(2) PROHIBITION.—Section 408(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(13) BAN
ON
CONDITIONING
RECEIPT
OF 
TANF OR CERTAIN OTHER BENEFITS ON PARTICIPA-
TION IN A HEALTHY MARRIAGE OR RESPONSIBLE 
FATHERHOOD PROGRAM.—A State to which a grant 
is made under section 403 shall not condition the re-
ceipt of assistance under the State program funded 
under this part, under a program funded with quali-
fied State expenditures (as defined in section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)), or under any other program fund-
ed under this title, on participation in a healthy 
marriage promotion activity (as defined in section 
403(a)(2)(A)(iii)) or in an activity promoting re-
sponsible 
fatherhood 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
403(a)(2)(C)(ii)).’’. 
(3) PENALTY.—Section 409(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(17) PENALTY
FOR
CONDITIONING
RECEIPT 
OF TANF OR CERTAIN OTHER BENEFITS ON PARTICI-
PATION IN A HEALTHY MARRIAGE OR RESPONSIBLE 
FATHERHOOD
PROGRAM.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State has violated section 408(a)(13) 
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during a 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.’’. 
(b) ACTIVITIES PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHER-
HOOD.—Section 403(a)(2)(C)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘marriage or 
sustain marriage’’ and insert ‘‘healthy relationships 
and marriages or to sustain healthy relationships or 
marriages’’; 
(2) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘educating 
youth who are not yet parents about the economic, 
social, and family consequences of early parenting, 
helping participants in fatherhood programs work 
with their own children to break the cycle of early 
parenthood,’’ after ‘‘child support payments,’’; and 
(3) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘fathers’’ and 
inserting ‘‘low-income fathers and other low-income 
noncustodial parents who are not eligible for assist-
ance under the State program funded under this 
part’’. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 403(a)(2)(D) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(D)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ the 1st place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ the 2nd place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘a fiscal year’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2015. 
SEC. 104. TANF WORK PARTICIPATION IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE WORK REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR 2-PARENT FAMILIES.— 
(1) WORK PARTICIPATION RATE.—Section 407 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) beginning in the heading, by strik-
ing 
‘‘PARTICIPATION
RATE
REQUIRE-
MENTS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘A 
State’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting 
‘‘PARTICIPATION RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
A State’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; 
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(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; 
(iii) in paragraph (3) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘determining month-
ly participation rates under paragraph 
(1)(B)’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘rates’’ and inserting 
‘‘rate’’. 
(2) 
MINIMUM
WEEKLY
HOURS
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 407(c)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘GENERAL RULES’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘For purposes of’’ in sub-
paragraph 
(A) 
and 
inserting 
‘‘GENERAL 
RULES—For purposes of’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(3) LIMITATION ON PENALTY IMPOSITION.—In 
applying section 409(a)(3) of the Social Security Act 
for any of fiscal years 2007 through 2015, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall dis-
regard the requirement imposed by section 407(a)(2) 
of such Act. 
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(b) ELIMINATION OF DISTINCTION BETWEEN CORE 
AND OTHER WORK ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(c)(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)), as amended by sub-
section (a)(2) of this section, is further amended by 
striking ‘‘not fewer than’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘subsection (d),’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
407(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (C). 
(c) ELIMINATION OF CAP ON TREATING VOCATIONAL 
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
AS WORK PARTICIPATION.— 
Section 407(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
(d) INCREASE IN MONTHS OF EDUCATIONAL VOCA-
TIONAL TRAINING THAT MAY BE COUNTED AS WORK 
PARTICIPATION.—Section 407(d)(8) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘12 months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1 of the first fiscal 
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply to the determination of minimum partici-
pation rates for months beginning on or after that date. 
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SEC. 105. BAN ON RECOVERY OF MEDICAID COSTS FOR 
BIRTHS. 
(a) BAN ON RECOVERY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 454 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (33); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (34) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the 
following: 
‘‘(35) provide that, except as provided in sec-
tion 1902(a)(25)(F)(ii), the State shall not use the 
State program operated under this part to collect 
any amount owed to the State by reason of costs in-
curred under the State plan approved under title 
XIX for the birth of a child for whom support rights 
have been assigned pursuant to section 471(a)(17) 
or 1912; and’’. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sec-
tion 454(35) of such Act, as added by paragraph 
(1), shall be construed as affecting the application of 
section 1902(a)(25) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(25)) with respect to a State (relating to 
the State Medicaid plan requirement for the State to 
take all reasonable measures to ascertain the legal li-
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ability of third parties to pay for care and services 
available under the plan). 
