,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjag,mr4   
,casey 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,mr4 
,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 9 ! ,adm9i/ration
 = ,*ildr5 & ,families ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ! ,f$]al       
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p on ,r$uc+ ,*ild 
,pov]ty to develop a national /rategy to
 elim9ate *ild pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ild ,pov]ty     
,r$uction ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( ,work+ ,gr\p ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !    
,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 & ,families ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices a  
gr\p :i* %all be kn[n z ! ,f$]al        
,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p on ,r$uc+ ,*ild 
,pov]ty 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,work+
 ,gr\p74  #c4 ,national plan to r$uce   
*ild pov]ty  7a7 ,prim>y goal  7#a7     
,developm5t ( national plan ,! prim>y   

goal ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p is to develop a   
national plan-- 7,a7 to r$uce1 )9 #aj   
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* fund+ is made   
available to c>ry out ?is ,act--  7i7 ! 
numb] ( *ildr5 liv+ 9 pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to half ( ! numb] ( su* *ildr5 z 
report$ 9 ! report ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,c5sus ,bureau on ,income1 ,pov]ty1 &   
,heal? ,insurance ,cov]age 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates3 #bjae 7issu$ 9 ,septemb] #bjaf72
 &  7ii7 ! numb] ( *ildr5 liv+ 9 extreme
 pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to z]o2 &     
7,b7 to r$uce1 )9 #bj ye>s aft] ! date  
on :i* funds are made available to c>ry 
out ?is ,act1 ! numb] ( *ildr5 liv+ 9   
pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to z]o4  7#b7  
,consultation ) ,national ,academy (    
,sci5ces ,9 develop+ ! national plan "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all      
consid] all recomm5dations1 rese>*      
pap]s1 & reports publi%$ by ! ,national 
,academy ( ,sci5ces1 includ+ ! ,social  
,s]vices & ,income ,ma9t5ance ,rese>*   
conduct$ us+ am\nts made available "u ! 
,*ildr5 & ,families ,s]vices ,programs  

"u ! head+ ,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 &    
,families "u title ,,ii ( division ,h ( 
! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aac7 & ( !     
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag
 7,public ,law #aae-ca74  7#c7 ,deadl9e 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all
 make sub/antial progress t[>d !        
developm5t ( ! national plan4  7b7      
,additional goals ,! national plan "u   
subsection 7a7 %all include             
recomm5dations = a*iev+ ! foll[+ goals3 
7#a7 ,und]/&+ ! root causes ( *ild      
pov]ty1 includ+ p]si/5t int]g5]ational  
pov]ty1 tak+ into acc\nt social1        
economic1 & cultural factors4  7#b7     
,improv+ ! accessibility ( anti-pov]ty  
programs & increas+ ! rate ( enrollm5t 9
 su* programs among eligible *ildr5 &   
families by r$uc+ ! complexity &        
difficulty ( enroll+ 9 su* programs4    
7#c7 ,elim9at+ disp>ate rates ( *ild    
pov]ty bas$ on race1 e?nicity1 g5d]1    
age1 ,engli% language pr(ici5cy1        

ability1 & geographic location 9 a      
rural1 urban1 or suburban area4  7#d7   
,improv+ ! ability ( individuals liv+ 9 
pov]ty1 l[-income individuals1 &        
unemploy$ individuals to access quality 
jobs t help *ildr5 & _! families rise   
above pov]ty4  7#e7 ,connect+ l[-income 
*ildr51 disconnect$ y\?1 & families ( ^?
 *ildr5 & y\? to education1 job tra9+1  
"w1 & ! respective communities 9 :i* ^? 
*ildr5 & y\? live 94  7#f7 ,%ift+ !     
measures & policies ( ,f$]al anti-pov]ty
 programs f ! goal ( help+ individuals &
 families liv+ 9 pov]ty to a*ieve fre$om
 f deprivation t[>d ! goal ( help+      
individuals & families rise above pov]ty
 & a*ieve long-t]m economic /ability4   
7c7 ,me?ods ,9 develop+ ! national plan 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all  
employ me?ods = a*iev+ ! goals describ$ 
9 subsections 7a7 & 7b71 includ+--  7#a7
 /udy+ ! effect t *ild pov]ty has on !  
heal? & welf>e ( *ildr51 includ+ access 
to heal? c>e1 h\s+1 prop] nutrition1 &  
education2  7#b7 measur+ ! effect ( *ild

