,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #ad1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to establish a pilot program providing certain individuals with a guaranteed monthly income1 to study the effect of a guaranteed monthly income on such individuals1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guaranteed ,income ,pilot ,program ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,too many ,americans cannot achieve financial stability due to income volatility1 the rising cost of living1 wage stagnation1 and a lack of affordable housing4 7#b7 ,real wages have failed to keep pace with inflation1 meaning the purchasing power of ,american households has not changed in #dj years4 7#c7 ,income volatility1 defined as an annual income fluctuation of #be percent or more1 impacts nearly half of the ,united ,states population4 7#d7 #dj percent of ,american households indicate that they would face difficulty covering a #djj emergency expense with readily available cash or a checking account4 7#e7 ,full-time minimum wage earners cannot afford an average #b-;bedroom apartment anywhere in the ,united ,states4 7#f7 ,the changing nature of the economy1 including the rise of the gig economy1 unemployment risks posed by automation1 and the fluctuating nature of waged labor1 will result in increased income volatility and prohibit upward economic mobility4 #c4 ,guaranteed income pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue1 shall establish and implement a #c-year pilot program 7hereinafter referred to as the program7 to provide a guaranteed monthly income to certain eligible individuals in accordance with this section4 7b7 ,income subsidy 7#a7 ,selection of participating eligible individuals ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commissioner and the external partner selected pursuant to subsection 7d71 shall develop selection criteria that the ,secretary will use to select #ab1jjj total eligible individuals for participation in the program4 7#b7 ,amount of income subsidy ,of the eligible individuals participating in the program1 #f1jjj shall receive a cash payment each month equal to the fair market rent for a #b-;bedroom home in the zip code in which the eligible individual resides1 or a substantially similar amount as determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commissioner and the external partner4 7#c7 ,monthly distribution of income subsidy ,each participating eligible individual shall receive the cash payment on the #aeth day of each month4 7c7 ,responsibilities of ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue ,the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue shall be responsible for-- 7#a7 providing the ,secretary access to tax records to administer and study the program under this section2 7#b7 updating the ,secretary and the external partner on changes to the taxable income of a participating eligible individual4 7d7 ,external partner 7#a7 ,selection ,the ,secretary shall select an external partner to provide assistance with the design1 administration1 and evaluation of the program4 7#b7 ,qualifications ,an organization selected to be the external partner shall have demonstrated experience in-- 7,a7 mixed-methods experimental design2 and 7,b7 implementing cash-transfer programs4 7#c7 ,confidentiality ,the external partner1 and any employee of the external partner1 shall be treated as a ,federal employee for purposes of section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #fajc74 7#d7 ,data collection ,the external partner shall collect data from participating eligible individuals as necessary to complete the study and reports required under section #d1 and to conduct any additional research as the ,secretary determines necessary4 7e7 ,disregard of cash payments for purposes of all ,federal and ,federally assisted programs ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any payment made to participating eligible individuals under this section shall not be taken into account as income1 and shall not be taken into account as resources for a period of #ab months from receipt1 for purposes of determining the eligibility of such eligible individual 7or any other individual7 for benefits or assistance 7or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance7 under any ,federal program or any ,state or local program financed in whole or in part with ,federal funds4 #d4 ,study and report 7a7 ,study on pilot program ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the ,commissioner and the external partner1 shall conduct a study on outcomes of the program4 7b7 ,interim report ,not later than #bd months after participating eligible individuals have been begun participating in the program1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue and the external partner1 shall provide an interim report on the program under section #c to the ,congress4 7c7 ,final report ,not later than #ab months after the conclusion of the program under section #c1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue and the external partner1 shall provide a final report on the program to the ,congress1 including an analysis of-- 7#a7 the effect of the monthly income subsidy provided in section #c on-- 7,a7 micro-economic outcomes of participating eligible individuals2 7,b7 the health of participating eligible individuals2 7,c7 the social costs of income volatility1 including connections with income fluctuation and health1 education1 employment1 childcare1 and other outcomes as determined appropriate by the ,secretary2 and 7#b7 the feasibility of expanding the program under section #c to include a larger number of participants4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner means the ,commissioner of the ,internal ,revenue ,service4 7#b7 ,eligible individual ,the term eligible individual means an individual taxpayer between the ages of #ah-fe4 7#c7 ,external partner ,the term external partner means a non-partisan research agency or a non-profit academic institution with expertise in social science experimentation4 7#d7 ,fair market rent ,the term fair market rent means the applicable fair market rent established under section #h7;c7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7c774 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 #f4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #bhe1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjba through #bjbd4