[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4692 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4692

 To make any State whose child poverty rate increases by 5 percent or 
 more in a fiscal year ineligible for a high performance bonus for the 
   next fiscal year under the program of block grants to States for 
                temporary assistance for needy families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 1998

  Mr. Towns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make any State whose child poverty rate increases by 5 percent or 
 more in a fiscal year ineligible for a high performance bonus for the 
   next fiscal year under the program of block grants to States for 
                temporary assistance for needy families.

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

SECTION 1. STATES WITH INCREASE IN CHILD POVERTY RATE OF 5 PERCENT OR 
              MORE IN A FISCAL YEAR MADE INELIGIBLE FOR HIGH 
              PERFORMANCE BONUS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE TANF 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 403(a)(4)(E)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(4)(E)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``, and who is not required 
by section 413(i)(2) to submit a corrective action plan in respect of 
the child poverty rate of the State for such preceding fiscal year'' 
before the period.
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