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT BAN ON RECOVERY DOES 
NOT APPLY WITH RESPECT TO INSURANCE OF A PARENT 
WITH AN OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT.—Clause 
(ii) of section 1902(a)(25)(F) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(25)(F)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘only if such third-party liability is derived through insur-
ance,’’ before ‘‘seek’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
take effect on October 1, 2015. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
EFFECTIVE
DATE
FOR 
STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a State 
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines requires State legislation in order for the 
plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by 
the amendments made by this section, the State 
plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with 
the requirements of such title solely on the basis of 
its failure to meet these additional requirements be-
fore the first day of the first calendar quarter begin-
ning after the close of the first regular session of the 
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State legislature that begins after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sen-
tence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legis-
lative session, each year of the session is considered 
to be a separate regular session of the State legisla-
ture. 
SEC. 106. IMPROVED COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 
CHILD SUPPORT. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT.— 
(1) FULL
DISTRIBUTION
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT 
COLLECTED; REFORM OF RULES FOR DISTRIBUTION 
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT
COLLECTED
ON
BEHALF
OF 
CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 457 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (a) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) FULL DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS COLLECTED 
ON BEHALF OF ANY FAMILY.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the entire amount collected on behalf of any family as sup-
port by a State pursuant to a plan approved under this 
part shall be paid by the State to the family.’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
subsections 
(c) 
through (e) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(c) AMOUNTS COLLECTED FOR CHILD FOR WHOM 
FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS ARE MADE.— 
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, 
amounts collected by a State as child support for months 
in any period on behalf of a child for whom a public agen-
cy is making foster care maintenance payments under part 
E shall be paid to the public agency responsible for super-
vising the placement of the child, which may use the pay-
ments in the manner it determines will serve the best in-
terests of the child, including setting such payments aside 
for the child’s future needs or use.’’. 
(B) FOSTER CARE STATE PLAN AMEND-
MENT.—Section 471(a)(17) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 671(a)(17) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and consistent with 
the child’s case plan’’ after ‘‘where appro-
priate’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘secure an assignment 
to the State of any rights to support’’ and 
inserting ‘‘establish paternity and estab-
lish, modify, and enforce child support ob-
ligations’’. 
(C) 
SOCIAL
SECURITY
ACT
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
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(i) CHILD
SUPPORT
STATE
PLAN 
AMENDMENT.—Section 454 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by section 
105(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by in-
serting after paragraph (35) the following: 
‘‘(36) provide that a State shall pay all col-
lected child support to the payee, except as provided 
in section 457(c).’’. 
(ii) DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAY-
MENTS.—Section 454B(c) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 654b(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT TO FAMILIES.—The State 
disbursement unit shall pay all collected child sup-
port to the payee, except as otherwise provided in 
section 457.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa) of such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa)) 
is 
amended by striking ‘‘457(a)(1)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘457(a)’’. 
(B) Section 454(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
654(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) in any 
case’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’. 
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(C) Section 466(a)(3)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall be distributed in 
accordance with section 457 in the case of 
overdue support assigned to a State pursu-
ant to section 408(a)(3) or 471(a)(17), or, 
in any other case,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or to the public 
agency responsible for supervising the 
placement of the child, which may use the 
payments in the manner the public agency 
determines will serve the best interest of 
the child’’ before the semicolon. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON CONDITIONING RECEIPT
OF 
TANF ON ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT.—Section 408(a)(3) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘NO 
ASSISTANCE
FOR
FAMILIES
NOT’’ and inserting 
‘‘PROHIBITION ON CONDITIONING ASSISTANCE FOR 
FAMILIES ON’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘not’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or under a program funded 
with qualified State expenditures (as defined in sec-
tion 409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’ after ‘‘this part’’; and 
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(4) by striking ‘‘, not exceeding the total 
amount of assistance so paid to the family,’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO DISREGARD PERCENTAGE OF 
CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTED IN DETERMINING AMOUNT 
AND TYPE OF TANF ASSISTANCE.—Section 408(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by section 
103(a)(2) of this Act and subsection (b) of this section, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(14) REQUIREMENT TO DISREGARD PERCENT-
AGE
OF
CHILD
SUPPORT
COLLECTED
IN
DETER-
MINING AMOUNT AND TYPE OF TANF ASSISTANCE.— 
A State to which a grant is made under section 403 
shall disregard at least the same percentage of 
amounts collected as support on behalf of a family 
as the percentage of earned income that the State 
disregards, in determining the amount or type of as-
sistance provided to the family under the State pro-
gram funded under this part or under a program 
funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined 
in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’. 
