I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4895 
To direct the Secretary of Treasury to establish a Federal office to oversee 
local guaranteed income pilots and to implement a national guaranteed 
income program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2021 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. BUSH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BOWMAN, and Ms. 
JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Treasury to establish a Federal 
office to oversee local guaranteed income pilots and to 
implement a national guaranteed income program, 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 ‘‘Sending Unconditional 
Payments to People Overcoming Resistances to Triumph 
Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘SUPPORT Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Secretary defined. 
TITLE I—GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Office of Guaranteed Income Programs. 
Sec. 103. Guaranteed income pilot program. 
TITLE II—GUARANTEED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 201. Establishment of the guaranteed income tax credit. 
TITLE III—FEDACCOUNTS 
Sec. 301. Creation and integration of FedAccounts. 
SEC. 3. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate). 
TITLE I—GUARANTEED INCOME 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTION.—The term ‘‘community development fi-
nancial institution’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 103 of the Community Development 
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702). 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Guaranteed Income 
Programs established under section 102. 
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(3) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5302). 
SEC. 102. OFFICE OF GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Office 
of Guaranteed Income Programs (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Director shall assist the Secretary 
in— 
(1) carrying out the pilot program established 
in section 103; and 
(2) implementing the Federal tax credit estab-
lished in title II. 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may consult 
with Federal agencies to— 
(A) establish the organizational structure 
and functionality of the Office; and 
(B) meet the purposes of this Act. 
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(2) SPECIFIC
DUTIES
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.— 
(A) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
HOUSING
AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT.—In order to assist the 
Secretary the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall provide administrative exper-
tise with respect to grantmaking to units of 
general local government through the commu-
nity development block grant program under 
title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(B) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND 
HUMAN
SERVICES.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall provide to the Sec-
retary and the Director research consulting 
from the Office of Planning, Research, and 
Evaluation and such Office’s experience with 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
Program. 
(C) INTERNAL
REVENUE
SERVICE.—The 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall provide 
to the Secretary access to tax records to admin-
ister and analyze the program under section 
103 and to update the Secretary on changes to 
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the taxable income of an individual under this 
title and title II. 
(D) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Commissioner of Social Security shall pro-
vide to the Secretary access to identifying 
records and addresses to identify individuals 
under this title and title II receiving supple-
mental security income benefits or social secu-
rity disability insurance benefits. 
(e) DATA SHARING.—As determined necessary, the 
Secretary may work with other relevant Federal agencies 
for the purposes of sharing and updating personal identi-
fication information and consolidating a database of indi-
viduals who may receive cash payments under this title 
and title II. 
(f) NATIONAL ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall es-
tablish within the Office a National Economic Advi-
sory Council to make recommendations with respect 
to improving performance and coordination of basic 
income pilot programs. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Economic 
Advisory Council shall be composed of 10 members 
as follows: 
(A) The Director. 
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(B) The following members appointed by 
the Director: 
(i) One representative from a national 
nonprofit civil rights organization. 
(ii) One representative from a na-
tional labor organization. 
(iii) One representative from an eco-
nomic research organization with expertise 
in cash-transfer programs. 
(iv) One representative from a com-
munity advocacy organization with exper-
tise in cash-transfer programs. 
(v) One representative from a commu-
nity development financial institution. 
(vi) Two individuals eligible for cash 
payments under this title or title II. 
(C) Two members appointed by the Sec-
retary. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Council shall 
submit to the Secretary and Congress annual rec-
ommendations relating to the policies and regula-
tions of the Office. 
SEC. 103. GUARANTEED INCOME PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall implement a 
5-year guaranteed income pilot program (in this section 
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referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide grants to eligible 
entities to assist in carrying out a qualifying pilot pro-
gram. 
(b) QUALIFYING PILOT PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘qualifying pilot program’’ means a new 
or ongoing local basic income pilot program that provides 
to eligible individuals cash payments that are— 
(1) not less than $50 per such individual per 
payment; and 
(2) made on a bi-weekly, monthly, or quarterly 
basis. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A grant under this section may 
be made only to an eligible entity that submits to the Sec-
retary an application containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, including— 
(1) a description of a qualifying pilot program 
to be carried out using grant amounts; and 
(2) an explanation of the need for such pro-
gram. 
