I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1277 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2009 Mr. Price of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Jordan of Ohio) 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 repeal the emergency fund for the TANF program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Welfare Reform Restoration Act of 2009.

2.

Repeal of emergency fund for the TANF program

(a)

In general

Part A of title IV and section 1108 of the Social Security Act shall be applied and administered as if the amendments made by section 2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 were never enacted. (b)

Elimination of related provisions

(1)

Emergency fund

Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking subsection (c). (2)

Temporary modification of caseload reduction credit

Section 407(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking (or if the immediately preceding fiscal year is fiscal year 2008, 2009, or 2010, then, at State option, during the emergency fund base year of the State with respect to the average monthly assistance caseload of the State (within the meaning of section 403(c)(9)), except that, if a State elects such option for fiscal year 2008, the emergency fund base year of the State with respect to such caseload shall be fiscal year 2007)). (3)

Disregard from limitation on total payments to territories

Section 1108(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by striking 403(c)(3),. (4)

Sunset

Section 2101 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is repealed. (5)

Clerical amendment

Section 2000(b) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended in the table of contents by striking the item relating to section 2101.