[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3848 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3848

To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
         program through June 30, 2004, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2004

  Mr. Herger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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 June 30, 2004, 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 ``Work Promotion and Independence Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK 
              GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004.

    (a) In General.--Activities authorized by part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act, and by sections 510, 1108(b), and 1925 of such 
Act, shall continue through June 30, 2004, in the manner authorized for 
fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding section 1902(e)(1)(A) of such Act. 
Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority through the 
third quarter of fiscal year 2004 at the level provided for such 
activities through the third quarter of fiscal year 2003.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 403(a)(3)(H)(ii) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)(H)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``March 31'' and inserting ``June 30''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE 
              AND CHILD WELFARE WAIVER AUTHORITY THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004.

    Activities authorized by sections 429A and 1130(a) of the Social 
Security Act shall continue through June 30, 2004, in the manner 
authorized for fiscal year 2003. Grants and payments may be made 
pursuant to this authority through the third quarter of fiscal year 
2004 at the level provided for such activities through the third 
quarter of fiscal year 2003.

SEC. 4. RECALIBRATION OF CASELOAD REDUCTION CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 407(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) the average monthly number of 
                        families that received assistance under the 
                        State program funded under this part during the 
                        base year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 407(b)(3)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and eligibility 
criteria'' and all that follows through the close parenthesis and 
inserting ``and the eligibility criteria in effect during the then 
applicable base year''.
    (c) Base Year Defined.--Section 407(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
607(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Base year defined.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `base year' means, with respect to a fiscal year--
                            ``(i) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
                        2004, fiscal year 1996;
                            ``(ii) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
                        2005, fiscal year 1998;
                            ``(iii) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
                        2006, fiscal year 2001; or
                            ``(iv) if the fiscal year is fiscal year 
                        2007 or any succeeding fiscal year, the then 
                        4th preceding fiscal year.''.
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