[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2350 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2350

To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
       program through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2003

  Mr. Herger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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 concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
       program through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare Reform Extension Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. 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. 3. CONTINUATION OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.

    (a) State Family Assistance Grant.--Section 403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 2002'' and 
        inserting ``2002, and 2003''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E) and inserting 
        the following:
                    ``(B) State family assistance grant.--The State 
                family assistance grant payable to a State for a fiscal 
                year shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to 
                the amount specified in subparagraph (C) of this 
                paragraph as the amount required to be paid to the 
                State under this paragraph for fiscal year 2002 
                (determined without regard to any reduction pursuant to 
                section 409 or 412(a)(1)) bears to the total amount 
                required to be paid under this paragraph for fiscal 
                year 2002 (as so determined).
                    ``(C) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the 
                Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
                appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 
                2003 $16,566,542,000 for grants under this 
                paragraph.''.
    (b) Matching Grants for the Territories.--Section 1108(b)(2) (42 
U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
``2003''.
    (c) 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, and 2003''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2003''.
    (d) 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 and 2003'';
            (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2003''; and
            (4) in clause (iii), by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and 
        inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003''.
    (e) Contingency Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is 
        amended by striking ``and 2002'' and inserting ``2002, and 
        2003''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 403(b)(3)(C)(ii) (42 
        U.S.C. 603(b)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and 
        inserting ``2003''.
    (f) Federal Loans for State Welfare Programs.--Section 406(d) (42 
U.S.C. 606(d)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.
    (g) Maintenance of Effort.--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''.
    (h) 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, and 2003''.
    (i) Census Bureau Study.--Section 414(b) (42 U.S.C. 614(b)) is 
amended by striking ``and 2002'' and inserting ``2002, and 2003''.

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF 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 
and 2003''.

SEC. 5. CONTINUATION OF CHILD WELFARE DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 1130(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF ABSTINENCE EDUCATION FUNDING.

    Section 510(d) (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) is amended by striking ``2002'' 
and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 7. CONTINUATION OF TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1925(f) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-6(f)) is amended 
by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1902(e)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(e)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.
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