[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1917 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1917

   To authorize the State of Michigan to implement the demonstration 
         project known as ``To Strengthen Michigan Families''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 1996

Mr. Abraham (for himself and Mr. Shelby) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the State of Michigan to implement the demonstration 
         project known as ``To Strengthen Michigan Families''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT MICHIGAN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Upon presentation by the State of Michigan of the 
document entitled ``To Strengthen Michigan Families'' (prepared 
pursuant to Michigan Public Act 223, signed by the Governor of Michigan 
on December 6, 1995) to the appropriate Federal official with respect 
to any Federal entitlement program specified in such document--
            (1) such official is deemed to have waived compliance with 
        the requirements of Federal law with respect to such program to 
        the extent and for the period necessary to enable the State of 
        Michigan to carry out the demonstration project described in 
        the document; and
            (2) the costs of carrying out the demonstration project 
        which would not otherwise be included as expenditures under 
        such program shall be regarded as expenditures under such 
        program.
    (b) Limitation of Costs.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to the 
extent that--
            (1) the sum of such costs and the expenditures of the State 
        of Michigan under all programs to which subsection (a) applies 
        during any testing period exceeds
            (2) the total amount that would be expended under such 
        programs during such testing period in the absence of the 
        demonstration project.
    (c) Testing Period.--For purposes of subsection (b)--
            (1) In general.--The testing periods are--
                    (A) the 5-year period that begins with the date of 
                the commencement of the demonstration project, and
                    (B) the period of the demonstration project.
            (2) Cost neutrality model.--The model for determining cost 
        neutrality during any testing period shall be established by 
        the State of Michigan.
            (3) Evaluation.--The State of Michigan shall contract for 
        an external evaluation of the impact of the demonstration 
        project during any testing period.
    (d) Recapture of Excess.--If at the close of any testing period, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that the amount 
described in subsection (b)(1) exceeds the amount described in 
subsection (b)(2) for such period, such Secretary shall withhold an 
amount equal to such excess from amounts otherwise payable to the State 
of Michigan under section 403 of the Social Security Act (relating to 
the program of aid to families with dependent children) for the first 
fiscal year beginning after the close of such period. The preceding 
sentence shall not apply to the extent such Secretary is otherwise paid 
such excess by the State of Michigan.

SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN OTHER WAIVERS GRANTED TO THE STATE OF 
              MICHIGAN.

    This Act shall not be construed to affect the terms or conditions 
of any waiver granted before the date of the enactment of this Act to 
the State of Michigan under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, 
including earned waiver savings and conditions. The current waivers are 
considered a precondition and can be subsumed as part of the To 
Strengthen Michigan Families demonstration project.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE UNDER SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION.

    If, after the date of the enactment of this Act, any Federal law is 
enacted which modifies the terms of, or the amounts of expenditures 
permitted under, any program to which section 1 applies, the State of 
Michigan may elect to participate in such program as so modified.
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