(d) RESTORATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING.—Effec-
tive on the date of enactment of this Act, section 7309 
of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
171; 120 Stat. 147) is repealed and part D of title IV 
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of the Social Security Act shall be applied as if the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) of that section had not been 
enacted. 
(e) REPEAL OF MANDATORY FEE FOR CHILD SUP-
PORT COLLECTION.—Effective on the date of enactment 
of this Act, section 7310 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 147) is repealed 
and part D of title IV of the Social Security Act shall 
be applied as if the amendments made by that section had 
not been enacted. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING A PERIOD OF IN-
CARCERATION
VOLUNTARY
UNEMPLOYMENT.—Section 
466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the following: 
‘‘(20) PROCEDURES RELATING TO PERIODS OF 
INCARCERATION OF NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Procedures which re-
quire that, in determining or modifying the 
amount of, or terms and conditions of, any sup-
port obligation of a noncustodial parent, the 
State— 
‘‘(i) shall not consider any period of 
incarceration of such parent as a period of 
voluntary unemployment that disqualifies 
the parent from obtaining a modification 
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of the support obligation consistent with 
the parent’s ability to pay child support; 
and 
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (B) in 
the case of an incarcerated parent, may— 
‘‘(I) temporarily suspend any 
support obligation on the parent and 
the enforcement of any support obli-
gation of the parent existing prior to 
the period of incarceration; and 
‘‘(II) temporarily prohibit the ac-
crual of any interest on any support 
obligation of the parent existing prior 
to the period of incarceration during 
any such period. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CHAL-
LENGE SUSPENSION.—Such procedures shall re-
quire the State to provide a custodial parent 
with— 
‘‘(i) notice of any suspension of re-
view, adjustment, or enforcement of a sup-
port obligation and of any prohibition on 
interest accrual on such obligation that is 
imposed in accordance with subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
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‘‘(ii) an opportunity to request that 
the suspension or prohibition be termi-
nated or modified on the basis that the 
noncustodial parent has sufficient income 
or resources to continue payment of the 
support obligation during the noncustodial 
parent’s period of incarceration.’’. 
(g) REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT 
ARREARAGES UPON REQUEST.—Section 466(a)(10) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF AR-
REARAGES.—Procedures 
which 
require 
the 
State to review, and if appropriate, reduce the 
balance of arrearages permanently assigned to 
the State under part A or E of this title, or 
under title XIX, pursuant to standards and 
procedures established by the State, in cases 
where the obligor lacks sufficient ability to pay 
the arrears, adjustment will promote timely 
payment of current support, or barriers, such 
as incarceration, may have limited the ability of 
the obligor to timely seek a modification of the 
order, and it is in the best interests of the child 
to make such reduction. Nothing in the pre-
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ceding sentence shall be construed as affecting 
arrearages that have not been permanently as-
signed to the State under any such part or 
title.’’. 
(h) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 
2016, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
study and submit a report to Congress regarding the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The effect of age eligibility restrictions for 
the earned income tax credit established under sec-
tion 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for in-
dividuals without qualifying children on— 
(A) the ability of young parents to pay 
child support; 
(B) compliance with child support orders; 
and 
(C) the relationship between young non-
custodial parents and their children. 
(2) The impact of State earned income tax 
credit programs, especially such programs with tar-
geted benefits for noncustodial parents, on— 
(A) the ability of noncustodial parents to 
pay child support; 
(B) compliance with child support orders; 
and 
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(C) the relationship between noncustodial 
parents and their children. 
