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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5164IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 5, 2018Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Moore, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastings, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Small Business, Oversight and Government Reform, Agriculture, Rules, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Urban Progress Act of 2018. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Sustainable Community Economic Development Subtitle A—Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Amendments to rental assistance demonstration. Subtitle B—Hire For a Second Chance Act Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 112. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit. Subtitle C—Community Investment and Empowerment Act Sec. 121. Short title. Sec. 122. Purpose. Sec. 123. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial investment in underserved communities. Subtitle D—Promote Start-Ups Act Sec. 131. Short title. Sec. 132. Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures. Subtitle E—Community College to Career Fund Act Sec. 141. Short title. Sec. 142. Community College to Career Fund. Subtitle F—Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act Sec. 151. Short title. Sec. 152. Grants to States for summer employment for youth. Subtitle G—Child Poverty Reduction Act Sec. 161. Short title. Chapter 1—Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty Sec. 162. Establishment of Working Group. Sec. 163. National plan to reduce child poverty. Sec. 164. Other duties. Sec. 165. Membership. Sec. 166. Director and staff. Sec. 167. Reporting requirements. Chapter 2—Workshops by National Academy of Sciences Sec. 168. Requirement to enter into agreement with National Academy of Sciences. Sec. 169. Workshop topics. Sec. 170. Reporting requirement. Sec. 171. Authorization of appropriations. Chapter 3—Definitions Sec. 172. Definitions. Subtitle H—Hunger-Free Summers for Children Sec. 181. Summer SNAP benefits for minor children who received free or reduced price school lunches. Sec. 182. Child tax credit increased for families under 150 percent of poverty line. Title II—Community Policing Subtitle A—Fair Chance for Youth Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Expungement and sealing of youth criminal records. Sec. 203. Retroactive effect. Subtitle B—Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Sec. 211. Short title. Sec. 212. Definitions. Sec. 213. Findings. Chapter 1—Federal Coordination of Local and Tribal Juvenile Justice Information and Efforts Sec. 214. PROMISE Advisory Panel. Sec. 215. Geographic assessment of resource allocation. Chapter 2—PROMISE Grants Sec. 216. Purposes. Subchapter A—PROMISE Assessment and Planning Grants Sec. 217. PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants authorized. Sec. 218. PROMISE Coordinating Councils. Sec. 219. Needs and strengths assessment. Sec. 220. PROMISE Plan components. Sec. 221. Authorization of appropriations. Subchapter B—PROMISE Implementation Grants Sec. 222. PROMISE Implementation grants authorized. Sec. 223. PROMISE Implementation grant application requirements. Sec. 224. Grant award guidelines. Sec. 225. Reports. Sec. 226. Authorization of appropriations. Subchapter C—General PROMISE Grant Provisions Sec. 227. Nonsupplanting clause. Sec. 228. Grant application review panel. Sec. 229. Evaluation of PROMISE grant programs. Sec. 230. Reservation of funds. Chapter 3—PROMISE Research Centers Sec. 231. Establishment of the National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices. Sec. 232. Grants for regional research proven practices partnerships. Subtitle C—Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Sec. 241. Short title. Sec. 242. Grants to increase the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies. Title III—Common Sense Gun Violence Prevention Subtitle A—Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Firearms trafficking. Subtitle B—Report on Effects of Gun Violence on Public Health Sec. 311. Report on effects of gun violence on public health. Sec. 312. Prohibition on certain amendments to appropriations measures. Subtitle C—Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Sec. 321. Short title. Sec. 322. Firearm prohibitions applicable with respect to certain high-risk individuals. Subtitle D—Strengthening Gun Checks Act Sec. 341. Short title; table of contents. Chapter 1—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Sec. 342. States to make data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Sec. 343. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal law. Sec. 344. Adjudicated as a mental defective. Sec. 345. Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Chapter 2—Requiring a Background Check for Every Firearm Sale Sec. 346. Purpose. Sec. 347. Firearms transfers. Sec. 348. Lost and stolen reporting. Subtitle E—Background Check Completion Act Sec. 351. Short title. Sec. 352. Elimination of requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days.

