S.Amdt. 4514

SA 4514. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITHHELD FOR CHILD CARE,
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEED FAMILIES, AND
SOCIAL SERVICES.

(a) In General.--The order of the Department of Health and
Human Services, issued on January 6, 2026, withholding access
to

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funds for covered programs for California, Minnesota,
Illinois, New York, and Colorado, shall have no force and
effect. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make
available to each such State the funds withheld from the
State under that order.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered
program'' means--
(1) the program of block grants to States for temporary
assistance for needy families established under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq);
(2) the program carried out through the Social Services
Block Grant authorized under subtitle A of title XX of the
SSA (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.); and
(3) the program carried out under the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.).
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