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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Results Through Innovation Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROJECTS.

Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2025(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(G) Targeted employment and training projects.--
''(i) Establishment of program.--The
Secretary shall establish and carry out a
program that provides grants, on a competitive
basis, to States to carry out 3-year projects
as determined by the Secretary to provide
targeted employment and training services
designed--
''(I) to raise short-term and long-
term employment and increase earnings
for members of households that receive
supplemental nutrition assistance
program benefits by using innovative
approaches to remove barriers to
employment and training;
''(II) to support a holistic, 2-
generation approach to serving
households;
''(III) to explore alternative
integrated models for providing
supportive services; or
''(IV) to target hard-to-serve
populations such as homeless
individuals, recently incarcerated
individuals, or individuals with other
substantial barriers to employment.
''(ii) Eligibility requirements for
applicants.--To be eligible to receive in a
fiscal year a grant under clause (i) to carry
out a project, a State shall submit to the
Secretary a separate application for such
project that--
''(I) contains such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may
require;
''(II) except as provided in this
subparagraph, proposes to carry out a
project that satisfies the requirements
of sections 6(d) and 20;
''(III) proposes to carry out a
project that provides at least one of
the following--
''(aa) services or benefits
authorized under section
6(d)(4) or 20;
''(bb) other services or
benefits designed to remove
barriers or provide enhanced
case management for--

''(AA) members of
households
participating in the
supplemental nutrition
assistance program who
are employed or
participating in an
allowable employment
and training activity;

''(BB) members of
households
participating in the
supplemental nutrition
assistance program who
formerly participated
in employment and
training and who are
employed for a period
of up to 180 days after
an individual who
received employment and
training services under
the program gains
employment, or 90 days
after the household has
exceeded the gross
income limit for
program eligibility,
whichever occurs first;
or

''(CC) household
members of individuals
described in subitem
(AA) or (BB) if such
benefits or services
are necessary for
supporting the
employment or
employment and training
activities of an
individual described in
subitem (AA) or (BB);
and

''(cc) technical assistance
for other States, local
governments, or employment and
training providers to assist in
expanding or replicating proven
approaches;
''(IV) specifies that such project
will provide for the voluntary
participation in employment and
training programs by members of
households that do not include an
individual who receives cash assistance
under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
''(V) provides that such project
will be carried out by the State agency
directly, or through a State or local
government entity or a nonprofit
private entity; and
''(VI) provides that the State
agency may use not more than 5 percent
of such grant for activities associated
with administering the project, such as
oversight and data reporting.
''(iii) Selection criteria.--In selecting
for approval on a competitive basis
applications for grants under this
subparagraph, the Secretary shall--
''(I) consider the capacity and
relevant experience of the State agency
(and the State or local government
entity or the nonprofit private entity
(if any)) that is proposed to carry out
the project to achieve the goals of
such project specified in the
application, in providing effective
employment and training programs
(including employment and training
programs under this Act and part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) for low-skill
individuals;
''(II) consider whether such
project has relevance for and could be
replicated in other States;
''(III) consider the capacity of
the applicant to measure the outcomes
of such project;
''(IV) ensure that the projects,
when considered as a group, will be
carried out in a range of rural and
urban areas, including those with high
levels of poverty; and
''(V) in order to expand the number
of households served or replicate
successful strategies in other areas,
give priority to--
''(aa) projects with proven
results under the pilot
projects authorized by
subparagraph (F); and
''(bb) other successful
programs, as measured by
increased employment and
earnings under the reporting
requirements in paragraph (5).
''(iv) Reporting.--
''(I) Performance reports by grant
recipients.--States that receive grants
made under this subparagraph shall--
''(aa) measure and report
the performance of their
projects in accordance with
paragraph (5);
''(bb) include a cost-
benefit analysis that shows the
benefits to project
participants and to taxpayers
under this Act; and
''(cc) satisfy any other
reporting requirements the
Secretary considers to be
appropriate.
''(II) Annual report by the
secretary.--The Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate an annual
report that includes a description of
the outcomes measured by each State
operating a project (during the project
period and any subsequent evaluation
period as determined by the Secretary)
and of the extent to which such State
achieved the goals of the project.
''(v) Funding.--
''(I) Authorization of
appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this
subparagraph--
''(aa) $300,000,000 for
fiscal year 2019;
''(bb) $350,000,000 for
fiscal year 2020;
''(cc) $300,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2021
and 2022;
''(dd) $400,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2023
and 2024;
''(ee) $500,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2025
and 2026; and
''(ff) $600,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2027
and each fiscal year
thereafter.
''(II) Maintenance of effort.--
Funds made available under this
subparagraph may be used by States only
to supplement, not to supplant, Federal
or non-Federal funds used to provide
current employment and training
activities and services.''.
A:
Results Through Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture to establish and carry out a program that provides grants on a competitive basis to states to carry out three-year projects to provide targeted employment and training services for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries or hard-to-serve populations such as homeless and recently incarcerated individuals.