— 
‘‘(i) the total amount required to be 
paid to the State under section 403 of this 
Act for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (which-
ever is greater) with respect to expendi-
tures for child care under subsections (g) 
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and (i) of section 402 of this Act (as in ef-
fect before October 1, 1995); or 
‘‘(ii) the average of the total amounts 
required to be paid to the State for fiscal 
years 1992 through 1994 under the sub-
sections referred to in clause (i).’’. 
(2) 
ALLOTMENT
OF
REMAINDER.—Section 
418(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(2)(B)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENTS
TO
STATES.—Of the 
total amount available for payments to States 
under this paragraph, as determined under sub-
paragraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) an amount equal to 65 percent of 
the amount required to be paid to each of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and American Samoa for fiscal year 2010 
under the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990, shall be allotted 
to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and American Samoa, respectively; and 
‘‘(ii) the remainder shall be allotted 
among the other States based on the for-
mula used for determining the amount of 
Federal payments to each State under sec-
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tion 403(n) of this Act (as in effect before 
October 1, 1995).’’. 
SEC. 6. INCREASE IN FEDERAL MATCHING RATE FOR FOS-
TER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE IN 
PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, 
AND AMERICAN SAMOA. 
Section 474(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
674(a)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘in the case of a State other 
than the District of Columbia, or’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
the case of each of the 50 States,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or 75 percent, in the case of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Amer-
ican Samoa’’ after ‘‘in the case of the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins 1 year 
or more after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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