 pov]ty on ! ability ( individuals to   
a*ieve economic /ability1 includ+ su*   
effect on educational atta9m5t1 rates ( 
inc>c]ation1 lifetime e>n+s1 access to  
heal?c>e1 & access to h\s+2  7#c7 updat+
 & apply+ improv$ measures ( pov]ty t c 
mean+fully acc\nt = o!r aspects relat+  
to ! measure ( pov]ty1 su* z !          
,supplem5tal ,pov]ty ,measure us$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau2 &  7#d7   
us+ & apply+ fact-bas$ measures to      
evaluate ! long-t]m effectiv5ess (      
anti-pov]ty programs1 tak+ into acc\nt !
 long-t]m sav+s & value to ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t & to ,/ate1 local1 & tribal   
gov]nm5ts ( practices & policies design$
 to prev5t pov]ty4  #d4 ,o!r duties ,9  
addition to develop+ ! national plan "u 
section #c7;a71 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all--   
7#a7 monitor1 9 consultation ) !        
,dome/ic ,policy ,c\ncil & ! ,national  
,economic ,c\ncil1 all ,f$]al           
activities1 programs1 & s]vices relat$  
to *ild welf>e & *ild pov]ty2  7#b7     
e/abli% guidel9es1 policies1 goals1 &   

directives relat$ to ! a*ievem5t ( !    
goals ( ! national plan1 9 consultation 
)--  7,a7 nongov]nm5tal entities provid+
 social s]vices to l[-income *ildr5 &   
families2  7,b7 advocacy gr\ps t        
directly repres5t l[-income *ildr5 &    
families2  7,c7 policy exp]ts2 &  7,d7  
(ficials ( ,/ate1 local1 & tribal       
gov]nm5ts1 includ+ ! work+ gr\ps ( !    
l>ge/ associations ( ,/ate & local      
gov]nm5t (ficials1 :o adm9i/] or direct 
policy = anti-pov]ty programs2  7#c7    
advise all relevant ,f$]al ag5cies      
reg>d+ me?ods ( effectively adm9i/]+ &  
coord9at+ programs1 activities1 &       
s]vices relat$ to *ild welf>e & *ild    
pov]ty1 & resolv+ any disputes t arise  
betwe5 or among ^? ,f$]al ag5cies z a   
result ( su* adm9i/ration or            
coord9ation2  7#d7 provide              
recomm5dations to ! ,congress reg>d+ h[ 
to ensure t ,f$]al ag5cies adm9i/]+     
programs1 activities1 & s]vices relat$  
to *ild welf>e & *ild pov]ty h adequate 
res\rces to increase public aw>5ess (   

su* programs1 activities1 & s]vices1 &  
h[ to maximize enrollm5t ( eligible     
individuals2  7#e7 id5tify me?ods =     
improv+ communication & collaboration   
among & betwe5 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
gov]nm5tal entities reg>d+ !            
implem5tation ( ,/ate & local programs  
relat$ to *ild welf>e & *ild pov]ty1 su*
 z ,/ate programs fund$ "u "p ,a ( title
 ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 7relat+ to block
 grants to ,/ates = tempor>y assi/ance =
 ne$y families71 & submit recomm5dations
 reg>d+ su* me?ods to relevant ,f$]al   
ag5cies & congressional committees2 &   
7#f7 hold he>+s 9 diff]5t geographic    
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to collect    
in=mation & fe$back f ! public reg>d+   
p]sonal exp]i5ces relat$ to *ild pov]ty 
& anti-pov]ty programs1 & make t        
in=mation & fe$back publicly available4 
#e4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 ,numb] ( memb]s ,!   
,work+ ,gr\p %all be compos$ ( no less  
?an #f memb]s4  7b7 ,executive pay rate 
,ea* memb] %all be an (ficial ( an      

executive dep>tm5t :o occupies a        
position = :i* ! rate ( pay is equal to 
or great] ?an ! rate ( pay = level ,,iv 
( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecac 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7   
,requir$ p>ticipation ( c]ta9 executive 
dep>tm5ts ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all include  
at lea/ "o memb] :o is an (ficial ( ea* 
( ! foll[+ executive dep>tm5ts3  7#a7 ,!
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,agriculture4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (   
,labor4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices4  7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (   
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  7#f7 ,!    
,dep>tm5t ( ,education4  7d7 ,appo9tm5t 
,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ by ! head ( !
 executive dep>tm5t t employs su* memb]4
  7e7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,on reque/ ( 
! ,*airp]son1 any head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy 
%all furni% directly to ! ,work+ ,gr\p  
any in=mation necess>y to enable !      
,work+ ,gr\p to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7f7 
,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ = !    
life ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  7g7 ,vacancies  
,a vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all be fill$

 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0  
made4  7h7 ,quorum ,a majority ( memb]s 
%all con/itute a quorum4  7i7 ,*airp]son
 ,! ,*airp]son ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all be 
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices4  7j7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,initial  
meet+ p]iod ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all meet on
 a mon?ly basis dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod  
beg9n+ ) ! date on :i* funds are made   
available to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7#b7   
,subsequ5t meet+s ,aft] su* #ahj-;day   
p]iod1 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all meet n less  
?an once e #f mon?s & at ! call ( !     
,*airp]son or a majority ( memb]s4  #f4 
,director & /aff  7a7 ,director ,!      
,work+ ,gr\p %all h a ,director :o %all 
be appo9t$ by ! ,*airp]son4  7b7 ,/aff  
,! ,director may appo9t & fix ! pay (   
additional p]sonnel z ! ,director       
consid]s appropriate4  7c7 ,duties ,!   
duties ( ! ,director & /aff %all be to  
a*ieve ! goals & c>ry out ! duties ( !  
,work+ ,gr\p4  #g4 ,report+ requirem5ts 
7a7 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an ,septemb]
 #cj1 #bjah1 & annually !reaft]1 !      

