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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3188 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2007 Mr. Weller of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Camp of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 A BILL To eliminate the separate work participation rate requirements for 2-parent families under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.

2.

Elimination of separate participation rate requirements for 2-parent families

(a)

In general

Section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)by striking all through A State and inserting the following: (a)

Participation rate requirements

A State ; and (B)by striking paragraph (2); (2)in subsection (b)— (A)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a); (B)by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; (C)in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) and inserting paragraph (1)(B); and (D)in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking rates and inserting rate; and (3)in subsection (c)— (A)in paragraph (1)— (i)by striking all through For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) and inserting the following: (1)

General rules

For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) ; and (ii)by striking subparagraph (B); and (B)in paragraph (2)(D)— (i)by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b) and inserting subsection (b)(1)(B)(i); and (ii)by striking in all families and in 2-parent families, respectively,. (b)

Conforming amendment

The paragraph heading for section 409(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended by striking rates and inserting rate.

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Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall be applied and administered as if the amendments had taken effect on October 1, 2006.