. D

Promote Start-Ups Act

131.

Short title

This subtitle may be cited as the Promote Start-Ups Act of 2018.

132.

Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures

(a)

Start-Up expenditures

(1)

In general

Section 195(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A)by striking $5,000 and inserting $15,000; and (B)by striking $50,000 and inserting $150,000. (2)

Conforming amendment

Section 195(b) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3). (b)

Organizational expenditures

Section 248(a)(1)(B) of such Code is amended— (1)by striking $5,000 and inserting $10,000; and (2)by striking $50,000 and inserting $60,000. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred with respect to— (1)in the case of the amendments made by subsection (a), trades or businesses beginning in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; and (2)in the case of the amendments made by subsection (b), corporations the business of which begins in taxable years beginning after such date.

E

Community College to Career Fund Act

141.

Short title

This subtitle may be cited as the Community College to Career Fund Act.

142.

Community College to Career Fund

(a)

In General

Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by adding at the end the following: F

Community College to Career Fund

199.

Community college and industry partnerships program

(a)

Grants authorized

From funds appropriated under section 199A, the Secretary of Labor (in coordination with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Commerce) shall award competitive grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) for the purpose of developing, offering, improving, and providing educational or career training programs for workers. (b)

Eligible entity

(1)

Partnerships with employers or an employer or industry partnership

(A)

General definition

For purposes of this section, an eligible entity means any of the entities described in subparagraph (B) (or a consortium of any of such entities) in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers. (B)

Description of entities

The entities described in this subparagraph are— (i)a community college; (ii)a 4-year public institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) that offers 2-year degrees, and that will use funds provided under this section for activities at the certificate and associate degree levels; (iii)a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); or (iv)a private or nonprofit, 2-year institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau. (2)

Additional Partners

(A)

Authorization of additional partners

In addition to partnering with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers as described in paragraph (1)(A), an entity described in paragraph (1) may include in the partnership described in paragraph (1) one or more of the organizations described in subparagraph (B). Each eligible entity that includes one or more such organizations shall collaborate with the State or local board in the area served by the eligible entity. (B)

Organizations

The organizations described in this subparagraph are as follows: (i)A provider of adult education (as defined in section 203) or an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). (ii)A community-based organization. (iii)A joint labor-management partnership. (iv)A State or local board. (v)Any other organization that the Secretaries consider appropriate. (c)

Educational or career training program

For purposes of this section, the Governor of the State in which at least one of the entities described in subsection (b)(1)(B) of an eligible entity is located shall establish criteria for an educational or career training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal under subsection (d). (d)

Application

An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application containing a grant proposal, for an educational or career training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential, to the Secretaries at such time and containing such information as the Secretaries determine is required, including a detailed description of— (1)the extent to which the educational or career training program described in the grant proposal fits within an overall strategic plan consisting of— (A)the State plan described in section 102 or 103, for the State involved; (B)the local plan described in section 108, for each local area that comprises a significant portion of the area to be served by the eligible entity; and (C)a strategic plan developed by the eligible entity; (2)the extent to which the program will meet the needs of employers in the area for skilled workers in in-demand industry sectors and occupations; (3)the extent to which the program will meet the educational or career training needs of workers in the area; (4)the specific educational or career training program and how the program meets the criteria established under subsection (e), including the manner in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, improve, and provide the educational or career training program; (5)any previous experience of the eligible entity in providing educational or career training programs, the absence of which shall not automatically disqualify an eligible institution from receiving a grant under this section; and (6)how the program leading to the credential meets the criteria described in subsection (c). (e)

Criteria for award

(1)

