H.R. 2350 (ih) To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes. [Introduced in House] ...

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        H.R.2350

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
 To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
        program through fiscal year 2003, 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 ``Welfare Reform Extension Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the amendment or repeal shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Social 
Security Act.

SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.

    (a) State Family Assistance Grant.--Section 403(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 2002'' and inserting 
    ``2002, and 2003''; and
        (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E) and inserting the 
    following:
            ``(B) State family assistance grant.--The State family 
        assistance grant payable to a State for a fiscal year shall be 
        the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount specified in 
        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph as the amount required to be 
        paid to the State under this paragraph for fiscal year 2002 
        (determined without regard to any reduction pursuant to section 
        409 or 412(a)(1)) bears to the total amount required to be paid 
        under this paragraph for fiscal year 2002 (as so determined).
            ``(C) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
        the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2003 $16,566,542,000 for grants 
        under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Matching Grants for the Territories.--Section 1108(b)(2) (42 
U.S.C. 1308(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
``2003''.
    (c) Bonus to Reward Decrease in Illegitimacy Ratio.--Section 
403(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``and 2002'' and 
    inserting ``2002, and 2003''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
    ``2003''.
    (d) Supplemental Grants for Population Increases in Certain 
States.--Section 403(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)(H)) is amended--
        (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``of grants for 
    fiscal year 2002'';
        (2) in clause (i), by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and 
    inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003'';
        (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
    ``2003''; and
        (4) in clause (iii), by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and 
    inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003''.
    (e) Contingency Fund.--
        (1) In general.--Section 403(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is 
    amended by striking ``and 2002'' and inserting ``2002, and 2003''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 403(b)(3)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
    603(b)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
    ``2003''.
    (f) Federal Loans for State Welfare Programs.--Section 406(d) (42 
U.S.C. 606(d)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.
    (g) Maintenance of Effort.--Section 409(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)) 
is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or 2003'' and inserting 
    ``2003, or 2004''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
    ``2003''.
    (h) Grants to Indian Tribes.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of 
section 412(a) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)(A) and (2)(A)) are each amended by 
striking ``and 2002'' and inserting ``2002, and 2003''.
    (i) Census Bureau Study.--Section 414(b) (42 U.S.C. 614(b)) is 
amended by striking ``and 2002'' and inserting ``2002, and 2003''.

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF MANDATORY CHILD CARE FUNDING.

    Section 418(a)(3)(F) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)(F)) is amended by 
striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2002 
and 2003''.

SEC. 5. CONTINUATION OF CHILD WELFARE DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 1130(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-9(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF ABSTINENCE EDUCATION FUNDING.

    Section 510(d) (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) is amended by striking ``2002'' 
and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 7. CONTINUATION OF TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1925(f) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-6(f)) is amended 
by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1902(e)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(e)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2003''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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