(3) The challenges faced by legal immigrants 
and individuals for whom English is not their pri-
mary language in fulfilling child support and other 
noncustodial parenting obligations. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2016, and 
shall apply to payments under parts A and D of title 
IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters 
beginning on or after that date, without regard to 
whether regulations to implement the amendments 
are promulgated by such date. 
(2) STATE OPTION TO ACCELERATE EFFECTIVE 
DATE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State 
may elect to have the amendments made by the pre-
ceding provisions of this section apply to the State 
and to amounts collected by the State (and to pay-
ments under such parts), on and after such date as 
the State may select that is not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
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SEC. 107. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT UNDER THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ENCOURAGEMENT OF COLLECTION OF CHILD 
SUPPORT.—Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(7)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) DEDUCTION
FOR
CHILD
SUPPORT
RE-
CEIVED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A household shall be 
allowed a deduction of 20 percent of all legally 
obligated child support payments received from 
an identified or putative parent of a child in the 
household if that parent is not a household 
member. 
‘‘(B) ORDER
OF
DETERMINING
DEDUC-
TIONS.—A deduction under this paragraph shall 
be determined before the computation of the ex-
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cess shelter deduction under paragraph (7).’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (k)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(7)’’. 
(b) SIMPLIFIED VERIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT 
PAYMENTS.—Section 5(n) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(n)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘STATE
OPTIONS
TO
SIMPLIFY’’, and inserting 
‘‘SIMPLIFIED’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Regardless of whether’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A household that is paying 
legally obligated child support through the program 
under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) shall receive— 
‘‘(A) a deduction under subsection (e)(4); 
or 
‘‘(B) an exclusion under subsection (d)(6); 
for child support payments made. 
‘‘(2) STATE OPTIONS.—Regardless of whether’’. 
(c) INCLUSION OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PRO-
GRAMS
IN DEFINITION
OF WORK PROGRAM.—Section 
6(o)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(o)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) participate in and comply with the re-
quirements of a demonstration project under 
section 102 of the Julia Carson Responsible Fa-
therhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015;’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section take effect on October 
1, 2015. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—A State shall imple-
ment the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
(b) for participating households at the 1st certifi-
cation, or 1st recertification, of the household that 
occurs on or after October 1, 2015. 
SEC. 108. GRANTS SUPPORTING HEALTHY FAMILY PART-
NERSHIPS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTER-
VENTION AND PREVENTIONS. 
Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) GRANTS
SUPPORTING
HEALTHY
FAMILY 
PARTNERSHIPS
FOR
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
INTER-
VENTION AND PREVENTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award grants on a competitive basis to healthy 
family partnerships to develop and implement 
promising practices for— 
‘‘(i) assessing and providing services 
to individuals and families affected by do-
mestic violence, including through case-
worker training, the provision of technical 
assistance to community partners, and the 
implementation of safe visitation and ex-
change programs; or 
‘‘(ii) preventing domestic violence, 
particularly as a barrier to economic secu-
rity, and fostering healthy relationships. 
‘‘(B) EDUCATION SERVICES.—In awarding 
grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall ensure that 10 percent of the funds made 
available under such grants are used for high 
schools and other secondary educational institu-
tions and institutions of higher education to 
provide education services on the value of 
healthy relationships, responsible parenting, 
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and healthy marriages characterized by mutual 
respect and nonviolence, and the importance of 
building relationships skills such as communica-
tion, conflict resolution, and budgeting. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—The respective entity 
and organization of a healthy family partner-
ship entered into for purposes of receiving a 
grant under this paragraph shall submit a joint 
application to the Secretary, at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary shall specify, 
containing— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the partner-
ship intends to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) an assurance that funds made 
available under the grant shall be used to 
supplement, and not supplant, other funds 
used by the entity or organization to carry 
out programs, activities, or services de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B); and 
‘‘(iii) such other information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(D) GENERAL RULES GOVERNING USE OF 
FUNDS.—The rules of section 404, other than 
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subsection (b) of that section, shall not apply to 
a grant made under this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term 
‘domestic violence’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 402(a)(7)(B). 
