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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 625
To expand the purposes of the program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families to include poverty reduction,
and to make grants available under the program for that purpose.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2003
Mr. Stark (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Levin, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee,
Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rodriguez,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Solis, Mr. Towns, Ms.
Velazquez, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Waxman) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To expand the purposes of the program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families to include poverty reduction,
and to make grants available under the program for that purpose.
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 ``Child Poverty Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PURPOSE OF PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES.
Section 401(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) reduce the extent and severity of poverty and promote
self-sufficiency among families with children.''.
SEC. 3. ADDITION OF CHILD POVERTY REDUCTION BONUS GRANTS TO TANF
PROGRAM.
Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Bonus to reward states that reduce child poverty.--
``(A) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 2003,
the Secretary shall make a grant pursuant to this
paragraph to each State for each fiscal year for which
the State is a qualified child poverty reduction State.
``(B) Amount of grant.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to this
subparagraph, the amount of the grant to be
made to a qualified child poverty reduction
State for a fiscal year shall be an amount
equal to--
``(I) the number of children who
had not attained 18 years of age by the
end of the then most recently completed
calendar year and who resided in the
State as of the end of such calendar
year, divided by the number of such
children who resided in the United
States as of the end of such calendar
year; multiplied by
``(II) the amount appropriated
pursuant to subparagraph (F) for the
fiscal year.
``(ii) Limitations.--
``(I) Minimum grant.--The amount of
the grant to be made to a qualified
child poverty reduction State for a
fiscal year shall be not less than
$1,000,000.
``(II) Maximum grant.--The amount
of the grant to be made to a qualified
child poverty reduction State for a fiscal year shall not exceed an
amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant for the
fiscal year.
``(iii) Pro rata increase.--If the amount
available for grants under this paragraph for a
fiscal year is greater than the total amount of
payments otherwise required to be made under
this paragraph for the fiscal year, then the
amount otherwise payable to any State for the
fiscal year under this paragraph shall, subject
to clause (ii)(II), be increased by such equal
percentage as may be necessary to ensure that
the total of the amounts payable for the fiscal
year under this paragraph equals the amount
available for the grants.
``(iv) Pro rata reduction.--If the amount
available for grants under this paragraph for a
fiscal year is less than the total amount of
payments otherwise required to be made under
this paragraph for the fiscal year, then the
amount otherwise payable to any State for the
fiscal year under this paragraph shall, subject
to clause (ii)(I), be reduced by such equal
percentage as may be necessary to ensure that
the total of the amounts payable for the fiscal
year under this paragraph equals the amount
available for the grants.
``(C) Use of grant.--A State to which a grant is
made under this paragraph shall use the grant for any
purpose for which a grant made under this part may be
used.
``(D) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Qualified child poverty reduction
state.--The term `qualified child poverty
reduction State' means, with respect to a
fiscal year, a State if--
``(I) the child poverty rate
achieved by the State for the then most
recently completed calendar year for
which such information is available is
less than the lowest child poverty rate
achieved by the State during the
applicable period; and
``(II) the average depth of child
poverty in the State for the then most
recently completed calendar year for
which such information is available is
not greater than the average depth of
child poverty in the State for the
calendar year that precedes such then
most recently completed calendar year.
``(ii) Applicable period.--In clause (i),
the term `applicable period' means, with
respect to a State and the calendar year
referred to in clause (i)(I), the period that--
``(I) begins with the calendar year
that, as of October 1, 2002, precedes
the then most recently completed
calendar year for which such
information is available; and
``(II) ends with the calendar year
that precedes the calendar year
referred to clause (i)(I).
``(iii) Child poverty rate.--The term
`child poverty rate' means, with respect to a
State and a calendar year, the percentage of
children residing in the State during the
calendar year whose family income for the
calendar year is less than the poverty line
then applicable to the family.
``(iv) Average depth of child poverty.--The
term `average depth of child poverty' means
with respect to a State and a calendar year,
the average dollar amount by which family
income is exceeded by the poverty line, among
children in the State whose family income for
the calendar year is less than the applicable
poverty line.
``(v) Poverty line.--The term `poverty
line' has the meaning given the term in section
673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1981, including any revision required by
such section applicable to a family of the size
involved.
``(E) Family income determinations.--For purposes
of this paragraph, family income includes cash income,
child support payments, child care payments, government
cash payments, and benefits under the Food Stamp Act of
1977 that are received by any family member, and family
income shall be determined after payment of all taxes
and receipt of any tax refund or rebate by any family
member.
``(F) Appropriations.--
``(i) In general.--Out of any money in the
Treasury of the United States not otherwise
appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal
year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter
$150,000,000 for grants under this paragraph.
``(ii) Availability.--Amounts made
available under clause (i) shall remain
available until expended.''.
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