,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,pierluisi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 and ,mr4 ,serrano7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,social ,security ,act to eliminate the cap on certain payments under the ,,tanf program to ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,territorial ,,tanf ,equity ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,elimination of cap on certain payments to ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa 7a7 ,in general ,section #aajh of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7 is amended by striking subsection 7a74 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,redesignations ,section #aajh of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7 is amended by redesignating subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 7f71 and 7g7 as subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 7d71 and 7e71 respectively4 7#b7 ,additional conforming amendments ,section #aajh of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#d71 and 7#e72 and 7ii7 redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#b72 7,b7 in subsection 7c71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting subsection 7a72 7,c7 in subsection 7d71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 7g7 and inserting subsection 7e72 and 7,d7 in subsection 7e71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 7f7 each place it appears and inserting subsection 7d74 #c4 ,supplemental grants to ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa ,section #aajh7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;a771 as redesignated by section #b7;b77#a7 of this ,act1 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,entitlement to supplemental grants 7#a7 ,in general ,each territory shall be entitled to receive from the ,secretary for each fiscal year a supplemental grant in an amount equal to-- 7,a7 in the case of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 and ,guam1 #aj percent of the family assistance grant payable to the territory for the fiscal year2 and 7,b7 in the case of ,american ,samoa1 #ajj1jjj4 7#b7 ,appropriation ,out of any money in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states not otherwise appropriated1 there are appropriated for fiscal year #bjac such sums as are necessary for grants under this subsection4 4 #d4 ,eligibility of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa for the ,,tanf contingency fund 7a7 ,definition of ,state ,section #djc7;b77#g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;b77#g77 is amended by striking and the ,district of ,columbia and inserting 1 the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa44 7b7 ,alternative eligibility criteria for territories ,section #djc7;b77#e7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;b77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 in the case of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa1 the ,state satisfies alternative eligibility criteria established by the ,secretary in consultation with the ,governor of the ,state1 to be submitted to the ,congress not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph4 4 #e4 ,eligibility of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa for child care entitlement funds 7a7 ,definition of ,state ,section #dah7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7;d77 is amended by striking and the ,district of ,columbia and inserting 1 the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa44 7b7 ,amount of payment 7#a7 ,general entitlement ,section #dah7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7;a77#a77 is amended by striking equal to the greater of-- and all that follows and inserting the following3 equal to-- 7,a7 in the case of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa1 #fj percent of the amount required to be paid to the ,state for fiscal year #bjaj under the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij2 or 7,b7 in the case of any other ,state1 the greater of-- 7i7 the total amount required to be paid to the ,state under section #djc of this ,act for fiscal year #aiid or #aiie 7whichever is greater7 with respect to expenditures for child care under subsections 7g7 and 7i7 of section #djb of this ,act 7as in effect before ,october #a1 #aiie72 or 7ii7 the average of the total amounts required to be paid to the ,state for fiscal years #aiib through #aiid under the subsections referred to in clause 7i74 4 7#b7 ,allotment of remainder ,section #dah7;a77#b77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7;a77#b77;,b77 is amended to read as follows3 7,b7 ,allotments to states ,of the total amount available for payments to ,states under this paragraph1 as determined under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 an amount equal to #fe percent of the amount required to be paid to each of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa for fiscal year #bjaj under the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij1 shall be allotted to ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa1 respectively2 and 7ii7 the remainder shall be allotted among the other ,states based on the formula used for determining the amount of ,federal payments to each ,state under section #djc7n7 of this ,act 7as in effect before ,october #a1 #aiie74 4 #f4 ,increase in ,federal matching rate for foster care and adoption assistance in ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa ,section #dgd7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgd7;a77 is amended in each of paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7-- 7#a7 by striking in the case of a ,state other than the ,district of ,columbia1 or and inserting in the case of each of the #ej ,states12 and 7#b7 by inserting 1 or #ge percent1 in the case of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa after in the case of the ,district of ,columbia4 #g4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the #ast day of the #ast ,federal fiscal year that begins #a year or more after the date of enactment of this ,act4