‘‘(ii) HEALTHY
FAMILY
PARTNER-
SHIP.—The term ‘healthy family partner-
ship’ means a partnership between— 
‘‘(I) an entity receiving funds 
under a grant made under paragraph 
(2) to promote healthy marriage or re-
sponsible fatherhood; and 
‘‘(II) an organization with dem-
onstrated expertise working with sur-
vivors of domestic violence. 
‘‘(F) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not other-
wise appropriated, there are appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 
$25,000,000 to carry out this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 109. PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
(E) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
RECEIPT
OF 
FUNDS.—An entity may not be awarded a grant 
under this paragraph unless the entity, as a 
condition of receiving funds under such a 
grant— 
‘‘(i) identifies in its application for the 
grant the domestic violence experts at the 
local, State, or national level with whom 
the entity will consult in the development 
and implementation of the programs and 
activities of the entity; 
‘‘(ii) on award of the grant, and in 
consultation with such domestic violence 
experts, develops a written protocol which 
describes— 
‘‘(I) how the entity will identify 
instances or risks of domestic violence; 
‘‘(II) the procedures for respond-
ing to such instances or risk, includ-
ing making service referrals and pro-
viding protections and appropriate as-
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sistance for identified individuals and 
families; 
‘‘(III) how confidentiality issues 
will be addressed; and 
‘‘(IV) the domestic violence train-
ing that will be provided to ensure ef-
fective and consistent implementation 
of the protocol; and 
‘‘(iii) in an annual report to the Sec-
retary, includes a description of the domes-
tic violence protocols, and a description of 
any implementation issues identified with 
respect to domestic violence and how the 
issues were addressed. 
‘‘(E) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘domestic violence’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 
402(a)(7)(B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 403(a)(2) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)), as amended by section 
103(d) of this Act and subsection (a)(1) of this section, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(D), and (G)’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(F)’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C)(i), by 
striking ‘‘(D)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘(F)’’. 
SEC. 110. TANF EMPLOYMENT FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(b) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) EMPLOYMENT FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund 
which shall be known as the ‘Employment Fund for 
Needy Families’ (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘Fund’.) 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS INTO FUND.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated for each of fis-
cal years 2017 and 2018, $608,000,000 for payment 
to the Fund, which shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018, the Secretary shall make 
a grant to any qualifying entity as provided in 
this paragraph. 
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‘‘(B) QUALIFYING ENTITY.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, a qualifying entity for a fis-
cal year is a State, territory, Indian tribe, or 
tribal organization that submits to the Sec-
retary an application for a grant under this 
paragraph for the fiscal year, in such manner 
and at such time as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(C) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall reserve $10,000,000 out of 
the amounts made available under para-
graph (2) for each fiscal year to provide 
technical assistance to qualifying entities 
receiving a grant under this paragraph for 
the fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) 
TERRITORIES
AND
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
reserve, 
from the amount made available under 
paragraph (2) for a fiscal year that re-
mains after applying clause (i), 3 percent 
for grants under this paragraph for the fis-
cal year to qualifying entities that are ter-
ritories and 1 percent for grants under this 
paragraph for the fiscal year to qualifying 
entities that are Indian tribes or tribal or-
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ganizations, to be allotted in a manner the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(iii) STATES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The amount 
of a grant under this paragraph pay-
able for a fiscal year to a qualifying 
entity that is a State shall be the 
amount that bears the same ratio to 
the aggregate amount as the number 
of individuals residing in the State 
who have attained 18 years of age but 
have not attained 67 years of age who 
are not employed, as determined by 
the Secretary, bears to the total num-
ber of such individuals residing in all 
qualifying entities that are States. 
‘‘(II) AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—For 
purposes of this clause, the term ‘ag-
gregate amount’ means the amount 
made available for a fiscal year under 
paragraph (2) that remains after ap-
plying clauses (i) and (ii). 
‘‘(iv) UNUSED FUNDS.— 
‘‘(I) REASONABLE
LIMITS
ON 
CARRYING
OVER
FUNDS.—The Sec-
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retary shall set reasonable limits on 
the amount of funds a State receiving 
a grant under this paragraph may 
carry over for expenditure in fiscal 
years after the fiscal year for which 
the grant is awarded. 
