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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Y2K State and Local GAP (Government
Assistance Programs) Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Welfare programs.--The welfare programs are as follows:
(A) TANF.--The State program funded under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.).
(B) Medicaid.--The program of medical assistance
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.).
(C) Food stamps.--The food stamp program, as
defined in section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2012(h)).
(D) WIC.--The program of assistance under the
special supplemental nutrition program for women,
infants and children (WIC) under section 17 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
(E) Child support enforcement.--The child support
and paternity establishment program established under
part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
(F) Child welfare.--A child welfare program or a
program designed to promote safe and stable families
established under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title IV
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
(G) Child care.--The Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.)
(including funding provided under section 418 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618)).
(2) Y2K.--The term ''Y2K compliant'' means, with respect to
information technology, that the information technology
accurately processes (including calculating, comparing, and
sequencing) date and time data from, into, and between the 20th
and 21st centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year
calculations, to the extent that other information technology
properly exchanges date and time data with it.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO STATES TO MAKE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Y2K COMPLIANT.

(a) Authority To Award Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
Commerce shall award grants in accordance with this section to
States for purposes of making grants to assist the States and
local governments in making programs administered by the States
and local governments Y2K compliant. The Secretary of Commerce
shall give priority to grant requests that relate to making
Federal welfare programs Y2K compliant.
(2) Limitations.--
(A) Number of grants.--No more than 75 grants may
be awarded under this section.
(B) Per state limitation.--Not more than 2 grants
authorized under this section may be awarded per State.
(C) Application deadline.--45 days after enactment.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--A State, through the State Governor's
Office, may submit an application for a grant authorized under
this section at such time within the constraints of paragraph
Sec. 3(a)(2)(C) and in such manner as the Secretary of Commerce
may determine.
(2) Information required.--An application for a grant
authorized under this section shall contain the following:
(A) A description of a proposed plan for the
development and implementation of a Y2K compliance
program for the State's programs or for a local
government program, including a proposed budget for the
plan and a request for a specific funding amount.
(B) A description or identification of a proposed
funding source for completion of the plan (if
applicable) and maintenance of the system after the
conclusion of the period for which the grant is to be
awarded.
(c) Conditions for Approval of Applications.--
(1) Matching requirement.--
(A) In general.--A State awarded a grant under this
section shall expend $1 for every $2 awarded under the
grant to carry out the development and implementation
of a Y2K compliance program for the State's programs
under the proposed plan.
(B) Waiver for hardship.--The Secretary of Commerce
may waive or modify the matching requirement described
in subparagraph (A) in the case of any State that the
Secretary of Commerce determines would suffer undue
hardship as a result of being subject to the
requirement.
(C) Non-federal expenditures.--
(i) Cash or in kind.--State expenditures
required under subparagraph (A) may be in cash
or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
equipment, or services.
(ii) No credit for pre-award
expenditures.--Only State expenditures made
after a grant has been awarded under this
section may be counted for purposes of
determining whether the State has satisfied the
matching expenditure requirement under
subparagraph (A).
(2) Considerations.--In evaluating an application for a
grant under this section the Secretary of Commerce shall
consider the extent to which the proposed system is feasible
and likely to achieve the purposes described in subsection
(a)(1).
(d) Length of Awards.--No grant may be awarded under this section
for a period of more than 2 years.
(e) Availability of Funds.--Funds provided to a State under a grant
awarded under this section shall remain available until expended
without fiscal year limitation.
(f) Reports.--
(1) Annual report from grantees.--Each State that is
awarded a grant under this section shall submit an annual
report to the Secretary of Commerce that contains a description
of the ongoing results of the independent evaluation of the
plan for, and implementation of, the compliance program funded
under the grant.
(2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the
termination of all grants awarded under this section, the
Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a final report
evaluating the programs funded under such grants.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $40,000,000 for fiscal years
1999 to 2001 funded from the Y2K Emergency Supplemental Funds
appropriated in the FY99 Omnibus Act, PL 105-277.
Y2K State and Local GAP (Government Assistance Programs) Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) award grants to States to assist the States and local governments in making their programs Y2K compliant; and (2) give priority to grant requests that relate to making Federal welfare programs Y2K compliant.
Requires a State's application for such a grant to contain: (1) a description of a proposed plan for the development and implementation of a Y2K compliance program; and (2) a description or identification of a proposed funding source for the completion of the plan and maintenance of the system.
Requires a State awarded a grant to expend one dollar for every two dollars awarded under the grant for the development and implementation of the compliance program. Permits the Secretary to waive or modify such matching requirement for any State that the Secretary determines would suffer undue hardship.
Prohibits the award of a grant for a period of more than two years.
Requires: (1) each State awarded a grant to submit an annual report that contains a description of the ongoing results of the evaluation of the plan for the compliance program funded under the grant; and (2) the Secretary to submit to the Congress a final report evaluating the programs funded under such grants.
Authorizes appropriations.