S.Amdt. 2706

SA 2706. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr.
Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _____. SUNSET OF THE TANF CONTINGENCY FUND; IMPROVED
FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

(a) Sunset of TANF Contingency Fund; Rescission.--Section
403(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ``Effective on the date of enactment of this
sentence, the unobligated balances of amounts in the Fund are
permanently rescinded and no payments shall be made from the
Fund on or after such date.'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``If an eligible'' and
inserting ``Subject to paragraph (9), if an eligible''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Sunset of state eligibility and payment authority.--
Beginning with the 1st day of the 1st month that begins on or
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, no State shall
be eligible for, or receive, a payment from the Fund, without
regard to whether the State is a needy State for the month
for purposes of paragraph (3)(A).''.
(b) Improving Access to Child Care to Support Work.--
Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
618(a)(3)) is amended by adding after and below subparagraph
(C), the following new flush sentence:
``Only for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2029,
there is appropriated for grants under this section to States
an additional $2,000,000,000 for such period. On October 1,
2033, the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated under
the preceding sentence are permanently rescinded.''.
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