,*airp]son %all submit to ! ,congress a 
report describ+ ! activities1 projects1 
& plans ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to c>ry out
 ! goals ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p1 includ+--    
7#a7 an acc\nt+ (-- 7,a7 any increase 9 
effici5cy 9 ! deliv]y ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1  
local1 & tribal social s]vices & b5efits
 relat$ to *ild welf>e & *ild pov]ty2   
7,b7 any r$uction 9 ! numb] ( *ildr5    
liv+ 9 pov]ty2  7,c7 any r$uction 9 !   
dem& = su* social s]vices & b5efits =   
:i* *ildr5 liv+ 9 pov]ty & ne> pov]ty   
are eligible2 &  7,d7 any sav+s to !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t z a result ( su*       
increases or r$uctions2  7#b7 an acc\nt+
 ( any increase 9 ! national rate (     
employm5t due to ! ef=ts ( ! ,work+     
,gr\p2  7#c7 a summ>y ( ! ef=ts ( ea*   
,/ate to r$uce *ild pov]ty )9 su* ,/ate1
 includ+ ! adm9i/ration ( ,/ate programs
 fund$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et  
seq47 7relat+ to block grants to ,/ates 
= tempor>y assi/ance = ne$y families72 &
  7#d7 legislative language &           

recomm5dations reg>d+ r$uc+ *ild pov]ty 
& a*iev+ ! o!r goals & duties ( ! ,work+
 ,gr\p4  7b7 ,public report+ requirem5ts
  7#a7 ,annual report available to      
public ,a v]sion ( ! annual report      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be made  
publicly available4  7#b7 ,annual update
 f ,f$]al ag5cies ,! head ( ea* relevant
 ,f$]al ag5cy %all po/ on ! public      
,int]net ,web site ( su* ag5cy an annual
 summ>y ( any plans1 activities1 &      
results ( ! ag5cy relat$ to ! goals &   
duties ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  #h4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,anti-pov]ty program ,! t]m anti-pov]ty 
program means a program or in/itution ) 
! prim>y goal ( lift+ *ildr5 or families
 out ( pov]ty & improv+ economic        
opportunities = *ildr5 or families t    
op]ates 9 :ole or 9 "p us+ ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 local1 or tribal gov]nm5t funds4 
7#b7 ,*ild ,! t]m *ild means an         
individual :o has n atta9$ ! age ( #ah4 
7#c7 ,deprivation ,! t]m deprivation    
means1 ) respect to an individual1 t su*

 individual lacks adequate nutrition1   
heal? c>e1 h\s+1 or o!r res\rces to     
provide = basic human ne$s4  7#d7       
,disconnect$ y\? ,! t]m disconnect$ y\? 
means individuals :o h atta9$ ! age (   
#af b h n atta9$ ! age ( #be :o are     
unemploy$ & n enroll$ 9 s*ool4  7#e7    
,economic /ability ,! t]m economic      
/ability means1 ) respect to an         
individual or family1 t su* individual  
or family has access to ! means &       
support necess>y to effectively cope )  
adv]se or co/ly life ev5ts & to         
effectively recov] f ! consequ5ces ( su*
 ev5ts :ile ma9ta9+ a dec5t /&>d ( liv+4
  7#f7 ,extreme pov]ty ,! t]m extreme   
pov]ty means1 ) respect to an individual
 or family1 t su* individual or family  
has a total annual income t is less ?an 
! am\nt t is #ej p]c5t ( ! (ficial      
pov]ty ?re%old = su* individual or      
family1 z provid$ 9 ! report ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau on ,income1       
,pov]ty1 & ,heal? ,insurance ,cov]age 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates3 #bjae 7issu$ 9         

,septemb] #bjaf74  7#g7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! 
t]m ,f$]al ag5cy means an executive     
dep>tm5t1 a ,gov]nm5t corporation1 & an 
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t4  7#h7 ,ne> pov]ty 
,! t]m ne> pov]ty means1 ) respect to an
 individual or family1 t su* individual 
or family has a total annual income t is
 less ?an ! am\nt t is #bjj p]c5t ( !   
(ficial pov]ty ?re%old = su* individual 
or family1 z provid$ 9 ! report ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau on ,income1
 ,pov]ty1 & ,heal? ,insurance ,cov]age 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 #bjae 7issu$ 9        
,septemb] #bjaf74  7#i7 ,pov]ty ,! t]m  
pov]ty means1 ) respect to an individual
 or family1 t su* individual or family  
has a total annual income t is less ?an 
! am\nt t is ! (ficial pov]ty ?re%old = 
su* individual or family1 z provid$ 9 ! 
report ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau 
on ,income1 ,pov]ty1 & ,heal? ,insurance
 ,cov]age 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 #bjae      
7issu$ 9 ,septemb] #bjaf74