In general

Grants under this section shall be awarded based on criteria established by the Secretaries, that include the following: (A)A determination of the merits of the grant proposal submitted by the eligible entity involved to develop, offer, improve, and provide an educational or career training program to be made available to workers. (B)An assessment of the likely employment opportunities available in the area to individuals who complete an educational or career training program that the eligible entity proposes to develop, offer, improve, and provide. (C)An assessment of prior demand for training programs by individuals eligible for training and served by the eligible entity, as well as availability and capacity of existing (as of the date of the assessment) training programs to meet future demand for training programs. (2)

Priority

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible entities that— (A)include a partnership, with employers or an employer or industry partnership, that— (i)pays a portion of the costs of educational or career training programs; or (ii)agrees to hire individuals who have attained a recognized postsecondary credential resulting from the educational or career training program of the eligible entity; (B)enter into a partnership with a labor organization or labor-management training program to provide, through the program, technical expertise for occupationally specific education necessary for a recognized postsecondary credential leading to a skilled occupation in an in-demand industry sector; (C)are focused on serving individuals with barriers to employment, low-income, nontraditional students, students who are dislocated workers, students who are veterans, or students who are long-term unemployed; (D)include any eligible entities serving areas with high unemployment rates; (E)are eligible entities that include an institution of higher education eligible for assistance under title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and (F)include a partnership, with employers or an employer or industry partnership, that increases domestic production of goods. (f)

Use of funds

Grant funds awarded under this section shall be used for one or more of the following: (1)The development, offering, improvement, and provision of educational or career training programs, that provide relevant job training for skilled occupations, that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials, that will meet the needs of employers in in-demand industry sectors, and that may include registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job training programs, and programs that support employers in upgrading the skills of their workforce. (2)The development and implementation of policies and programs to expand opportunities for students to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, including a degree, in in-demand industry sectors and occupations, including by— (A)facilitating the transfer of academic credits between institutions of higher education, including the transfer of academic credits for courses in the same field of study; (B)expanding articulation agreements and policies that guarantee transfers between such institutions, including through common course numbering and use of a general core curriculum; and (C)developing or enhancing student support services programs. (3)The creation of career pathway programs that provide a sequence of education and occupational training that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, including a degree, including programs that— (A)blend basic skills and occupational training; (B)facilitate means of transitioning participants from noncredit occupational, basic skills, or developmental coursework to for-credit coursework within and across institutions; (C)build or enhance linkages, including the development of dual enrollment programs and early college high schools, between secondary education or adult education programs (including programs established under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and title II of this Act); (D)are innovative programs designed to increase the provision of training for students, including students who are members of the National Guard or Reserves, to enter skilled occupations in in-demand industry sectors; and (E)support paid internships that will allow students to simultaneously earn credit for work-based learning and gain relevant employment experience in an in-demand industry sector or occupation, which shall include opportunities that transition individuals into employment. (4)The development and implementation of— (A)a Pay-for-Performance program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, for which an eligible entity agrees to be reimbursed under the grant primarily on the basis of achievement of specified performance outcomes and criteria agreed to by the Secretary; or (B)a Pay-for-Success program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, for which an eligible entity— (i)enters into a partnership with an investor, such as a philanthropic organization that provides funding for a specific project to address a clear and measurable educational or career training need in the area to be served under the grant; and (ii)agrees to be reimbursed under the grant only if the project achieves specified performance outcomes and criteria agreed to by the Secretary.

199A.

Authorization of appropriations

(a)

In general

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program established by section 199. (b)

Administrative Cost

Not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) may be used by the Secretaries to administer the program described in that subsection, including providing technical assistance and carrying out evaluations for the program described in that subsection. (c)

Period of availability

The funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be available for Federal obligation for that fiscal year and the succeeding 2 fiscal years.

199B.

Definition

For purposes of this subtitle, the term community college has the meaning given the term junior or community college in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)).

. (b)

Conforming amendment

The table of contents for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting after the items relating to subtitle E of title I the following: Subtitle F—Community College to Career Fund Sec. 199. Community college and industry partnerships program. Sec. 199A. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 199B. Definition.. (c)

Effective date

This Act, including the amendments made by this Act, takes effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

F

Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act

151.

