S.Amdt. 2961
What it does: 4 changes: replaces text, inserts text in 3 places
Sen. Jim Talent (R-MO)What it changes
4 changes to H.R. 4
Change 1: Rewrites page 184, line 6 through page 185, line 4
ReplacesPrinted pageRemoves page 184, line 6 through page 185, line 4 of the printed bill. See that page
Inserted: (c) Minimum Participation Rate Floor.--Section 407(a), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end, the following:
Inserted: "(2) Minimum participation rate floor.--
Inserted: "(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year shall achieve a minimum participation rate floor under the State program funded under this part that is not less than--
Inserted: "(i) 10 percent for fiscal year 2004;
Inserted: "(ii) 20 percent for fiscal year 2005;
Inserted: "(iii) 30 percent for fiscal year 2006;
Inserted: "(iv) 40 percent for fiscal year 2007; and
Inserted: "(v) 55 percent for fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding year.
Inserted: "(B) Calculation of participation rates for purposes of determining the minimum participation rate floor.--The minimum participation rate floor of a State for a fiscal year shall be calculated according to subsection (b) except that--
Inserted: "(i) the minimum participation rate floor for a State shall not be reduced by an employment credit under subsection (b)(2) or a caseload reduction credit under subsection (b)(3) (in the case of a State that has opted to phase-in replacement of that credit under section 109(d)(3)(B) of the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act); and
Inserted: "(ii) the options to exempt families for purposes of the determining monthly participation rates provided in paragraph (4) shall not apply.
Inserted: "(C) Definition of assistance.--For purposes of calculating the minimum participation rate floor under this paragraph, the term 'assistance' means assistance to a family that--
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Inserted: "(i) meets the definition of that term in section 419; and
Inserted: "(ii) is provided--
Inserted: "(I) under the State program funded under this part; or
Inserted: "(II) under a program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).
Inserted: "(D) No work requirement imposed for families with an infant.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as requiring a State to require a family in which the youngest child has not attained 12 months of age to engage in work or other activities.
Original wording
Beginning on page 184, strike line 6 and all that follows through line 4 on page 185, and insert the following:
Change 2: Inserts “and the minimum participation rate floor under subsection (a)(2)” after “(b)(1)(B)(i)”
…(b)(1)(B)(i)[inserted: and the minimum participation rate floor under subsection (a)(2)]…
Original wording
On page 194, line 23, insert “and the minimum participation rate floor under subsection (a)(2)” after “(b)(1)(B)(i)”.
Change 3: Inserts “paragraph (1) or (2) of” after “section”
…section[inserted: paragraph (1) or (2) of]…
Original wording
On page 225, line 10, insert “paragraph (1) or (2) of” after “section”.
Change 4: Inserts “paragraph (1) or (2) of” after “section”
…section[inserted: paragraph (1) or (2) of]…
Original wording
On page 225, line 17, insert “paragraph (1) or (2) of” after “section”.
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As printed
SA 2961. Mr. TALENT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 184, strike line 6 and all that follows through line 4 on page 185, and insert the following:
(c) Minimum Participation Rate Floor.--Section 407(a), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end, the following:
“(2) Minimum participation rate floor.--
“(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year shall achieve a minimum participation rate floor under the State program funded under this part that is not less than--
“(i) 10 percent for fiscal year 2004;
“(ii) 20 percent for fiscal year 2005;
“(iii) 30 percent for fiscal year 2006;
“(iv) 40 percent for fiscal year 2007; and
“(v) 55 percent for fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding year.
“(B) Calculation of participation rates for purposes of determining the minimum participation rate floor.--The minimum participation rate floor of a State for a fiscal year shall be calculated according to subsection (b) except that--
“(i) the minimum participation rate floor for a State shall not be reduced by an employment credit under subsection (b)(2) or a caseload reduction credit under subsection (b)(3) (in the case of a State that has opted to phase-in replacement of that credit under section 109(d)(3)(B) of the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act); and
“(ii) the options to exempt families for purposes of the determining monthly participation rates provided in paragraph (4) shall not apply.
“(C) Definition of assistance.--For purposes of calculating the minimum participation rate floor under this paragraph, the term ‘assistance' means assistance to a family that--
“(i) meets the definition of that term in section 419; and
“(ii) is provided--
“(I) under the State program funded under this part; or
“(II) under a program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).
“(D) No work requirement imposed for families with an infant.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as requiring a State to require a family in which the youngest child has not attained 12 months of age to engage in work or other activities.
On page 194, line 23, insert “and the minimum participation rate floor under subsection (a)(2)” after “(b)(1)(B)(i)”.
On page 225, line 10, insert “paragraph (1) or (2) of” after “section”.
On page 225, line 17, insert “paragraph (1) or (2) of” after “section”.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 31, 2004
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