,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ac1 #bjai   
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez 7= h]self1 ,ms4    
,m5g1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,moore1
 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4   
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 & ,ms4 ,lee (         
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
develop = consid]ation ( ! ,congress a  
pov]ty l9e = purposes ( ! ,community    
,s]vices ,block ,grant ,act1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,! ,recogniz+ ,pov]ty ,act 
4  #b4 ,assessm5t ( ! adequacy ( !      
pov]ty l9e2 developm5t ( pov]ty l9e  7a7
 ,assessm5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 9 collaboration ) !    
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus & ! ,bureau ( ,labor 
,/ati/ics1 %all make a contract ) !     
,committee on ,national ,/ati/ics ( !   
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to assess 
! adequacy ( ! pov]ty l9e 7z def9$ 9    

section #fgc7b7 ( ! ,community ,s]vices 
,block ,grant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#iijb7b777 z a measure ( ! res\rces     
families ne$ to af=d basic goods &      
s]vices4  7b7 ,developm5t ( pov]ty l9e  
,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1
 9 collaboration ) ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus 
& ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 %all    
make a contract ) ! ,committee on       
,national ,/ati/ics ( ! ,national       
,academy ( ,sci5ces to propose a pov]ty 
guide = purposes ( section #fgc7b7 ( !  
,community ,s]vices ,block ,grant ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b77 t acc\nts = an 
up-to-date adequate family income level4
 ,su* pov]ty l9e %all be develop$ =     
ref]5ce family consi/+ ( #b adults & _! 
#b relat$ *ildr5 & %all be an am\nt     
equal to ! income t w\ld be suffici5t to
 make ends meet1 acc\nt+ = exp5ditures  
on food1 clo?+1 %elt]1 utilities1 new   
necessities su* z int]net1 & o!r ne$s   
id5tifi$1 modifi$ z foll[s3 7#a7 ,adju/$
 = family size us+ ! be/ available      
equival5ce scales t consid] economies ( 

scale4  7#b7 ,adju/$ = diff]5ces 9 ! co/
 ( goods & s]vices among ,/ates1        
sub-,/ate non-metropolitan areas1 &     
metropolitan areas bas$ on ! be/        
available data4  7#c7 ,adju/$ to acc\nt 
= data on levels ( sp5d+ on goods &     
s]vices 9 prior ye>s & adju/$ = co/     
*anges f said prior ye>s to ! curr5t    
ye>4  7#d7 ,increas$ = ne$s relat$ to   
heal? insurance = family memb]s1 "w     
exp5ses = ! family1 & *ild c>e ne$s =   
ea* *ild "u ! age ( #ac 9 ! family1     
includ+ id5tification & consid]ation (  
new necessities su* z int]net access &  
funds ne$$ to secure *ildr5's equal     
educational opportunity4  ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( ?is subsection1 ! pov]ty
 l9e propos$ "u ?is subsection %all n be
 less ?an ! pov]ty l9e !n 9 effect "u   
su* section4  7c7 ,requir$ factors ,=   
purposes ( subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y  
%all consid]--  7#a7 relevant empirical 
data on preval5ce at v>i\s income levels
 ( mat]ial h>d%ips su* z food-- 7,a7    
insecurity1  7,b7 fall+ beh9d on r5t1   

mortgage1 or utility bills1 eviction or 
ov]cr[d+1 &  7,c7 exp]i5c+ homelessness 
or liv+ d\bl$ up 9 ano!r p]son's home1  
7#b7 pa/ ,l[] ,liv+ ,/&>ds implem5t$ by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1  7#c7 !           
supplem5tal pov]ty measure ( ! ,bureau (
 ! ,c5sus1  7#d7 ! ,self ,suffici5cy    
,/&>ds initially develop$ by ,diana     
,pe>ce & ,wid] ,opportunities = ,wom51  
7#e7 ! ,c5sus ,bureau's ,survey (       
,income & ,program ,p>ticipation1 &     
7#f7 o!r /&>ds ( income adequacy creat$ 
by exp]ts & public commissions4  7d7    
,publication ,! pov]ty l9e propos$ "u   
?is section %all be updat$ & publi%$    
annually4