TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3437
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-26
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Poverty and welfare assistance

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal">This bill restricts states from counting certain third-party contributions&nbsp;or&nbsp;other specified expenditures&nbsp;as state spending for purposes of maintenance-of-effort requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3437 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2017 Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce TANF work requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act . 2. No counting of third-party spending to meet State spending requirement (a) Exclusion of third-Party contributions Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (VI) Exclusion of third-party contributions Such term shall not include— (aa) for fiscal year 2018, the amount (if any) by which— (AA) the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the State or a local government during the fiscal year; exceeds (BB) the value of all such goods and services claimed by the State as qualified State expenditures for fiscal year 2017; (bb) for fiscal year 2019, the amount (if any) by which— (AA) the value referred to in subclause (aa)(AA); exceeds (BB) 50 percent of the value referred to in subclause (aa)(BB); and (cc) for any fiscal year after 2019, the value referred to in subclause (aa)(AA). . (b) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) ), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: (VII) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Such term shall not include any amount expended for the provision of medical services. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2017.