‘‘(II) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
UN-
USED
FUNDS.—Any portion of the 
amount of a grant made to a State 
under clause (iii) that the Secretary 
determines will not be used by the 
State shall be redistributed among the 
States that the Secretary determines 
will not have such an unused amount, 
using the rules specified in clause (iii). 
Any amount so redistributed to a 
State is deemed part of the grant 
made to the State under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(I) 
SUBSIDIZED
EMPLOY-
MENT.—A qualifying entity awarded a 
grant under this paragraph shall use 
the grant funds to conduct a sub-
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sidized employment program to assist 
recipients of TANF cash assistance 
and TANF-eligible individuals who 
are not recipients of cash assistance 
in obtaining paid employment. 
‘‘(II) SECTORAL
SKILLS
TRAIN-
ING.—A qualifying entity may use not 
more than 15 percent of funds award-
ed to the entity under this paragraph 
for a fiscal year to conduct a sectoral 
skills training program to provide sec-
toral skills training to recipients of 
TANF cash assistance and TANF-eli-
gible individuals who are not recipi-
ents of cash assistance. 
‘‘(ii) 
ALLOWABLE
EXPENSES.—A 
qualifying entity may use funds awarded 
under this paragraph to carry out clause 
(i), including the following activities: 
‘‘(I) Administrative expenses. 
‘‘(II) Supportive services, includ-
ing transportation and child care, to 
enable individuals to participate in a 
program described in clause (i). 
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‘‘(III) Wages and associated pay-
roll costs for individuals participating 
in the subsidized employment program 
described in clause (i)(I). 
‘‘(iii) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(I) REQUIREMENT
TO
USE
PERCENT OF FUNDS TO ASSIST RE-
CIPIENTS
OF
TANF
CASH
ASSIST-
ANCE.—A qualifying entity shall use 
not less than 75 percent of funds 
awarded to the entity under this para-
graph to assist under the program de-
scribed in clause (i)(I) (and, if the en-
tity so elects, the program described 
in clause (i)(II)) recipients of TANF 
cash assistance and may use the re-
mainder of the funds to assist TANF- 
eligible individuals who are not recipi-
ents of cash assistance. 
‘‘(II) RECIPIENT OF TANF CASH 
ASSISTANCE.—In this subparagraph, 
the term ‘recipient of TANF cash as-
sistance’ means an individual who— 
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to be a member of the fam-
ily. 
‘‘(III) 
TANF-ELIGIBLE
INDI-
VIDUAL WHO IS NOT A RECIPIENT OF 
CASH ASSISTANCE.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘TANF-eligible indi-
vidual who is not a recipient of cash 
assistance’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(aa) has attained 18 years 
of age and has not attained 67 
years of age; 
‘‘(bb) is not employed and is 
determined by the qualifying en-
tity to have been unsuccessful at 
obtaining paid employment after 
participating in a job search pro-
gram; 
‘‘(cc) is not an individual de-
scribed in subitems (AA) or (BB) 
of subclause (II)(bb); and 
‘‘(dd) is a member of a fam-
ily that includes a minor child re-
siding with the family (including 
a noncustodial parent of the 
child) if the family has an income 
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that is less than the poverty line 
(as defined in section 673(2) of 
the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1981, including any 
revision required by such section, 
applicable to a family of the size 
involved). 
‘‘(E) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.—For 
each fiscal year for which an eligible entity 
receives a grant under this paragraph, the 
entity shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the subsidized employment pro-
gram described in subparagraph (D)(i)(I), 
including a description of— 
‘‘(I) the design of the wage sub-
sidy provided to individuals receiving 
employment assistance under the pro-
gram (in this clause referred to as 
‘subsidized employees’); 
‘‘(II) requirements imposed on 
employers by the State as a condition 
of participating in the program; 
‘‘(III) the types of jobs in which 
subsidized employees are placed; 
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‘‘(IV) demographic information 
for subsidized employees and for the 
target population the entity seeks to 
assist under the program; 
‘‘(V) the total number of sub-
sidized employees participating in the 
program during the fiscal year; 
‘‘(VI) the average number of 
hours worked per week by a sub-
sidized employee; 
‘‘(VII) the average length of time 
for which a subsidized employee par-
ticipates in the program; and 
‘‘(VIII) the employment out-
comes for subsidized employees after 
participating in the program, includ-
ing the number of individuals hired by 
an employer with which the individual 
was placed during the program and 
the number of individuals hired by 
other employers. 
