gram funded under this part or any other State pro-
gram funded by qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) to an individual or 
family on the basis of a durational limit on the as-
sistance that was imposed other than under section 
408(a)(7) shall conduct outreach to inform individ-
uals and families who were so denied that they may 
be eligible for additional months of the assistance.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A) and 
7(d)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(19) FAILURE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE OF LESS THAN 60 MONTHS.—If the 
Secretary determines that a State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 in a fiscal year has vio-
lated section 408(a)(15) during the fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State 
under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately suc-
ceeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 5 percent 
of the State family assistance grant.’’. 
(c) STATE PLAN REQUIRED TO INCLUDE DESCRIP-
TION OF HOW POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS WILL 
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BE INFORMED OF ELIMINATION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE OF LESS THAN 60 MONTHS.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) In the case of a State that, be-
fore the date this clause takes effect, de-
nied assistance under the program to an 
individual or family on the basis of a 
durational limit on the assistance that was 
imposed 
other 
than 
under 
section 
408(a)(7), the document shall describe how 
the State intends to inform the individuals 
and families who were so denied that they 
may be eligible for additional months of 
the assistance.’’. 
SEC. 9. RESPONSE OF TANF PROGRAM TO ECONOMIC RE-
CESSIONS. 
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF DURATIONAL LIMIT ON AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 408(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)), as 
amended by section 8(a)(1)(C) of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
DURATIONAL 
LIMIT DURING RECESSION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply in a State during any month 
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which is in a high unemployment period with 
respect to the State. 
‘‘(J) DISREGARD
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
VIDED
DURING
RECESSION.—In determining 
the number of months for which an adult has 
received assistance under a State or tribal pro-
gram funded under this part or any other State 
program funded by qualified State expenditures 
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), the 
State or tribe shall disregard any month which 
is in a high unemployment period with respect 
to the State. 
‘‘(K) 6-MONTH GRACE PERIOD REQUIRED 
AFTER
RECESSION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to a recipient of assistance under the 
State program funded under this part or any 
other State program funded by qualified State 
expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)) during the 6-month period 
that begins with the month immediately fol-
lowing a high unemployment period with re-
spect to the State if the recipient received the 
assistance for the last month of the period.’’. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FAMILIES OF SUSPENSION 
OF DURATIONAL LIMIT ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by sections 7(d)(1) and 8(b)(1) 
of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT OUTREACH 
TO INFORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF 
ASSISTANCE OF SUSPENSION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE.—In each month which is a high un-
employment period with respect to a State to which 
a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year, 
the State shall conduct outreach to inform individ-
uals and families who are potentially eligible for as-
sistance under the State program funded under this 
part or any other State program funded by qualified 
State 
expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of the suspension of any durational 
limit on assistance under the program.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 
and 8(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(20) FAILURE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IN-
FORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF AS-
SISTANCE OF SUSPENSION OF DURATIONAL LIMIT 
ON ASSISTANCE.—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)(16) dur-
ing 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.’’. 
(c) STATE PLAN REQUIRED TO INCLUDE DESCRIP-
TION OF HOW POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS WILL 
BE INFORMED OF SUSPENSION OF TIME LIMITS DURING 
RECESSION.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
602(a)(1)(B)), as amended by section 8(c) of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) The document shall describe 
how the State intends to inform potentially 
eligible recipients of assistance under the 
program of the suspension of durational 
limits on the assistance during a high un-
employment period with respect to the 
State.’’. 
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(d) HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERIOD DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 419 (42 U.S.C. 619) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) 
HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT
PERIOD
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘high unemployment period’ 
means, with respect to a State, a period of 1 or 
more consecutive months if the average rate of total 
unemployment in the State (seasonally adjusted) for 
the period consisting of the then most recent 3 
months for which data for all States are published 
equals or exceeds 6.5 percent.’’. 
SEC. 10. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES USE MERIT-BASED 
SYSTEM IN ADMINISTRATION OF TANF PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by sections 7(d)(1), 8(b)(1), 
and 9(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(17) REQUIREMENT
TO
USE
MERIT-BASED 
SYSTEM IN ADMINISTERING PROGRAM.—A State to 
which a grant is made under section 403 shall estab-
lish and maintain personnel standards through a 
merit-based system, in administering the State pro-
gram funded under this part and any other State 
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program funded by qualified State expenditures (as 
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 609), as 
amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 8(b)(2), and 
9(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(21) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO USE MERIT- 
BASED
SYSTEM
IN
ADMINISTERING
PROGRAM.—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)(17) 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 per-
cent of the State family assistance grant.’’. 
