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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Those Who Serve Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Increasing numbers of members of the Armed Forces 
        serving in Afghanistan and Iraq are suffering from the 
        significant injuries of the current conflict: post traumatic 
        stress disorder and traumatic brain injury (hereafter in this 
        Act referred to as ``PTSD'' and ``TBI'', respectively) .
            (2) A recent report by the RAND Corporation estimated that 
        of the 1.64 million individuals who have been deployed to 
        Afghanistan and Iraq, approximately 300,000 individuals 
        currently suffer from PTSD or major depression and that 320,000 
        report having a probable TBI during deployment.
            (3) The need for mental health services is likely to 
        increase because deployment lengths have increased in the last 
        year, the number of troops who have served in multiple 
        deployments is increasing, and the breaks between deployments 
        have been infrequent.
            (4) Several experts have noted the difficulties faced by 
        members of the Armed Forces in getting screened, diagnosed, and 
        treated for PTSD and TBI. The RAND report found that, of those 
        who met diagnostic criteria for PTSD or major depression, only 
        53 percent had seen a physician or mental health provider to 
        seek help for a mental health problem in the past 12 months.
            (5) Stigma remains a critical barrier to members of the 
        Armed Forces who may be in need of psychological care, 
        especially fears that seeking mental health care will lower the 
        confidence of others in their abilities, threaten career 
        advancement and security clearances, and possibly cause removal 
        from their unit.
            (6) Stigma may be greatest among those individuals with the 
        greatest need for mental health services.
            (7) To combat stigma, the Mental Health Task Force of the 
        Department of Defense and others have noted the need for the 
        Department to reexamine its policies, including those policies 
        related to command notification or self-disclosure of 
        psychological health issues that contribute to fears that 
        seeking mental health care will negatively affect career 
        opportunities or advancement.
            (8) The Mental Health Task Force stated that this 
        ``widespread perception that seeking psychological health 
        services is costly to an individual's career . . . must be 
        challenged through thoughtful refinements in command 
        notification policies, including redefining the balance between 
        the need to encourage those in need to seek help and the need 
        for commanders to know in order to maintain force readiness''.
            (9) Congress recognizes that much change is under way to 
        implement numerous recommendations to address concerns that 
        soldiers in need of mental health services for PTSD and other 
        conditions are not receiving, including efforts led by the 
        Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (10) However, without addressing stigma at all levels, 
        including structurally, these laudable efforts may not 
        accomplish their goals.
            (11) In its July 2007 report, the Mental Health Task Force 
        called for ending overly conservative policies that have the 
        unintentional consequence of fueling erroneous beliefs that 
        seeking psychological health care invariably results in 
        permanent damage to one's military career. For example, the 
        Task Force called for allowing, in the case of alcohol use by a 
        member of the Armed Forces, for the member to receive 
        appropriate and non-prejudicial education and preventive 
        services, without a requirement for command notification, when, 
        in a clinician's judgment, the alcohol use does not warrant a 
        diagnosis of substance abuse or dependency or does not require 
        entry into a formal treatment program.
            (12) In May, responding to some of these concerns, 
        Secretary of Defense Robert Gates reportedly approved a change 
        in the Department's security clearance process to help remove 
        the stigma associated with seeking mental health care. Under 
        the change, members of the Armed Forces and employees of the 
        Department of Defense who have received mental health care will 
        no longer have to acknowledge that when they fill out standard 
        security clearance forms, unless the treatment was court-
        ordered or involved violence.
            (13) Congress encourages the Department to explore further 
        changes to notification and other policies to further reduce 
        stigma among members of the Armed Forces, especially as it 
        relates to career opportunities.

