[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5854 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5854
To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 16, 2018
Mr. Schweikert (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Norman, Mr. Smith
of Nebraska, and Mr. Biggs) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
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 ``Improving Transparency in TANF
through Data Act''.
SEC. 2. ALIGNING AND IMPROVING DATA REPORTING.
(a) Require States To Report Full-Population Data.--Section
411(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B);
(2) by striking ``(1) general reporting requirement.--'';
and
(3) by--
(A) redesignating--
(i) subparagraph (A) as paragraph (1);
(ii) clauses (i) through (xvii) of
subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) through
(Q), respectively;
(iii) subclauses (I) through (V) of clause
(ii) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively;
(iv) subclauses (I) through (VII) of clause
(xi) as clauses (i) through (vii),
respectively; and
(v) subclauses (I) through (V) of clause
(xvi) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively;
and
(B) moving each such redesignated provision 2 ems
to the left.
(b) Reporting of Participation in Work or Work Preparation
Activities.--Section 411(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)), as
amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by striking
subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting the following:
``(K) The work eligibility status of each
individual in the family, and--
``(i) in the case of each work-eligible
individual in the family--
``(I) the number of hours
(including zero hours) per month of
participation in--
``(aa) work activities (as
defined in section 407(d)); and
``(bb) any other activity
required by the State to remove
a barrier to employment.; and
``(ii) in the case of each individual in
the family who is not a work-eligible
individual, the reason for that status.
``(L) For each work-eligible individual and each
adult in the family who did not participate in work
activities (as so defined) during a month, the reason
for the lack of participation.''.
(c) Reporting To Determine Information on Employment and Earnings
Outcomes.--Section 411(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(c)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(c) Reporting To Determine Information on Employment and Earnings
Outcomes.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor,
shall determine the information that is necessary to compute the
employment and earnings outcomes and the statistical adjustment model
for the employment and earnings outcomes required under section 407,
and each eligible State shall collect and report that information to
the Secretary.''.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1,
2018.
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