,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjah,mr4
 ,lee 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 & ,mr4    
,rubio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,bureau ( !  
,c5sus to conduct a survey to det]m9e   
income & pov]ty levels 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 9 a mann] t acc\nts = ! receipt (      
,f$]al means-te/$ b5efits1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pov]ty ,measurem5t        
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,improv+ !       
measurem5t ( pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,f$]al means-te/$ b5efit ,! t]m ,f$]al  
means-te/$ b5efit means a b5efit1       
refundable tax cr$it1 or o!r =m (       
assi/ance provid$ "u any ( ! foll[+     
programs3  7,a7 ,ca% & g5]al programs   
7i7 ,supplem5tal ,security ,income4     
7ii7 ,e>n$ ,income ,tax ,cr$it          
7refundable portion74  7iii7 ,additional

 ,*ild ,tax ,cr$it4  7iv7 ,tempor>y     
,assi/ance to ,ne$y ,families4  7v7     
,title ,,iv-,e ,fo/] ,c>e4  7vi7 ,title 
,,iv-,e ,adoption ,assi/ance4  7vii7    
,social ,security ,disability           
,insurance4  7,b7 ,m$ical  7i7 ,m$icaid4
  7ii7 ,/ate ,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance
 ,program4  7iii7 ,refundable ,premiums 
& ,out ( ,pocket ,subsidies "u ! ,pati5t
 ,protection & ,af=dable ,heal? ,c>e    
,act 7,,ppaca74  7,c7 ,food  7i7        
,supplem5tal ,nutrition ,assi/ance ,food
 ,program 7,agriculture74  7ii7 ,wom51  
,infant & ,*ildr5 7,,wic7 ,food ,program
 7,agriculture74  7iii7 ,s*ool ,breakfa/
 7,agriculture74  7,d7 ,h\s+  7i7       
,section #h ,h\s+ 7,,hud74  7ii7 ,public
 ,h\s+ 7,,hud74  7iii7 ,home ,inve/m5t  
,p>tn]%ip ,program 7,,hud74  7iv7 ,rural
 ,h\s+ ,insurance ,fund 7,agriculture74 
7v7 ,rural ,h\s+ ,s]vice 7,agriculture74
  7#b7 ,h\sehold ,! t]m h\sehold means a
 h\sehold] & "o or m p relat$ to !      
h\sehold] by bir?1 m>riage1 or adoption4
  7#c7 ,total family income ,! t]m total

 family income means1 ) respect to a    
h\sehold1 an am\nt equal to-- 7,a7 ! sum
 (--  7i7 all money income 7z def9$ by !
 ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus7 e>n$ by ! memb]s ( 
! h\sehold2 &  7ii7 ! am\nt1 or ca%     
equival5t1 ( all ,f$]al means-te/$      
b5efits receiv$ by ! memb]s ( !         
h\sehold2 m9us  7,b7 ,/ate & ,f$]al     
income & payroll taxes attributable to !
 memb]s ( ! h\sehold4  7#d7 ,income tax 
data ,! t]m income tax data means return
 in=mation disclos$ to ! ,bureau ( !    
,c5sus "u section #fajc7;j77#a77;,a7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7#e7  
,adm9i/]+ ag5cy ,! t]m adm9i/]+ ag5cy   
means a ,/ate or ,f$]al ag5cy           
responsible = adm9i/]+ a ,f$]al         
means-te/$ b5efit1 & includes ! foll[+  
ag5cies3  7,a7 ,! ,social ,security     
,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,treasury4  7,c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices4  7,d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (  
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  7,e7 ,!    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7,f7 ,!      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#f7 ,p]sonally   

id5tifiable in=mation ,! t]m p]sonally  
id5tifiable in=mation means any         
in=mation t id5tifies an individual or  
c\ld reasonably be us$ to id5tify an    
individual t is--  7,a7 collect$        
pursuant to a survey conduct$ by !      
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2 or  7,b7 disclos$ to
 ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus by an adm9i/]+    
ag5cy = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out subsection
 7b74  7#g7 ,director ,! t]m ,director  
means ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( !       
,c5sus4  7b7 ,new pov]ty measurem5t l9k+
 survey1 adm9i/rative1 & income data    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* fiscal ye> dur+ !    
p]iod t beg9s ) fiscal ye> #bjai & ends 
) fiscal ye> #bjbh1 9 ord] to m         
accurately det]m9e ! ext5t ( pov]ty 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & ! anti-pov]ty           
effectiv5ess ( means-te/$ b5efit & tax  
programs1 ! ,director %all conduct a new
 survey ( income & pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & %all supplem5t & v]ify !      
in=mation obta9$ pursuant to su* survey 
us+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,data f ! mo/ rec5t 
available ,curr5t ,population ,survey4  

7,b7 ,data furni%$ by adm9i/]+ ag5cies4 
7,c7 ,income tax data4  7#b7 ,data      
relat$ to =m]ly inc>c]at$ individuals ,!
 ,director--  7,a7 %all include1 z "p ( 
! survey conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a71     
que/ions relat$ to :e!r an individual   
has previ\sly be5 inc>c]at$ or is on    
probation2 &  7,b7 %all collect data f !
 appropriate adm9i/]+ ag5cies ) respect 
to ! income (1 & ,f$]al means-te/$      
b5efits receiv$ by1 individuals :o h    
previ\sly be5 inc>c]at$1 or are on      
probation4  7#c7 ,adm9i/]+ ag5cy data   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( ea* adm9i/]+    
ag5cy %all make available to ! ,director
 su* data 7includ+ income tax data7 z ! 
,director %all require = ! purpose (    
c>ry+ out ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,paym5t 
( exp5ses ,! ,director %all pay = ! data
 describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 (  
p>agraph 7#a7 9 su* am\nt1 if any 7n    
exce$+ ! co/ ( furni%+ ! data71 z may be
 det]m9$ by ! head ( ! applicable ag5cy 
t furni%es ! data4  7#d7 ,publication ( 
survey data  7,a7 ,survey me?ods &      