SEC. 3. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Demonstration Project Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a demonstration project designed to develop and test options 
for the following:
            (1) Increasing access of members of the Armed Forces 
        returning from deployment abroad, and family members of such 
        members, to accessible, safe, and confidential mental health 
        counseling.
            (2) Reducing stigma and perceived career repercussions 
        associated with such members seeking such services.
            (3) Making high quality mental health services more user 
        friendly and accessible for members of the Armed Forces and 
        their family members, including making services available 
        outside standard working hours.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration project is to 
provide high-quality treatment, using (to the extent practicable) 
evidence-based treatment, for a broad range of mental health 
conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, 
with the goal of early intervention to promote effective coping and 
resilience.
    (c) Duration of Project.--The demonstration project authorized by 
this section shall be implemented for a period of three years beginning 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL WORKING GROUP ON CONFIDENTIALITY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shall establish a 
Special Working Group, which shall be composed of mental health 
professionals from each of the Armed Forces, officials from the Surgeon 
General Offices at each Armed Force, members of the Armed Forces who 
have been deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom or 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, and other members as determined appropriated 
by the Assistant Secretary.
    (b) Appointment.--The Secretary shall make every effort to appoint 
members of the working group not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Purpose.--The Special Working Group shall develop guidelines 
and make recommendations about regulations to ensure that 
confidentiality is protected to the maximum extent possible for members 
of the Armed Forces participating in the demonstration project.
    (d) Specific Duties.--In addition to such other duties as the 
Secretary may assign to the Working Group, the duties of the Working 
Group shall include the following:
            (1) Review of requirements for documentation of health care 
        visits.--The review of current policies, questionnaires, and 
        other relevant documents that require official documentation of 
        health care visits by a member of the Armed Forces seeking 
        mental health services, including when access to such services 
        must be documented in the personnel record of a member.
            (2) Criteria for changes to command notification.--The 
        development of guidelines and criteria for the demonstration 
        project to address any needed changes to military command 
        notification requirements to ensure that a visit to an off-base 
        treatment site by a member of the Armed Forces for mental 
        health services is not recorded on any military medical or 
        other record of the member, except in accordance with 
        guidelines developed under paragraph (3).
            (3) Guidelines for breach of confidentiality.--The 
        development of guidelines for the demonstration project to 
        address the circumstances under which the confidentiality 
        protections afforded to a member of the Armed Forces 
        participating in the demonstration project may be breached and 
        notification to military commanders and documentation in 
        personnel records may be made. Such guidelines shall provide, 
        in general, that confidentiality may be broken only if a mental 
        health professional determines that the member is a threat to 
        the member or to another person.
            (4) Criteria to limit access to treatment records.--The 
        development of criteria for the demonstration project for 
        limiting access to the treatment records of members of the 
        Armed Forces treated at the demonstration locations, including 
        when to allow, if appropriate, appropriate access and 
        notification to military commanders consistent with guidelines 
        developed under paragraph (3).
            (5) Criteria for fitness for duty.--The development of 
        criteria for determining fitness for duty and deployment for a 
        member of the Armed Forces that does not depend solely on the 
        number of visits to mental health providers by the member.
            (6) Guidelines for payment.--The development of guidelines 
        for ensuring that demonstration sites under the demonstration 
        project receive payment from the Department of Defense for 
        treating members of the Armed Forces notwithstanding any 
        requirements of the Department that prohibit such payments 
        without certain commander notification or personnel 
        documentation requirements.
            (7) Changes related to disclosure of services received 
        under project.--The provision of changes as necessary to ensure 
        that those receiving care at demonstration locations are not 
        required to reveal any services they receive at these locations 
        on any military form or questionnaire, except to comply with 
        any guidelines developed under paragraph (3).
            (8) Standards to assess effectiveness of project.--The 
        development of evaluation standards and criteria to use to 
        assess the effectiveness of the demonstration project in 
        increasing access to care, decreasing stigma, and improving 
        high quality mental health care provided to members of the 
        Armed Forces. As appropriate, the evaluation should be 
        structured to include both pre- and post-demonstration 
        assessments of changes in--
                    (A) access and utilization of care;
                    (B) costs of care;
                    (C) outcomes of care;
                    (D) member satisfaction with access to and quality 
                of care; and
                    (E) impact on the ability of military commanders to 
                determine member fitness for duty and deployability.
    (e) Submission of Plan and Deadline.--
            (1) Plan.--The Special Working Group shall submit to the 
        Secretary of Defense a plan with details on the implementation 
        and evaluation of the demonstration project. After approval of 
        the plan by the Secretary, the Special Working Group shall 
        submit to Congress the plan.
            (2) Deadline.--All duties of the Special Working group, 
        including submission of the plan under paragraph (1), shall be 
        completed before selection of any site of the demonstration 
        project under section 3 but in no case shall the date of 
        completion of such duties be later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (f) Application of Guidelines and Recommendations.--The guidelines 
and other recommendations, including changes and standards, developed 
by the Special Working Group under this section shall be applicable 
only to the demonstration project unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines otherwise.