Short title

This subtitle may be cited as the Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2018.

152.

Grants to States for summer employment for youth

Section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d)

Grants to States for summer employment for youth

(1)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants to States to provide assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible youth to enable such local areas to carry out programs described in subsection (c)(1) that provide summer employment opportunities for eligible youth, which are directly linked to academic and occupational learning, as described in subsection (c)(2)(C). In awarding grants under this subsection, a State shall— (A)partner with private businesses to the extent feasible to provide employment opportunities at such businesses; and (B)prioritize jobs and work opportunities that directly serve the community. (2)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020..

G

Child Poverty Reduction Act

161.

Short title

This subtitle may be cited as the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2018.

1

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty

162.

Establishment of Working Group

There is established in the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services a group which shall be known as the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (in this Act referred to as the Working Group).

163.

National plan to reduce child poverty

(a)

Primary goal

(1)

Development of national plan

The primary goal of the Working Group is to develop a national plan— (A)to reduce, within 10 years after the date on which funding is made available to carry out this Act— (i)the number of children living in poverty in the United States to half of the number of such children as reported in the report of the United States Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013 (issued in September 2014); and (ii)the number of children living in extreme poverty in the United States to zero; and (B)to reduce, within 20 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the number of children living in poverty in the United States to zero. (2)

Consultation with National Academy of Sciences

In developing the national plan under paragraph (1), the Working Group shall consider all recommendations, research papers, and reports published by the National Academy of Sciences as a result of the workshops conducted pursuant to title II. (3)

Deadline

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall make substantial progress toward the development of the national plan. (b)

Additional goals

The national plan under subsection (a) shall include recommendations for achieving the following goals: (1)Understanding the root causes of child poverty, including persistent intergenerational poverty, taking into account social, economic, and cultural factors. (2)Improving the accessibility of anti-poverty programs and increasing the rate of enrollment in such programs among eligible children and families by reducing the complexity and difficulty of enrolling in such programs. (3)Eliminating disparate rates of child poverty based on race, ethnicity, gender, and age. (4)Improving the ability of individuals living in poverty, low-income individuals, and unemployed individuals to access quality jobs that help children and their families rise above poverty. (5)Connecting low-income children, disconnected youth, and their families to education, job training, work, and their communities. (6)Shifting the measures and policies of Federal anti-poverty programs from the goal of helping individuals and families living in poverty to achieve freedom from deprivation toward the goal of helping such individuals and families rise above poverty and achieve long-term economic stability. (c)

Methods

In developing the national plan under subsection (a), the Working Group shall employ methods for achieving the goals described in subsections (a) and (b) that include— (1)entering into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a workshop series on the economic and social costs of child poverty, as described in title II; (2)studying the effect of child poverty on the health and welfare of children, including the access of children living in poverty to health care, housing, proper nutrition, and education; (3)measuring the effect of child poverty on the ability of individuals to achieve economic stability, including such effect on educational attainment, rates of incarceration, lifetime earnings, access to healthcare, and access to housing; (4)updating and applying improved measures of poverty that can meaningfully account for other aspects relating to the measure of poverty, such as the Supplemental Poverty Measure used by the United States Census Bureau; and (5)using and applying fact-based measures to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of anti-poverty programs, taking into account the long-term savings and value to the Federal Government and to State, local, and tribal governments of practices and policies designed to prevent poverty.

164.