‘‘(ii) SECTORAL SKILLS TRAINING.—If 
an eligible entity elects to conduct a sec-
toral skills training program described in 
subparagraph (D)(i)(II), the report re-
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quired under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph shall also include a description of— 
‘‘(I) the design of the program; 
‘‘(II) the industries in which indi-
viduals receiving assistance under the 
program (in this clause referred to as 
‘trainees’) receive training; 
‘‘(III) demographic information 
for trainees and for the target popu-
lation the entity seeks to assist under 
the program; 
‘‘(IV) the total number of train-
ees participating in the program dur-
ing the fiscal year; 
‘‘(V) the average number of 
hours per week for which a trainee re-
ceives training; 
‘‘(VI) the average length of time 
for which a trainee participates in the 
program; and 
‘‘(VII) the employment outcomes 
for trainees after participating in the 
program. 
‘‘(F) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall 
establish and implement a rigorous system for 
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evaluating the success of subsidized employment 
programs and sectoral training programs con-
ducted pursuant to this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) INDIAN
TRIBE; TRIBAL
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal or-
ganization’ have the meaning given such terms 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450b). 
‘‘(B) SECTORAL
SKILLS
TRAINING.—The 
term ‘sectoral skills training’ means training 
that implements a sectoral skills training strat-
egy established by an industry or sector part-
nership (as defined in section 3(26) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). 
‘‘(C) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means 
each of the 50 States of the United States and 
the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(D) TERRITORIES.—The term ‘territories’ 
means Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and American Samoa.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS COUNTED TOWARD 
WORK PARTICIPATION RATE.—Section 407(b) of such Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 607(b)), as amended by section 104(a)(1)(B) 
of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) STATE OPTION TO INCLUDE SUBSIDIZED 
EMPLOYMENT
AND
SECTORAL
SKILLS
TRAINING 
PARTICIPANTS.— 
‘‘(A) If an individual who is not a recipient 
of assistance under the State program funded 
under this part (or any other State program 
funded with qualified State expenditures (as de-
fined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) participates in 
work activities for not less than the minimum 
average number of hours per week specified in 
the table in subsection (c)(1) of this section 
during a month as part of a State’s subsidized 
employment or sectoral skills training program 
funded under section 403(b), the State may 
count the individual as a family that includes 
an adult or a minor child head of household 
who is engaged in work for the month for pur-
poses of paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.’’. 
(c) STATE PLAN REQUIRED TO INCLUDE DESCRIP-
TION
OF
EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMS.—Section 
402(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(vi) The document shall indicate 
whether the State intends to apply for a 
grant to conduct a subsidized employment 
program and, if the State so chooses, a 
sectoral skills training program, under sec-
tion 403(b). If so, the document shall in-
clude a description of the program or pro-
grams the State intends to conduct using 
the grant funds and a description of how 
the program or programs will serve non-
custodial parents of minor children.’’. 
(d) GRANTS EXEMPTED FROM TERRITORIAL PAY-
MENT CEILING.—Section 1108(a)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘403(b),’’ 
after ‘‘403(a)(5),’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO RETAIN DEFINI-
TION OF A NEEDY STATE.— 
(1) NUMBER
OF
WEEKS
FOR
WHICH
JOB 
SEARCH COUNTS AS WORK.—Section 407(c)(2)(A) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iii)’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) NEEDY
STATE.—For purposes 
of clause (i), a State is a needy State for 
a month if— 
‘‘(I) the average rate of— 
‘‘(aa) total unemployment in 
such State (seasonally adjusted) 
for the period consisting of the 
most recent 3 months for which 
data for all States are published 
equals or exceeds 6.5 percent; 
and 
‘‘(bb) total unemployment in 
such State (seasonally adjusted) 
for the 3-month period equals or 
exceeds 110 percent of such aver-
age rate for either (or both) of 
the corresponding 3-month peri-
ods ending in the 2 preceding 
calendar years; or 
‘‘(II) as determined by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (in the discretion 
of the Secretary of Agriculture), the 
monthly average number of individ-
uals (as of the last day of each 
month) participating in the supple-
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mental nutrition assistance program 
in the State in the then most recently 
concluded 3-month period for which 
data are available exceeds by not less 
than 10 percent the lesser of— 
‘‘(aa) the monthly average 
number of individuals (as of the 
last day of each month) in the 
State that would have partici-
pated in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program in the 
corresponding 3-month period in 
fiscal year 1994 if the amend-
ments made by titles IV and VIII 
of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 had been in ef-
fect throughout fiscal year 1994; 
or 
‘‘(bb) the monthly average 
number of individuals (as of the 
last day of each month) in the 
State that would have partici-
pated in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program in the 
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corresponding 3-month period in 
fiscal year 1995 if the amend-
ments made by titles IV and VIII 
of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 had been in ef-
fect 
throughout 
fiscal 
year 
1995.’’. 
