[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2128 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2128

 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
 authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance 
                      for Needy Families program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2019

    Mr. Cook (for himself, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Kind) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
 authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance 
                      for Needy Families program.

    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 ``Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. SELF-DETERMINATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 412 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Rule of Interpretation.--Notwithstanding subsection (e)(1), a 
tribal government (including a tribal government participating in an 
intertribal consortium) may lease land held in trust or in fee, at a 
fair market rate (as verified by an independent appraisal prepared in 
accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice), for the administration of a tribal family assistance grant 
by the tribal government or the intertribal consortium.''.
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