responses ,! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( !  
,c5sus %all publi% ! me?ods us$ to c>ry 
out ! survey requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 numb] ( h\seholds survey$1 ! rate (    
responses1 & ! ext5t ( survey           
completion4  7,b7 ,rates & o!r data  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( !  
,c5sus %all produce tables & graphs %[+ 
= ea* ye> ! pov]ty rates & relat$ data  
calculat$ us+ ! survey responses & o!r  
data collect$ "u p>agraph 7#a71         
includ+--  7,i7 ! total family income = 
survey respond5ts2  7,,ii7 a breakd[n ( 
! am\nt ( income taxes & payroll taxes  
paid by survey respond5ts2 &  7,,iii7 = 
#bjah & subsequ5t ye>s1 pov]ty rates    
calculat$ us+ updat$ pov]ty ?re%olds z  
describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  7ii7 ,updat$   
pov]ty ?re%olds ,= #bjai & subsequ5t    
ye>s1 ! ,director %all adju/ ! pov]ty   
?re%olds us$ = det]m9+ pov]ty rates by  
us+ ! p]sonal consum] exp5diture price  
index 7z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (         
,economic ,analysis74  7,c7 ,creation ( 
a public database ,! ,director %all     

create a database1 available at !       
,director's discretion to rese>*]s :o   
meet ! security requirem5ts describ$ 9  
subsection 7c77#d71 t conta9s--  7i7    
data f ! survey requir$ "u p>agraph     
7#a72 &  7ii7 data describ$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph     
7#a74  7,d7 ,no publication ( p]sonally 
id5tifiable in=mation ,! ,director %all 
ensure t no p]sonally id5tifiable       
in=mation is includ$ 9 any publication (
 survey in=mation or o!r data collect$  
"u ?is section1 includ+ ! database      
creat$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,c74    
7c7 ,protection & disclosure ( p]sonally
 id5tifiable in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 security1 disclosure1 & confid5tiality 
provisions set =? 9 ?is ,act & sections 
#i & #bc ( title #ac1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 %all apply to p]sonally          
id5tifiable in=mation obta9$ by !       
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus pursuant to ?is ,act4
  7#b7 ,assignm5t ( record id5tification
 keys ,all p]sonally id5tifiable        
in=mation %all be remov$ f individual   

records1 :i* %all be giv5 record        
id5tification keys = purposes (         
id5tification4  7#c7 ,/aff access to    
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ,an     
(fic] or employee ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus
 or a repres5tative f an adm9i/]+ ag5cy 
may access p]sonally id5tifiable        
in=mation if su* (fic]1 employee1 or    
repres5tative has ! special sworn /atus 
requirem5ts implem5t$ by ! ,bureau ( !  
,c5sus "u section #i & section #bc (    
title #ac1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7   
,public access to p]sonally id5tifiable 
in=mation ,! ,director may disclose     
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation to an   
individual :o has special sworn /atus z 
implem5t$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus "u    
section #i & section #bc ( title #ab1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,p5alties    
,any individual :o kn[+ly accesses or   
discloses p]sonally id5tifiable         
in=mation 9 violation ( ?is section %all
 be guilty ( a felony & ^u conviction   
!re( %all be f9$ 9 an am\nt ( n m ?an   
#cjj1jjj "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    

,code1 or imprison$ = n m ?an five ye>s1
 or bo?4  7#f7 ,inadmissibility ( survey
 data ,data conta9$ 9 a response to a   
survey conduct$ pursuant to subsection  
7b77#a7 %all n be admissible z evid5ce 9
 any proce$+ ( any c\rt1 ag5cy1 bo>d1 or
 o!r entity4  7d7 ,/ate report+ ( ,f$]al
 means-,te/$ data ,beg9n+ ) ! fir/ full 
cal5d> ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ) respect to any   
,f$]al means-te/$ b5efit t is adm9i/]$  
at ! ,/ate level by a ,/ate adm9i/]+    
ag5cy1 su* ,/ate adm9i/]+ ag5cy %all    
submit ea* ye> to ! ,f$]al adm9i/]+     
ag5cy responsible = adm9i/]+ ! b5efit at
 ! ,f$]al level a report t id5tifies ea*
 h\sehold t receiv$ su* b5efits dur+ su*
 ye> by ! ,social ,security numb] ( !   
head ( ! h\sehold & ! am\nt1 or ca%     
equival5t1 ( su* b5efit receiv$ by su*  
h\sehold4  7e7 ,comp>ison ( individual  
survey data to consum] exp5diture survey
 ,beg9n+ ) ! fir/ full cal5d> ye> t     
beg9s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
& ea* ye> !reaft]1 ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus 

%all1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,bureau ( ,labor
 ,/ati/ics1 provide summ>y /ati/ics     
comp>+ ! income levels 7con/ruct$ us+   
all available adm9i/rative1 income1 &   
,curr5t ,population ,survey data7 (     
respond5ts to ! ,consum] ,exp5diture    
,survey conduct$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor  
,/ati/ics to ! consumption habits ( su* 
respond5ts4  7f7 ,s5se ( ,congress      
relat+ to us+ exi/+ funds ,x is ! s5se (
 ,congress t no additional funds %\ld be
 made available to c>ry out ?is section4