H.R. 2959 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 496 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2959 [Report No. 114–644] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2015 Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means June 28, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 7, 2015 A BILL To prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce TANF work requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act. 2. Limit on counting of nongovernmental third-party contributions as qualified State spending to meet State spending requirement (a) Limit on counting third-party contributions Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (VI) Limit on counting of third-party contributions Such term shall not include the amount (if any) by which— (aa) the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the State or a local government during the fiscal year; exceeds (bb) the value of all such goods and services claimed by the State as qualified State expenditures for fiscal year 2016. . (b) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: (VII) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Such term shall not include any amount expended for the provision of medical services. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016. June 28, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed