,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjai,mr4 
,reed 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,walorski7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,iv-,a of the ,social      
,security ,act1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,helping ,americans ,succeed by 
,measuring ,outcomes ,act4  #b4         
,promoting accountability by measuring  
work outcomes  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#djg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fjg71 as amended by          
subsection 7c7 of this section1 is      
amended by inserting before subsection  
7b7 the following3  7a7 ,performance    

accountability and work outcomes  7#a7  
,purpose ,the purpose of this subsection
 is to provide for the establishment of 
performance accountability measures to  
assess the effectiveness of ,states in  
increasing employment1 retention1 and   
advancement among families receiving    
assistance under the ,state program     
funded under this part or any other     
,state program funded with qualified    
,state expenditures4  7#b7 ,in general  
,a ,state to which a grant is made under
 section #djc for a fiscal year shall   
achieve the requisite level of          
performance on an indicator described in
 paragraph 7#c77;,b7 of this subsection 
for the fiscal year4  7#c7 ,measuring   
state performance  7,a7 ,in general     
,each ,state1 in consultation with the  
,secretary1 shall collect and submit to 
the ,secretary the information necessary
 to measure the level of performance of 
the ,state for each indicator described 
in subparagraph 7,b71 for fiscal year   
#bjbj and each fiscal year thereafter1  

and the ,secretary shall use the        
information collected for fiscal year   
#bjbj to establish the baseline level of
 performance for each ,state for each   
such indicator4  7,b7 ,indicators of    
performance ,the indicators described in
 this subparagraph1 for a fiscal year1  
are the following3 7i7 ,the percentage  
of individuals who were work-eligible   
individuals as of the time of exit from 
the program1 who are in unsubsidized    
employment during the #bnd quarter after
 the exit4  7ii7 ,the percentage of     
individuals who were work-eligible      
individuals as of the time of exit from 
the program1 who are in unsubsidized    
employment during the #bnd and #dth     
quarters after the exit4  7iii7 ,the    
median earnings of individuals who were 
work-eligible individuals as of the time
 of exit from the program1 who are in   
unsubsidized employment during the #bnd 
quarter after the exit4  7iv7 ,the      
percentage of individuals who have not  
attained #bd years of age1 are attending

 high school or enrolled in an          
equivalency program1 and are            
work-eligible individuals or were       
work-eligible individuals as of the time
 of exit from the program1 who obtain a 
high school degree or its recognized    
equivalent while receiving assistance   
under the ,state program funded under   
this part or within #a year after the   
exit4  7,c7 ,levels of performance  7i7 
,in general ,for each ,state submitting 
a ,state plan pursuant to section       
#djb7;a71 there shall be established1 in
 accordance with this subparagraph1     
levels of performance for each of the   
indicators described in subparagraph    
7,b7 of this paragraph4  7ii7 ,weight   
,the weight assigned to such an         
indicator shall be the following3 7,i7  
#dj percent1 in the case of the         
indicator described in subparagraph     
7,b77i74  7,,ii7 #be percent1 in the    
case of the indicator described in      
subparagraph 7,b77ii77,,ii74  7,,iii7   
#be percent1 in the case of the         

indicator described in subparagraph     
7,b77iii74  7,,iv7 #aj percent1 in the  
case of the indicator described in      
subparagraph 7,b77iv74  7iii7 ,agreement
 on requisite performance level for each
 indicator  7,i7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary and the ,state shall jointly 
establish the requisite level of        
performance for the ,state with respect 
to each indicator described in clause   
7ii71 for each of fiscal years #bjbj    
through #bjbc1 and in the case of each  
of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbc1    
shall do so before the beginning of the 
respective fiscal year4  7,,ii7         
,requirements in establishing           
performance levels ,in establishing the 
requisite levels of performance1 the    
,state and the ,secretary shall-- 7aa7  
take into account how levels involved   
compare with the levels established for 
other ,states2  7bb7 ensure the levels  
involved are adjusted1 using the        
objective statistical model referred to 
in clause 7v71 based on-- 7,,aa7 the    

differences among ,states in economic   
conditions1 including differences in    
unemployment rates or employment losses 
or gains in particular industries2      
7,,bb7 the characteristics of           
participants on entry into the program1 
including indicators of prior work      
history1 lack of educational or         
occupational skills attainment1 or other
 factors that may affect employment and 
earnings2 and  7cc7 take into account   
the extent to which the levels involved 
promote continuous improvement in       
performance by each ,state4  7iv7       
,revisions based on economic conditions 
and individuals receiving assistance    
during the fiscal year ,the ,secretary  
shall1 in accordance with the objective 
statistical model referred to in clause 
7v71 revise the requisite levels of     
performance for a ,state and a fiscal   
year to reflect the economic conditions 
and characteristics of the relevant     
individuals in the ,state during the    
fiscal year4  7v7 ,statistical          

adjustment model ,the ,secretary shall  
use an objective statistical model to   
make adjustments to the requisite levels
 of performance for the economic        
conditions and characteristics of the   
relevant individuals1 and shall consult 
with the ,secretary of ,labor to develop
 a model that is the same as or similar 
to the model described in section       
#aaf7;b77#c77;,a77viii7 of the          
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cada7;b77#c77;,a77viii774  7vi7        
,definition of exit ,in this subsection1
 the term #8exit' means1 with respect to
 a ,state program funded under this     
part1 ceases to receive assistance under
 the program4  7,d7 ,regulations ,in    
order to ensure nationwide comparability
 of data1 the ,secretary1 after         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor and with ,states1 shall issue    
regulations governing the establishment 
of the performance accountability system
 under this subsection and a template   

for performance reports to be used by   
all ,states4  4  #c4 ,transitional      
phase-out of benefits for families to   
support success in work ,section        
#djb7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fjb7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7vi7 ,the    
document shall include a description of 
how the ,state allows for a transitional
 period of benefits1 such as through    
temporary earned income disregards or a 
gradual reduction in the monthly benefit
 amount1 for an individual receiving    
assistance who obtains employment and   
becomes ineligible due to an increase in
 income obtained through the employment 
or through an increase in wages4  4  #d4
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 this ,act shall take effect on ,october
 #a1 #bjai4