[Background Material and Data on Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (Green Book)]
[Front Matter]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
108th Congress 2nd Session
Committee Print WMCP:108-6
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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2004 GREEN BOOK
BACKGROUND MATERIAL AND DATA ON THE
PROGRAMS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
March 2004
Prepared for the use of the Members of the Committee on
Ways and Means by members of its staff. This document has
not been officially approved by the Committee and may not
reflect the views of its Members.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH CONGRESS
WILLIAM M. THOMAS, CALIFORNIA, Chairman
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ALLISON H. GILES, Chief of Staff
This document was prepared by the majority staff of the Committee
on Ways and Means and is issued under the authority of Chairman
William M. Thomas. This document has not been reviewed or officially
approved by the Members of the Committee.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Ways and Means,
Washington, DC, March 2004
The Honorable William M. Thomas
Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chairman Thomas:
Since 1981, the Committee on Ways and Means has published the
Green Book, which presents background material and statistical data
on the major entitlement programs and other activities within the
Committee's jurisdiction. Information on major social programs
outside the Committee's jurisdiction is also included.
The Green Book has become a valuable resource for Members of
Congress, various legislative agencies, the executive departments,
as well as scholars and citizens interested in government social
programs. The document was prepared by the Committee staff with
assistance from the following organizations, to which the staff
extends its sincere thanks: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
of the Library of Congress; Congressional Budget Office; U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Labor;
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Social Security Administration;
Joint Committee on Taxation; and the Railroad Retirement Board Staff.
Many members of the Committee's staff made major contributions to the
preparation and publication of this document. In particular, I wish
to call your attention to the work of the Subcommittee on Human
Resources staff: Matt Weidinger, Staff Director, assisted by Margo
Smith and Christine Devere, alongwith editorial assistance and
coordination provided by Risa Salsburg.
On behalf of all those who worked on this, the 18th edition, I am
pleased to transmit the 2004 Green Book to you and other Members of
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Sincerely,
Allison H. Giles,
Chief of Staff
P R E F A C E
After 17 previous editions, the Green Book has become a standard
reference source on American social policy. It is widely used by
Members of Congress and their staffs, analysts in congressional and
administrative agencies, members of the media, scholars, and citizens
interested in the Nation's social policy.
This edition of the Green Book follows the basic pattern of previous
editions. The volume is divided into two parts, Program Descriptions
and Appendices. In the Program Description part, separate sections are
devoted to the major programs under the jurisdiction of the Committee
on Ways and Means: Social Security; Medicare; Supplemental Security
Income; Unemployment Compensation; Earned Entitlements for Railroad
Employees;Trade Adjustment Assistance; Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families; Child Support Enforcement; Child Care; Title XX Social
Services Block Grant; Child Protection, Foster Care, and Adoption
Assistance; Social Welfare Programs in the Territories; Tax Provisions
Related to Retirement, Health, Poverty, Employment, Disability, and
Other Social Issues; and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
A final section summarizes major social programs not under the
jurisdiction of the Committee (including food stamps, Medicaid, the
State Children's Health Insurance Program, Federal housing assistance,
School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the Child and
Adult Care Food Program, the Workforce Investment Act, Head Start,
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, veterans benefits and
services, and workers'compensation).
The Appendices include information directly related to the programs
under the Committee's jurisdiction, including: health care of the
elderly; long-term care expenditures; Medicare reimbursements for
hospitals and physicians; the Medicare+Choice Program; data on
employment, earnings, and unemployment; data on families and poverty;
Federalbudget tables; benefits available to noncitizens; spending on
income-tested benefits in recent decades; a review of studies of the
effects of welfare reform; and information about nonmarital births
and Federal strategies to reduce nonmarital pregnancies.
For the first time individual chapters of the Green Book have been
posted on the Committee's website as they are completed, prior to
the publication of the book as a whole. This is designed to speed
the availability of data to those who access the Green Book,
enhancing its utility to policymakers and others.
CONTENTS
Page
Letter of Transmittal iii
Preface iv
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Start End
Section 1 Social Security: The Old Age, 1-1 1-82
Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Programs
Section 2 Medicare 2-1 2-155
Section 3 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3-1 3-70
Section 4 Unemployment Compensation 4-1 4-36
Section 5 Earned Entitlements for Railroad 5-1 5-28
Employees
Section 6 Trade Adjustment Assistance 6-1 6-16
Section 7 Temporary Assistance for Needy 7-1 7-98
Families (TANF)
Section 8 Child Support Enforcement Program 8-1 8-107
Section 9 Child Care 9-1 9-62
Section 10 Title XX - Social Services Block Grant
Program 10-1 10-12
Section 11 Child Protection, Foster Care, and 11-1 11-140
Adoption Assistance
Section 12 Social Welfare Programs in the 12-1 12-15
Territories
Section 13 Tax Provisions Related to Retirement, 13-1 13-75
Health, Poverty, Employment,
Disability, and Other Social Issues
Section 14 The Pension Benefit Guaranty 14-1 14-16
Corporation
Section 15 Other Programs 15-1 15-150
APPENDICES
Appendix A Data on the Elderly A-1 A-14
Appendix B Health Status and Expenditures of the B-1 B-47
Elderly, and Background Data on
Long-Term Care
Appendix C National and International Health Care C-1 C-48
Expenditures and Health Insurance
Coverage
Appendix D Medicare Payment Policies D-1 D-56
Appendix E Medicare + Choice E-1 E-56
Appendix F Data on Employment, Earnings, and F-1 F-11
Unemployment
Appendix G Data on Families G-1 G-41
Appendix H Data on Poverty H-1 H-45
Appendix I Budget Tables I-1 I-28
Appendix J Welfare Benefits for Noncitizens J-1 J-33
Appendix K Spending for Income-Tested Benefits, K-1 K-13
Fiscal Years 1968-2000
Appendix L Assessing the Effects of Welfare L-1 L-76
Reform Initiatives
Appendix M Data on Nonmarital Births to Adults M-1 M-14
and Teenagers and Federal Strategies to
Reduce Nonmarital Pregnancies
Index INDEX-1 INDEX-66