(2) AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY
TO
REDUCE 
WORK PARTICIPATION RATE PENALTY DUE TO CIR-
CUMSTANCES
THAT
CAUSED
STATE
TO
BECOME 
NEEDY STATE.—Section 409(a)(3)(C) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 
403(b)(5)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
407(c)(2)(A)(iii)’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 111. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that a State to which 
a grant is made under section 403 of the Social Security 
Act should consider a noncustodial parent of a minor 
child, if the child is a recipient of assistance under a State 
program funded under part A of title IV of such Act (or 
under any other State program funded with qualified 
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State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) 
of such Act), to be a member of the family of the child 
for purposes of providing assistance to the family, the 
child, and the noncustodial parent under the program. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISION 
SEC. 201. INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE UNDER 
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR ELIGIBLE 
INDIVIDUALS WITH NO QUALIFYING CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The row in the table in section 
32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating 
to no qualifying children is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘No qualifying children ..........................................
7.65’’. 
(b) INCOME PHASEOUT FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS 
WITH NO QUALIFYING CHILDREN.—The table in section 
32(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,280’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,500’’. 
(c) REDUCTION OF MARRIAGE PENALTY MADE PER-
MANENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(b)(2)(B) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a 
joint return filed by an eligible individual and 
such individual’s spouse, the phaseout amount 
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determined under subparagraph (A) shall be in-
creased by $5,000.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 32(b) 
of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(d) INCREASE IN AGE RANGE FOR ELIGIBLE INDI-
VIDUALS
WITH
NO
QUALIFYING
CHILD.—Section 
32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘age 25’’ and inserting ‘‘age 
21’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘age 65’’ and inserting ‘‘age 
68’’. 
(e) TAXPAYER ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT FOR INDIVID-
UALS WITH NO QUALIFYING CHILDREN IF QUALIFYING 
CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE VALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUM-
BERS.—Section 32(c)(1)(F) of such Code is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(F) INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT INCLUDE 
TIN, ETC., OF ANY QUALIFYING CHILD.—In the 
case of any eligible individual who has one or 
more qualifying children, if— 
‘‘(i) no qualifying child of such indi-
vidual is taken into account under sub-
section (b) by reason of paragraph (3)(D), 
and 
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‘‘(ii) no child of such individual is 
taken into account for purposes of any 
other child tax benefit under this chapter, 
for purposes of the credit allowed under this 
section, such individual may be considered an 
eligible individual without a qualifying child.’’. 
(f) EXPANDING THE EITC FOR CERTAIN FORMER 
FOSTER YOUTH.—Section 32(c)(1) of such Code, as 
amended by subsection (e), is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) FOSTER YOUTH.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the term ‘eligible indi-
vidual’ shall include an individual who is a 
qualified foster youth. 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED FOSTER YOUTH DE-
FINED.—For purposes of clause (i), the 
term ‘qualified foster youth’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(I) has attained age 18 but not 
attained age 21 before the close of the 
taxable year, and 
‘‘(II) on or after attaining the 
age of 14 was placed in a foster fam-
ily home by an agency of a State or 
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a political subdivision thereof or by a 
qualified foster care placement agency 
(as defined by section 131(b)(3)).’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2015. 
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