,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4  
,lewis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to elim9ate ! requirem5t  
t1 to be eligible = fo/] c>e ma9t5ance  
paym5ts1 a *ild w\ld h be5 eligible =   
aid "u ! =m] program ( ,aid to ,families
 ) ,dep5d5t ,*ildr5 at ! "t ( removal f 
! home4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,look-back ,elim9ation ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z
 foll[s3  7#a7 ,z "p ( ,presid5t        
,frankl9 ,delano ,roosevelt's ,new      
,deal1 ! ,social ,security ,act ( #aice 
includ$ ! creation ( ! ,aid to ,dep5d5t 
,*ildr5 program z a way to provide      
,f$]al support to poor *ildr54 ,ov] "t1 
?is program became ! ,aid to ,families )
 ,dep5d5t ,*ildr5 7,,afdc7 program &    
provid$ assi/ance to /ruggl+ families = 
ov] #fj ye>s4  7#b7 ,"p ,e ( title ,,iv 
( ! ,social ,security ,act provides     
prim>y ,f$]al fund+ = *ild welf>e       

s]vices4 ,"u t "p1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t   
pays a portion ( ! co/ ( provid+ ,f$]al 
fo/] c>e & adoption assi/ance b5efits = 
eligible *ildr54  7#c7 ,9 #aiif1 :5     
,congress replac$ ! ,,afdc program ) !  
,tempor>y ,assi/ance = ,ne$y ,families  
7,,tanf7 program1 ,congress also fix$ ! 
income eligibility requirem5t = ,f$]al  
fo/] c>e & adoption assi/ance b5efits at
 a level bas$ on ! income ?re%olds      
e/abli%$ by ! ,/ates "u _! =m] ,,afdc   
programs4 ,?is income eligibility       
requirem5t is n[ commonly ref]r$ to z ! 
,,afdc look-back /&>d4  7#d7 ,at t "t1  
_m ,/ates _h e/abli%$ v /rict h\sehold  
income requirem5ts 9 ord] = *ildr5 to be
 eligible = ,,afdc b5efits4 ,z a result 
( ?is v /rict requirem5t1 _m *ildr5 9 ! 
,f$]al fo/] c>e & adoption assi/ance    
programs are ineligible to receive a    
wide range ( ,f$]al b5efits1 s]vices1 & 
activities4 ,= example1 ?is outdat$1    
re/rictive /&>d prev5ts ! ,/ate (       
,georgia f provid+ assi/ance to m ?an   
half ( ! *ildr5 9 ! *ild welf>e sy/em4  

7#e7 ,=c$ to adh]e to a /agnant /&>d1   
,/ates increas+ly /ruggle to adm9i/]    
,f$]al fo/] c>e & adoption assi/ance    
programs & provide s]vices to ^? *ildr5 
mo/ 9 ne$4 ,z inflation increases1 few] 
*ildr5 are eligible to receive ,f$]al   
b5efits1 & ,/ates /ruggle to provide    
s]vices f o!r1 limit$ local & ,/ate     
res\rces4  7#f7 ,al?\gh ! ,,afdc        
look-back /&>d /ill applies to ! ,f$]al 
fo/] c>e program1 ! ,fo/]+ ,connections 
to ,success & ,increas+ ,adoptions ,act 
( #bjjh w h completely elim9at$ ! ,,afdc
 look-back /&>d 9 ! ,f$]al adoption     
assi/ance program by #bjah4  #c4        
,elim9ation ( ! ,,afdc eligibility      
requirem5t 9 ! fo/] c>e ma9t5ance       
paym5ts program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#dgb7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fgb7;a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ specifi$ & all t
 foll[s & ins]t+ or c>etak] into fo/]   
c>e if ! removal & fo/] c>e placem5t    
met1 & cont9ues to meet1 ! requirem5ts (
 p>agraph 7#b742 &  7#b7 by /rik+       

p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d74  7b7 ,con=m+     
am5dm5t ,section #dgj ( su* ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #fgj7 is am5d$ by /rik+ :o    
o!rwise w\ld h be5 eligible = assi/ance 
"u ! ,/ate's plan approv$ "u "p ,a 7z   
su* plan 0 9 effect on ,june #a1 #aiie74
  #d4 ,s5se ( ! ,congress ,x is ! s5se (
 ! ,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,,afdc         
eligibility requirem5t = ,f$]al fo/] c>e
 & adoption assi/ance b5efits %\ld be   
elim9at$ & replac$ ) income eligibility 
/&>ds t are bas$ on mod]n1 balanc$      
crit]ia t treat all *ildr5 equally2 &   
7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices %\ld collaborate ) ,memb]s (   
,congress & *ild welf>e advocates 9     
develop+ any modifi$ /&>ds4