SEC. 5. ADVISORY GROUP FOR OVERSIGHT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an 
advisory group of qualified individuals to oversee implementation of 
the demonstration project.
    (b) Duties.--The advisory group shall--
            (1) ensure that the demonstration project adheres to the 
        guidelines developed by the Special Working Group under section 
        4;
            (2) ensure that plans for implementing the demonstration at 
        selected sites are developed and include--
                    (A) outreach strategies to ensure that participants 
                in the project are informed about the availability of 
                the programs being provided under the project; and
                    (B) a plan for training and certifying mental 
                health providers as well as the development of 
                strategies and settings, including settings that are 
                not located at military treatment facilities, where 
                care can be offered;
            (3) ensure that the demonstration project has detailed 
        evaluation plans, using the criteria and standards developed by 
        the Special Working Group; and
            (4) ensure that independent evaluations of the 
        demonstration project are conducted in accordance with the 
        guidelines developed by the Special Working Group, and that the 
        results of those evaluations are provided to the Secretary of 
        Defense.

SEC. 6. REPORTS ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives two reports on the demonstration project.
            (2) First report.--The first report shall examine and 
        assess the plan developed by the Special Working Group under 
        section 4(e)(1) for implementation and evaluation of the 
        demonstration project.
            (3) Second report.--The second report shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) The results of the demonstration project, 
                evaluated in accordance with the guidelines and other 
                criteria, changes, and standards developed by the 
                Special Working Group.
                    (B) Recommendations on whether any of the policy 
                changes tested in the demonstration project should be 
                adopted throughout the Department of Defense.
                    (C) A plan to ensure that each member of the Armed 
                Forces participating in the demonstration project 
                continues to have access to mental health services and 
                providers after the conclusion of the demonstration 
                project.
    (b) Deadlines.--The first report under this section shall be 
submitted not later than one year after the date the demonstration 
project begins to be implemented. The second report shall be submitted 
at the completion of the demonstration project.

SEC. 7. STUDY AND REPORT ON RETENTION OF MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Surgeon General of each branch of the Armed Forces, shall conduct a 
study to determine the reasons for attrition among military mental 
health professionals and to make recommendations to increase 
recruitment and retention of military mental health professionals, such 
as through scholarships, loan forgiveness, or updates in current 
recruiting bonuses.
    (b) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the study conducted and recommendations made under 
subsection (a), including--
            (1) the estimated cost of implementing each such 
        recommendation;
            (2) with respect to each branch of the Armed Forces, an 
        estimate of the existing number of military mental health 
        professionals and the estimated number of such professionals 
        required to meet demand, including for future years, for mental 
        health services; and
            (3) any recommendations for legislative changes necessary 
        to implement the recommendations made under such study.
    (c) Military Mental Health Professional Defined.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``military mental health professional'' means a 
mental health professional who provides mental health services to 
members of the Armed Forces, whether such professional is a member of 
the Armed Forces, an employee of the Department of Defense, or a 
contractor of the Department of Defense.

Answer: Helping Those Who Serve Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project (project) designed to: (1) increase access of members of the Armed Forces (members) returning from deployment abroad, and their families, to accessible, safe, and confidential mental health counseling; (2) reduce the stigma and career repercussions associated with seeking such services; and (3) make high-quality mental health services more user-friendly to such members and their families.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a Special Working Group to develop guidelines and recommendations to ensure the protection of confidentiality for members participating in the project; (2) establish an advisory group to oversee project implementation; (3) submit project reports to the congressional defense committees; and (4) conduct a study of reasons for attrition among military mental health professionals, and make recommendations to increase the recruitment and retention of such individuals.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Firearm Marketing Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF MARKETING FIREARMS TO CHILDREN.