Other duties

In addition to developing the national plan under section 102(a), the Working Group shall— (1)monitor, in consultation with the Domestic Policy Council and the National Economic Council, all Federal activities, programs, and services related to child welfare and child poverty; (2)establish guidelines, policies, goals, and directives related to the achievement of the goals of the national plan, in consultation with nongovernmental entities providing social services to low-income children and families, advocacy groups that directly represent low-income children and families, policy experts, and officials of State, local, and tribal governments who administer or direct policy for anti-poverty programs; (3)advise all relevant Federal agencies regarding how to effectively administer and coordinate programs, activities, and services related to child welfare and child poverty and how to resolve any disputes that arise between or among such agencies as a result of such administration or coordination; (4)provide recommendations to the Congress regarding how to ensure that Federal agencies administering programs, activities, and services related to child welfare and child poverty have adequate resources to increase public awareness of such programs, activities, and services and how to maximize enrollment of eligible individuals; (5)identify methods for improving communication and collaboration among and between State and Federal governmental entities regarding the implementation of State programs related to child welfare and child poverty, such as State programs funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (relating to block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families), and submit recommendations regarding such methods to relevant Federal agencies and congressional committees; and (6)hold hearings in different geographic regions of the United States to collect information and feedback from the public regarding personal experiences related to child poverty and anti-poverty programs, and make such information and feedback publicly available.

165.

Membership

(a)

Number of members

The Working Group shall be composed of no less than 6 members. (b)

Executive pay rate

Each member shall be an official of an executive department who occupies a position for which the rate of pay is equal to or greater than the rate of pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. (c)

Required participation of certain executive departments

The Working Group shall include at least one member who is an official of each of the following executive departments: (1)The Department of Justice. (2)The Department of Agriculture. (3)The Department of Labor. (4)The Department of Health and Human Services. (5)The Department of Housing and Urban Development. (6)The Department of Education. (d)

Appointment

Each member shall be appointed by the head of the executive department that employs such member. (e)

Obtaining official data

On request of the Chairperson, any head of a Federal agency shall furnish directly to the Working Group any information necessary to enable the Working Group to carry out this Act. (f)

Terms

Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Working Group. (g)

Vacancies

A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (h)

Quorum

A majority of members shall constitute a quorum. (i)

Chairperson

The Chairperson of the Working Group shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (j)

Meetings

(1)

Initial meeting period

The Working Group shall meet on a monthly basis during the 180-day period beginning with the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act. (2)

Subsequent meetings

After such 180-day period, the Working Group shall meet not less than once every 6 months and at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of members.

166.

Director and staff

(a)

Director

The Working Group shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chairperson. (b)

Staff

The Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel as the Director considers appropriate. (c)

Duties

The duties of the Director and staff shall be to achieve the goals and carry out the duties of the Working Group.

167.

Reporting requirements

(a)

Annual report

Not later than September 30, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Chairperson shall submit to the Congress a report describing the activities, projects, and plans of the Federal Government to carry out the goals of the Working Group, which shall include— (1)an accounting of— (A)any increase in efficiency in the delivery of Federal, State, local, and tribal social services and benefits related to child welfare and child poverty; (B)any reduction in the number of children living in poverty; (C)any reduction in the demand for such social services and benefits for which children living in poverty and near poverty are eligible; and (D)any savings to the Federal Government as a result of such increases or reductions; (2)an accounting of any increase in the national rate of employment due to the efforts of the Working Group; (3)a summary of the efforts of each State to reduce child poverty within such State, including the administration of State programs funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (relating to block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families); and (4)legislative language and recommendations regarding reducing child poverty and achieving the other goals and duties of the Working Group. (b)

Public reporting requirements

(1)

Annual report available to public

A version of the annual report required by subsection (a) shall be made publicly available. (2)

Annual update from Federal agencies

The head of each relevant Federal agency shall post on the public Internet Web site of such agency an annual summary of any plans, activities, and results of the agency related to the goals and duties of the Working Group.

2

Workshops by National Academy of Sciences

168.

Requirement to enter into agreement with National Academy of Sciences

(a)

In General

Not later than 90 days after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for 2 public workshops to provide the Working Group with information to assist in the development of the national plan under section 102(a). (b)

Steering committee

The agreement under subsection (a) shall include the creation of a steering committee to plan and conduct such workshops. (c)

Experts

The agreement under subsection (a) shall include the commission of experts to prepare research papers that summarize and critique literature on the economic and social costs of child poverty.