SEC. 11. BAN ON USING FEDERAL TANF FUNDS TO RE-
PLACE STATE AND LOCAL SPENDING THAT 
DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF QUALI-
FIED STATE EXPENDITURES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by sections 7(d)(1), 8(b)(1), 9(b)(1), 
and 10(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(18) BAN ON USING FEDERAL TANF FUNDS 
TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL SPENDING THAT IS 
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NOT A QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURE.—A State 
to which a grant is made under section 403, and a 
sub-State entity that receives funds from such a 
grant, shall not expend any part of the grant funds 
to supplant State or local spending for benefits or 
services which are not qualified State expenditures 
(within the meaning of section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(b) 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), 
and 10(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(22) USE OF FEDERAL TANF FUNDS TO RE-
PLACE STATE OR LOCAL SPENDING THAT IS NOT A 
QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDITURE.—If the Secretary 
determines that a State to which a grant is made 
under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated sec-
tion 408(a)(18) during the fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reduce the grant payable to the State under 
section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fis-
cal year by an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
State family assistance grant.’’. 
SEC. 12. TANF ASSISTANCE TO MEET BASIC FAMILY ECO-
NOMIC NEEDS. 
(a) 
STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)), as amended by 
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sections 8(c) and 9(c) of this Act, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) 
FAMILY
BUDGET
PROVI-
SIONS.—The document shall set forth a 
family budget of a dollar amount sufficient 
to meet the basic economic needs (includ-
ing food, clothing, shelter, utilities, house-
hold goods, personal care items, and gen-
eral incidental expenses) of a family, how 
the family budget is adjusted for family 
size, the method used to estimate the fam-
ily budget (including a statement of the re-
lationship between shelter and utility costs 
and the fair market rents in localities in 
the State), and the relationship between 
the amount of assistance provided to each 
family under the program and the amount 
of the family budget for the family.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—Section 408(a) (42 
U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by sections 7(d)(1), 8(b)(1), 
9(b)(1), 10(a), and 11(a) of this Act, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) REQUIREMENT THAT AMOUNT OF ASSIST-
ANCE MEET BASIC ECONOMIC NEEDS.—A State to 
which a grant is made under section 403 shall en-
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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.’’. 
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SEC. 13. STATE PLANS AND REPORTS ON CHILD POVERTY. 
(a) CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION AS A PURPOSE OF 
THE
TANF PROGRAM.—Section 401(a) (42 U.S.C. 
601(a)) 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. 
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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
Conference of State Legislatures, and the American Public 
Human Services Association, develops) a report on the fol-
lowing 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. 
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‘‘(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 
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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 
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of participation that were included in the modi-
fied employability plans. 
‘‘(F) A description of the qualifications of 
the staff who determined whether individuals 
had a disability, of the staff who determined 
that individuals needed modifications to their 
work requirements, and of the staff who devel-
oped the modified employability plans. 
‘‘(4) The effectiveness of the benefits and serv-
ices provided under the State program in reducing 
the number of children removed from their homes 
because of abuse and neglect. This part of the report 
shall include an analysis which includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The number of families provided the 
benefits or services that were at risk of having 
their children removed from the home. 
‘‘(B) The number of families served by the 
program that had 1 or more children removed 
from the home because of abuse or neglect. 
‘‘(5) An analysis of the extent to which the ben-
efits and services under the State program were pro-
vided to noncustodial parents. 
‘‘(6) How funds provided to the State under 
this part, with a separate accounting for funds pro-
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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-
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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. 
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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; 
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‘‘(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 
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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.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
SEC. 15. CHILD CARE ENTITLEMENT. 
