[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1215 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1215

  To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for 
 personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations 
                 to an authorization of appropriations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2011

  Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for 
 personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations 
                 to an authorization of appropriations.

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

SECTION 1. CONVERTING FUNDING FOR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION 
              PROGRAMS FROM DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS TO AN AUTHORIZATION 
              OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 513(f) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 713(f)), as added by section 2953 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and as amended by section 
10201(h) of such Act, is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Appropriation'' and 
        inserting ``Authorization of Appropriations'';
            (2) by striking ``appropriated, out of any money in the 
        Treasury not otherwise appropriated,'' and inserting 
        ``authorized to be appropriated'';
            (3) by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2012''; and
            (4) by striking the second sentence.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 513 of the Social Security Act 
is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``amount'' 
                and inserting ``amounts''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``amount'' and 
                inserting ``amounts''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``amount'' and 
                inserting ``amounts''.
    (c) Rescission of Unobligated Funds.--Of the funds made available 
under such section 513, the unobligated balance is rescinded.
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