    (a) Conduct Prohibited.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall 
promulgate rules in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, to prohibit any person from marketing firearms to 
children. Such rules shall include the following:
            (1) A prohibition on the use of cartoon characters to 
        promote firearms and firearm products.
            (2) A prohibition on firearm brand name merchandise 
        marketed for children (such as hats, t-shirts, and stuffed 
        animals).
            (3) A prohibition on the use of firearm marketing campaigns 
        with the specific intent to appeal to children.
            (4) A prohibition on the manufacturing of a gun with colors 
        or designs that are specifically designed with the purpose to 
        appeal to children.
            (5) A prohibition on the manufacturing of a gun intended 
        for use by children that does not clearly and conspicuously 
        note the risk posed by the firearm by labeling somewhere 
        visible on the firearm any of the following:
                    (A) ``Real gun, not a toy.''.
                    (B) ``Actual firearm the use of which may result in 
                death or serious bodily injury.''.
                    (C) ``Dangerous weapon''.
                    (D) Other similar language determined by the 
                Federal Trade Commission.
    (b) Enforcement.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
        a rule promulgated under subsection (a) shall be treated as a 
        violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
        Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding 
        unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
            (2) Powers of commission.--The Federal Trade Commission 
        shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, 
        and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms 
        and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were 
        incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who 
        violates the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall 
        be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and 
        immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    (c) Actions by States.--
            (1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general 
        of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the 
        residents of such State has been or is threatened or adversely 
        affected by an act or practice in violation of a rule 
        promulgated under subsection (a), the State, as parens patriae, 
        may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the 
        State in an appropriate State court to--
                    (A) enjoin such act or practice;
                    (B) enforce compliance with such rule;
                    (C) obtain damages, restitution, or other 
                compensation on behalf of residents of the State; or
                    (D) obtain such other legal and equitable relief as 
                the court may consider to be appropriate.
            (2) Notice.--Before filing an action under this subsection, 
        the attorney general, official, or agency of the State involved 
        shall provide to the Federal Trade Commission a written notice 
        of such action and a copy of the complaint for such action. If 
        the attorney general, official, or agency determines that it is 
        not feasible to provide the notice described in this paragraph 
        before the filing of the action, the attorney general, 
        official, or agency shall provide written notice of the action 
        and a copy of the complaint to the Federal Trade Commission 
        immediately upon the filing of the action.
            (3) Authority of federal trade commission.--
                    (A) In general.--On receiving notice under 
                paragraph (2) of an action under this subsection, the 
                Federal Trade Commission shall have the right--
                            (i) to intervene in the action;
                            (ii) upon so intervening, to be heard on 
                        all matters arising therein; and
                            (iii) to file petitions for appeal.
                    (B) Limitation on state action while federal action 
                is pending.--If the Federal Trade Commission or the 
                Attorney General of the United States has instituted a 
                civil action for violation of a rule promulgated under 
                subsection (a) (referred to in this subparagraph as the 
                ``Federal action''), no State attorney general, 
                official, or agency may bring an action under this 
                subsection during the pendency of the Federal action 
                against any defendant named in the complaint in the 
                Federal action for any violation of such rule alleged 
                in such complaint.
            (4) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing a civil 
        action under this subsection, nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to prevent an attorney general, official, or agency 
        of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney 
        general, official, or agency by the laws of such State to 
        conduct investigations, administer oaths and affirmations, or 
        compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
        documentary and other evidence.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual that is 
        less than 18 years of age.
            (2) Firearm.--The term ``firearm'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.