(d) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director, shall select not less than 500 
eligible entities to participate in the Program based 
on criteria that the Secretary shall establish. 
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(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary, in approving ap-
plications under this section, shall give priority to 
applications submitted by— 
(A) units of general local government that 
have never established or do not have an exist-
ing program to provide a basic minimum in-
come for individuals; 
(B) units of general local government that 
will carry out a qualifying pilot program in low- 
income geographic areas or persistent poverty 
counties; 
(C) community development financial insti-
tutions that are minority-owned; and 
(D) community development financial insti-
tutions that serve or are based in low-income 
geographic areas or persistent poverty counties. 
(e) LOCAL EVALUATIONS.—Eligible entities may use 
grant amounts to cover the costs of evaluations, similar 
to the requirements in subsection (g), through working 
with partners, such as for-profit, nonprofit, public, or 
quasi-governmental entities, to design, text, and report on 
their income pilots. 
(f) DISREGARD OF CASH PAYMENTS FOR PURPOSES 
OF ALL FEDERAL
AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PRO-
GRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
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payment made to a participating individual under this sec-
tion shall not be taken into account as income or resources 
for the period of 12 months from receipt, for purposes of 
determining the eligibility of such individual for benefits 
or assistance (or the amount or extent of benefits or as-
sistance) under any Federal program or any State or local 
program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(g) EXTERNAL PARTNERS.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director, shall select no more than 
three external partners to provide assistance with 
the design, administration, and evaluation of the 
Program. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—An organization selected 
to be an external partner shall— 
(A) have demonstrated experience in— 
(i) studying or implementing cash- 
transfer programs; 
(ii) executing a mixed-methods study 
that incorporates an experiment or quasi- 
experiment design; and 
(iii) holding highly ethical research de-
signs with a consistent track record of ap-
proval from institutional review boards; 
and 
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(B) have no campaign activity as a re-
search organization described under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—An external partner, 
and any employee of an external partner, shall be 
treated as a Federal employee for purposes of sec-
tion 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) DATA COLLECTION.—An external partner 
shall work with the Director to collect and record 
data from eligible entities and participating individ-
uals, as necessary, to complete the study and reports 
required under subsection (g), and to conduct any 
additional research as the Secretary determines nec-
essary. 
(h) REPORTING.— 
(1) TASK FORCE.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director and external partners, may 
establish a task force to study the results of the 
qualifying pilot programs funded with grants under 
the Program. 
(2) INFORMATION GATHERING.—An eligible en-
tity providing cash payments to an eligible individual 
through a qualifying pilot program, funded through 
the Program, shall collect, maintain a record of, and 
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promptly submit such record to the task force the 
following information: 
(A) If the eligible entity is a community 
development financial institution, whether the 
entity itself is a minority-owned, women-owned, 
or veteran-owned entity. 
(B) Demographic information of partici-
pating individuals, including race and ethnicity, 
gender, disability status, housing status, family 
composition, and income level. 
(3) EVALUATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director, may use such amounts as may 
be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of quali-
fying pilot programs funded through the Program, 
using a methodology that— 
(A) includes a random assignment when-
ever feasible, or other research methods that 
allow for the strongest possible casual infer-
ences when a random assignment is not fea-
sible; and 
(B) generates evidence on the impact of 
specific qualifying pilot programs and protocols. 
(4) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 24 
months after cash payments are initially made to 
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participating individuals, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director and external partners, shall 
issue an interim report on the Program to Congress, 
including the following information: 
(A) For each qualifying pilot program, the 
total number of participating individuals disag-
gregated by race and ethnicity, gender, dis-
ability status, housing status, family composi-
tion, and income and assets (including income 
level as a percentage of the Federal poverty 
line). 
(B) With respect to each participating in-
dividual, to the extent applicable— 
(i) such individual’s employment type 
and job status; 
(ii) the total amount of cash payments 
received by such individual; and 
(iii) such individual’s zip code. 
(C) Any other information that the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary. 
(5) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 12 months 
after the conclusion of the Program, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director and the external 
partners, shall issue a final report on the Program 
to Congress, which shall include updated disclosures 
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