(a) REPLACEMENT OF REQUIREMENT THAT POR-
TION OF FUNDS BE USED FOR CERTAIN POPULATIONS 
WITH CHILD CARE GUARANTEE.—Section 418(b)(2) (42 
U.S.C. 618(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) CHILD
CARE
TO
BE
GUARANTEED
FOR 
CERTAIN POPULATIONS.—As a condition of receiving 
funds under this section, a State shall guarantee the 
provision of child care services to— 
‘‘(A) each recipient of assistance under the 
State program funded under this part or under 
a State program funded with qualified State ex-
penditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i) of this Act), and to each work- 
eligible 
individual 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
407(a)(2) of this Act), for any period in which 
the recipient or individual is— 
‘‘(i) participating in a work activity 
(as defined in section 407(d) of this Act); 
‘‘(ii) employed, and in a family the 
total income of which does not exceed 250 
percent of the poverty line (within the 
meaning of section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, includ-
ing any revision required by such section 
applicable to a family of the size involved); 
or 
‘‘(iii) engaged in employment sub-
sidized by the State; or 
‘‘(B) each individual who is a former re-
cipient of assistance under such a program or 
a former work-eligible individual, for any por-
tion of the 24-month period, beginning with the 
date the individual left the program involved, in 
which the individual is employed and in a fam-
ily that meets the income requirement of sub-
paragraph (A)(ii).’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF STATE CAPS.—Section 418(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (D) 
and redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘the lesser of the State’s al-
lotment under subparagraph (B) or’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘(2)(C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(2)(B)’’. 
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(c) OPEN-ENDED ENTITLEMENT.—Section 418(a) 
(42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Subject to 
the amount appropriated under paragraph (3), 
each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,917,000,000 for fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry out this sec-
tion for each fiscal year.’’. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHILD 
CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990 
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY CHILD CARE GUARANTEE.— 
Section 418(c) (42 U.S.C. 618(c)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘except to the extent that such a requirement or limitation 
would interfere with the provision of child care services 
required by subsection (b)(2)’’ before the period. 
SEC. 16. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF BAN ON PROVIDING ASSIST-
ANCE TO FAMILIES NOT ASSIGNING CERTAIN SUPPORT 
RIGHTS TO THE STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The 
fol-
lowing provisions are each amended by inserting 
after ‘‘section 408(a)(3)’’ the following: ‘‘(as in ef-
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fect before the effective date of the amendments 
made by section 10(a) of the RISE Out of Poverty 
Act)’’: 
(A) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(10)(C)). 
(B) Section 452(h) (42 U.S.C. 652(h)). 
(C) 
Section 
454(5)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
654(5)(A)). 
(D) 
Section 
456(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
656(a)(1)). 
(E) Section 457(a)(2)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)(2)(B)(i)). 
(F) Section 457(a)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)(3)(A)). 
(G) Section 457(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
657(a)(3)(B)). 
(H) 
Section 
464(a)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
664(a)(1)). 
(I) 
Section 
466(a)(3)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
666(a)(3)(B)). 
(b) REQUIREMENT THAT ALL CHILD SUPPORT COL-
LECTED ON BEHALF OF A CHILD IN A FAMILY RECEIVING 
TANF BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FAMILY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) 
is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
‘‘means—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B) 
foster’’ and inserting ‘‘means foster’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
section, all amounts collected by a State as child support 
on behalf of a child in a family that is receiving assistance 
under the State program funded under part A or under 
the State plan approved under part A of this title (as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996) shall be distributed to the family.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
458(b)(5)(C)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 658(b)(5)(C)(i)(I)) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘is collected on behalf of 
a child described in section 457(f) or’’ after 
‘‘involved’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘A or’’. 
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SEC. 17. STATE OPTION TO EXTEND ELIGIBILITY FOR AS-
SISTANCE TO CHILDREN THROUGH AGE 21; 
PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING FINANCIAL 
AID TIED TO EDUCATION OF CHILD IN DE-
TERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR, OR AMOUNT 
OF ASSISTANCE; PROHIBITION ON IMPOSING 
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EDU-
CATIONAL ENROLLMENT OF CHILD. 
(a) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND TANF TO CHIL-
DREN UNDER AGE 22.—Section 419(2) (42 U.S.C. 
619(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) at the option of the State, has not at-
tained 22 years of age.’’. 