Answer: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules to prohibit the marketing of firearms to children, including prohibitions against:   the use of cartoon characters to promote firearms and firearm products,  firearm brand name merchandise marketed for children, the use of firearm marketing campaigns with the specific intent to appeal to children, the manufacturing of a gun with colors or designs that are specifically designed to appeal to children, and  the manufacturing of a gun intended for use by children that does not clearly and conspicuously note, by specified warnings on the firearm, the risk posed by the firearm by labeling somewhere visible on the firearm.  Treats violations of such rules as violations of Federal Trade Commission Act regulations regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Provides for enforcement of this Act by the FTC and through civil actions by state attorneys general.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Access to Rides Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME CAR OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Grants for low-income car ownership programs.--
                    ``(A) Purposes.--The purposes of this paragraph are 
                to--
                            ``(i) assist low-income families obtain 
                        dependable, affordable automobiles to improve 
                        their employment opportunities and access to 
                        training; and
                            ``(ii) provide incentives to States, Indian 
                        tribes or tribal organizations, localities, and 
                        nonprofit entities to develop and administer 
                        programs that provide assistance with 
                        automobile ownership for low-income families.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Locality.--The term `locality' means 
                        a municipality that does not administer a State 
                        program funded under this part.
                            ``(ii) Low-income families.--The term `low-
                        income families' means families with total 
                        income of not more than 200 percent of the 
                        poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of 
                        the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, 
                        including any revision required by such section 
                        applicable to a family of the size involved).
                            ``(iii) Nonprofit entity.--The term 
                        `nonprofit entity' means a school, local 
                        agency, organization, or institution owned and 
                        operated by 1 or more nonprofit corporations or 
                        associations, no part of the net earnings of 
                        which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the 
                        benefit of any private shareholder or 
                        individual.
                    ``(C) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary may 
                award grants to States, counties, localities, Indian 
                tribes or tribal organizations, and nonprofit entities 
                to promote improving access to dependable, affordable 
                automobiles by low-income families.
                    ``(D) Grant approval criteria.--The Secretary shall 
                establish criteria for approval of an application for a 
                grant under this paragraph that include consideration 
                of--
                            ``(i) the extent to which the proposal, if 
                        funded, is likely to improve access to training 
                        and employment opportunities and child care 
                        services by low-income families by means of car 
                        ownership;
                            ``(ii) the level of innovation in the 
                        applicant's grant proposal; and
                            ``(iii) any partnerships between the public 
                        and private sector in the applicant's grant 
                        proposal.
                    ``(E) Use of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A grant awarded under 
                        this paragraph shall be used to administer 
                        programs that assist low-income families with 
                        dependable automobile ownership, and 
                        maintenance of, or insurance for, the purchased 
                        automobile.
                            ``(ii) Supplement not supplant.--Funds 
                        provided to a State, Indian tribe or tribal 
                        organization, county, or locality under a grant 
                        awarded under this paragraph shall be used to 
                        supplement and not supplant other State, 
                        county, or local public funds expended for car 
                        ownership programs.
                            ``(iii) General rules governing use of 
                        funds.--The rules of section 404, other than 
                        subsection (b) of that section, shall not apply 
                        to a grant made under this paragraph.
                            ``(iv) Rule of interpretation.--For 
                        purposes of any requirement, limitation, or 
                        prohibition imposed on an individual or family 
                        by or pursuant to this part, assistance 
                        provided to a low-income family pursuant to a 
                        program referred to in clause (i) shall not be 
                        considered assistance under a State program 
                        funded under this part.
                    ``(F) Application.--Each applicant desiring a grant 
                under this paragraph shall submit an application to the 
                Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
                by such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
                require.
                    ``(G) Reversion of funds.--Any funds paid from to a 
                grant made under this paragraph that are not expended 
                within 3 years after the date the grant is awarded 
                shall be available for redistribution among other 
                grantees in such manner and amount as the Secretary may 
                determine, unless the Secretary extends by regulation 
                the time period to expend the funds.
                    ``(H) Limitation on administrative costs of the 
                secretary.--Not more than an amount equal to 5 percent 
                of the funds appropriated to make grants under this 
                paragraph for a fiscal year shall be expended for 
                administrative costs of the Secretary in carrying out 
                this paragraph.
                    ``(I) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall, by grant, 
                contract, or interagency agreement, conduct an 
                evaluation of the programs administered with grants 
                awarded under this paragraph.
                    ``(J) Limitations on authorization of 
                appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Secretary for grants under this 
                paragraph $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
                through 2010.''.
    (b) Authority to Use Funds in Individual Development Accounts for 
Car Ownership, Maintenance, and Insurance.--
            (1) Accounts established under the tanf program.--
                    (A) Additional qualified purpose for use of 
                funds.--Section 404(h)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 604(h)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
                end the following:
                            ``(iv) Qualified automotive expenditures.--
                        Qualified automotive expenditures paid from an 
                        individual development account directly to the 
                        persons to whom the amounts are due.''.
                    (B) Definition.--Section 404(h)(5) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(h)(5)) is amended by adding 
                at the end the following:
                    ``(J) Qualified automotive expenditures.--The term 
                `qualified automotive expenditures' means expenditures 
                for the purchase or maintenance of an automobile, or 
                for insurance for an automobile.''.
            (2) Accounts established under the assets for independence 
        program.--Section 404(8) of the Assets for Independence Act (42 
        U.S.C. 604 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Qualified automotive expenditures.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Qualified automotive 
                        expenditures paid from an individual 
                        development account directly to the persons to 
                        whom the amounts are due.
                            ``(ii) Definition.--In clause (i), the term 
                        `qualified automotive expenditures' means 
                        expenditures for the purchase or maintenance of 
                        an automobile, or for insurance for an 
                        automobile.''.

Answer:
Creating Access to Rides Act - Amends title IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Serivces to award grants to States, counties, localities, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and nonprofit entities to promote programs that provide assistance with ownership by low-income families of dependable, affordable automobiles to improve their employment opportunities and access to training.

Authorizes the use of funds in TANF individual development accounts for automobile ownership, maintenance, and insurance.