169.

Workshop topics

The purpose of the workshops required by section 201(a) shall be to collect information and input from the public on the economic and social costs of child poverty, addressing topics that include— (1)the macroeconomic costs of child poverty, including the effects of child poverty on productivity and economic output; (2)the health-related costs of child poverty, including the costs incurred by the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments due to child illnesses, other child medical problems, and other child health-related expenditures; (3)the effect of child poverty on crime rates; (4)the short-term and long-term effects of child poverty on the Federal budget, including outlays for anti-poverty programs; (5)poverty metrics such as income poverty, food insecurity, and other measures of deprivation, and the role of such metrics in assessing the effects of poverty and the performance of anti-poverty programs; (6)the effect of child poverty on certain population groups, including immigrants, single parent families, individuals who have attained the age of 16 but have not attained the age of 25 with large student loans, individuals living in areas of concentrated poverty, and individuals living on Indian reservations; and (7)the effect of child poverty on individuals and families living in extreme poverty, as compared with such effect on individuals and families living in poverty or near poverty.

170.

Reporting requirement

(a)

Research papers

The agreement under section 201(a) shall include the publication of the research papers required under such section on the public Web site of the National Academy of Sciences. (b)

Workshop summary

The agreement under section 201(a) shall include the publication of a summary of each workshop required under such section on the public Web site of the National Academy of Sciences.

171.

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this subtitle.

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Definitions

172.

Definitions

In this title: (1)

Anti-poverty program

The term anti-poverty program means a program or institution with the primary goal of lifting children or families out of poverty and improving economic opportunities for children or families that operates in whole or in part using Federal, State, local, or tribal government funds. (2)

Child

The term child means an individual who has not attained the age of 18. (3)

Deprivation

The term deprivation means, with respect to an individual, that such individual lacks adequate nutrition, health care, housing, or other resources to provide for basic human needs. (4)

Disconnected youth

The term disconnected youth means individuals who have attained the age of 16 but have not attained the age of 25 who are unemployed and not enrolled in school. (5)

Economic stability

The term economic stability means, with respect to an individual or family, that such individual or family has access to the means and support necessary to effectively cope with adverse or costly life events and to effectively recover from the consequences of such events while maintaining a decent standard of living. (6)

Extreme poverty

The term extreme poverty means, with respect to an individual or family, that such individual or family has a total annual income that is less than the amount that is 50 percent of the official poverty threshold for such individual or family, as provided in the report of the United States Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013 (issued in September 2014). (7)

Federal agency

The term Federal agency means an executive department, a Government corporation, and an independent establishment. (8)

Near poverty

The term near poverty means, with respect to an individual or family, that such individual or family has a total annual income that is less than the amount that is 200 percent of the official poverty threshold for such individual or family, as provided in the report of the United States Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013 (issued in September 2014). (9)

Poverty

The term poverty means, with respect to an individual or family, that such individual or family has a total annual income that is less than the amount that is the official poverty threshold for such individual or family, as provided in the report of the United States Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013 (issued in September 2014).

H

Hunger-Free Summers for Children

181.

Summer SNAP benefits for minor children who received free or reduced price school lunches

Section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The value of the allotment for a participating household that includes a minor child who as of the end of the school year received free or reduced price school lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) shall be increased for each such child by $150 for each month during which the school attended by such child is not in session..

182.

Child tax credit increased for families under 150 percent of poverty line

(a)

In general

Section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h)

Special rule for families under 150 percent of poverty line

(1)

In general

In the case of a taxpayer whose adjusted gross income for the taxable year is less than 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) for a family of the size involved, subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting $2,000 for $1,000. (2)

Poverty line used

For purposes of this subsection, the poverty line used with respect to a taxable year shall be the most recently published poverty line during the calendar year ending before such taxable year begins.. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.