(b) BAN ON CONSIDERING FINANCIAL AID TIED TO 
EDUCATION
OF CHILD
IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY 
FOR, OR AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE; BAN ON IMPOSING AD-
DITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EDUCATIONAL EN-
ROLLMENT OF CHILD.— 
(1) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 
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8(b)(1), 9(b)(1), 10(a), 11(a), and 12(b) of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) BAN
ON
CONSIDERING
FINANCIAL
AID 
TIED
TO
EDUCATION
OF
CHILD
IN
DETERMINING 
ELIGIBILITY FOR, OR AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE; BAN 
ON
IMPOSING
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
BASED 
ON
EDUCATIONAL
ENROLLMENT
OF
CHILD.—A 
State to which a grant is made under section 403 
for a fiscal year shall not— 
‘‘(A) consider financial aid tied to the 
training, school attendance, or postsecondary 
school attendance of a minor child in deter-
mining that the eligibility of the family of the 
child for, or the amount of assistance to be pro-
vided to the family, 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)); or 
‘‘(B) impose additional requirements on a 
family solely because the family includes a 
minor child who is enrolled in a training pro-
gram, school, or post-secondary educational in-
stitution.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) (42 U.S.C. 
609), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 
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8(b)(2), 9(b)(2), 10(b), 11(b), and 12(c) of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) CONSIDERING
EDUCATIONAL
ENROLL-
MENT OF CHILD OR OF FINANCIAL AID TIED TO 
EDUCATION OF CHILD.—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)(20) 
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.’’. 
SEC. 18. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN OTHER BARS TO TANF 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) BAR ON ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED 
OF DRUG FELONIES.—Section 115 of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘ASSIST-
ANCE AND’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘(2) benefits’’ and inserting 
‘‘for benefits’’; 
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(3) in subsection (b), by striking all through 
‘‘The amount of benefits’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) EFFECTS ON BENEFITS FOR OTHERS.—The 
amount of benefits’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘assistance 
or’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘it—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘in section 3’’ and inserting ‘‘it 
in section 3’’. 
(b) BAR ON ASSISTANCE FOR UNWED TEEN PAR-
ENTS NOT
IN SCHOOL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(c) BAR ON ASSISTANCE FOR TEENS NOT IN AN 
ADULT-SUPERVISED
LIVING
ARRANGEMENT.—Section 
408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (5). 
(d) REDESIGNATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 
608(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this Act, is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) through (20) as paragraphs (3) through (17), re-
spectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
602(a)(7)(B)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)(C)(iii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(4)(C)(iii)’’. 
(B) Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)(C)’’. 
(C) Section 403(a)(5)(C)(v) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(C)(v)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)’’. 
(D) 
Section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV) 
(42 
U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘408(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)’’. 
(E) 
Section 
409(a)(9) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘408(a)(7)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘408(a)(4)’’. 
(F) Section 409(a)(17), as added by sec-
tion 7(d)(1)(A)(ii) of this Act, is amended by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(13)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(10)’’. 
(G) Section 409(a)(18), as added by sec-
tion 7(d)(1)(B)(ii) of this Act, is amended by 
striking 
‘‘408(a)(14)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘408(a)(11)’’. 
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(H) Section 409(a)(19), as added by sec-
tion 8(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(15)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(12)’’. 
(I) Section 409(a)(20), as added by section 
9(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(16)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(13)’’. 
(J) Section 409(a)(21), as added by sec-
tion 10(b) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(17)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(14)’’. 
(K) Section 409(a)(22), as added by sec-
tion 11(b) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(18)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(15)’’. 
(L) Section 409(a)(23), as added by sec-
tion 12(c) of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(16)’’. 
(M) Section 409(a)(24), as added by sec-
tion 17(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘408(a)(20)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(17)’’. 
(N) Section 411(a)(1)(A)(xvi) (42 U.S.C. 
611(a)(1)(A)(xvi)) is amended by striking 
‘‘408(a)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(7)(A)’’. 
SEC. 19. TESTING FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
Section 902 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 
193; 21 U.S.C. 862b) is repealed. 
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SEC. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on October 1, 2018, and shall apply to 
payments under title IV of the Social Security Act for cal-
endar quarters beginning on or after such date, without 
regard to whether regulations to implement the amend-
ments are promulgated by such date. 
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines that State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 
under part A or E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by this Act, the plan shall not be re-
garded as failing to meet any of the additional require-
ments before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter be-
ginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative ses-
sion, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate 
regular session of the State legislature. 
Æ 
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