[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5467 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5467

  To reauthorize the program of block grants to States for temporary 
               assistance for needy families for 2 years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2002

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the program of block grants to States for temporary 
               assistance for needy families for 2 years.

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

SECTION 1. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the amendment or repeal shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Social 
Security Act.

SEC. 2. FAMILY ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    Subparagraphs (A) and (E) of section 403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(1)) are each amended by striking ``and 2002'' and inserting 
``2002, 2003, and 2004''.

SEC. 3. BONUS TO REWARD DECREASE IN ILLEGITIMACY RATIO.

    Section 403(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``and 2002'' and 
        inserting ``2002, 2003, and 2004''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2004''.

SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS FOR POPULATION INCREASES IN CERTAIN STATES.

    Section 403(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)(H)) is amended--
            (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``of grants 
        for fiscal year 2002'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and 
        inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004'';
            (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2004''; and
            (4) in clause (iii), by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and 
        inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004''.

SEC. 5. BONUS TO REWARD HIGH PERFORMANCE STATES.

    Section 403(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(I), by striking 
        ``$200,000,000'' and inserting ``\1/6\ of $1,000,000,000'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking ``and 2003'' and 
        inserting ``2003, and 2004''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``2003'' and inserting 
        ``2004''.

SEC. 6. CONTINGENCY FUND.

    Section 403(b) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and 2002'' and 
        inserting ``2002, 2003, and 2004''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking ``2002'' and 
        inserting ``2004''.

SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT.

    Section 409(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or 2003'' and 
        inserting ``2003, or 2004''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``2002'' and 
        inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 8. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

    Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 
612(a)(1)(A) and (2)(A)) are each amended by striking ``and 2002'' and 
inserting ``2002, 2003, and 2004''.

SEC. 9. MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE TERRITORIES.

    Section 1108(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
``2002'' and inserting ``2004''.

SEC. 10. MANDATORY CHILD CARE FUNDING.

    Section 418(a)(3)(F) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)(F)) is amended by 
striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002 
through 2004''.
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