,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daae ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #cj1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to reduce child poverty in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,child ,poverty ,reduction ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,child poverty goal and accountability ,title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended by inserting after part ,b the following3 ,c ,child poverty accountability measure #dda4 ,national goal to cut child poverty by half 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the ,united ,states by half in #aj years4 7b7 ,sense of the ,congress ,it is the sense of the ,congress that an effort to reach the goal described in subsection 7a7 shall include reducing the number of children in deep poverty as well as reducing child poverty among racial or ethnic groups with disparate poverty rates4 #ddb4 ,establishment of annual reporting 7a7 ,anchored supplemental poverty measure ,the ,secretary shall enter into an agreement with the ,bureau of the ,census to report an anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure for individuals who have not attained #ah years of age1 annually beginning with calendar year #bjbj4 ,beginning with the report for calendar year #bjba1 the report shall be based on poverty thresholds which are adjusted for inflation using the ,consumer ,price ,index for all-urban consumers 7as published by the ,department of ,labor74 ,this subsection shall not be interpreted to require or authorize the replacement of any other calculation or measure reported by the ,bureau of the ,census4 7b7 ,timing of release of ,current ,population ,survey ,annual ,social and ,economic ,supplement microdata ,the ,bureau of the ,census shall release the ,current ,population ,survey ,annual ,social and ,economic ,supplement microdata for each year as a single file containing the anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure and any other poverty rates the ,bureau of the ,census reports4 ,the file shall be released at the same time as the ,bureau of the ,census report on ,income1 ,poverty1 and ,health ,insurance ,coverage in the ,united ,states4 ,that report1 or companion reports1 should include poverty statistics and thresholds for the anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure and any other measures the ,bureau of the ,census reports4 7c7 ,reporting in relation to the territories 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall enter into an agreement with the ,bureau of the ,census to develop data to report an anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure for ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa1 as part of the annual report required by subsection 7a71 not later than the close of fiscal year #bjbb4 7#b7 ,report required if compliance is not feasible ,if the ,secretary determines that it will not be feasible to comply with all or part of paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress1 not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this section1 a report that explains what is not feasible1 why it is not feasible1 and includes details on what1 if anything1 would be needed to enable such compliance and by what date compliance could be achieved4 7#c7 ,limitations on authorization of appropriations ,to carry out this subsection1 there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary a total of not more than #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbb4 7d7 ,improving income data for use in annual reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall enter into an agreement with the ,bureau of the ,census to develop income data with corrections for under-reporting of income data for calculating an anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure as part of the annual report required by subsection 7a71 not later than the close of fiscal year #bjbb4 7#b7 ,report required if compliance is not feasible ,if the ,secretary determines that it will not be feasible to comply with all or part of paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress1 not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this section1 a report that explains what is not feasible1 why it is not feasible1 and includes details on what1 if anything1 would be needed to enable such compliance and by what date compliance could be achieved4 #ddc4 ,child poverty reports 7a7 ,annual reports on the effect of ,federal policies on child poverty in the ,united ,states ,within #f months after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall enter into an agreement with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences to submit to the ,congress annual reports providing an evidence-based1 non-partisan analysis of how ,federal policies or programs have contributed to meeting the goal set forth in section #dda7;a71 based on their effect on the anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure for children as reported by the ,bureau of the ,census pursuant to section #ddb4 7b7 ,contents of reports 7#a7 ,in general ,each such report-- 7,a7 shall analyze how1 and the extent to which1 ,federal policies and programs contribute to meeting the goal referred to in subsection 7a7 of this section2 7,b7 shall take into account the number of children in deep poverty and child poverty among racial or ethnic groups with disparate poverty rates2 7,c7 shall attempt to ascertain whether each studied policy or program reduces or increases the number of children living in poverty1 why the policy or program does so1 and the extent to which the policy or program does so2 and 7,d7 shall include1 to the extent feasible1 projections on how such policies or programs would affect the number of children living in poverty in future years1 which shall be made on the basis of previously released ,current ,population ,survey ,annual ,social and ,economic ,supplement data1 and adjusted periodically as new estimates from the ,bureau of the ,census become available4 7#b7 ,data corrections ,where feasible1 each such report shall correct the underlying ,current ,population ,survey ,annual ,social and ,economic ,supplement data for under-reporting of income and in-kind benefits and shall include estimates using both uncorrected and corrected income data4 ,because1 available information with which to produce corrected income data is currently limited and not timely1 each such report shall indicate the year to which the corrected income data pertain and other limitations of the data4 ,as soon as corrected income data from the ,census ,bureau become available under section #ddb7;d71 each such report shall use those data4 7c7 ,feasibility review of ,state and local evidence-,based policies ,the #ast report under subsection 7a7 shall include a review of the feasibility of including consideration of ,state and local evidence-based policies or programs in subsequent such reports1 and if the review determines that including the consideration is feasible1 then each such report shall include an analysis of the additional policies4 7d7 ,timing ,each report for a year under subsection 7a7 shall be made after the report of the ,united ,states ,census ,bureau on ,income1 ,poverty1 and ,health ,insurance ,coverage in the ,united ,states for the year is released1 and-- 7#a7 in the case of the #ast such report1 before the beginning of the #ast calendar year that begins more than #f months after the date of the enactment of this section2 or 7#b7 in the case of each subsequent such report1 before the end of the year4 7e7 ,limitations on authorization of appropriations ,to carry out this section1 there are authorized to be appropriated not more than-- 7#a7 #a1bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 and 7#b7 #a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbi4 #ddd4 ,child poverty reduction strategy clearinghouse ,the ,secretary shall establish1 and annually update1 on a website of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 an online collection of resources related to the national child poverty reduction goal established in section #dda of this ,act1 including-- 7#a7 the anchored ,supplemental ,poverty ,measure published under section #ddb of this ,act2 7#b7 the reports required by section #ddc of this ,act2 7#c7 the report required by section #c of the ,child ,poverty ,reduction ,act of #bjbj2 7#d7 the report required by section #d of the ,child ,poverty ,reduction ,act of #bjbj2 and 7#e7 links to other relevant ,federal reports1 analyses1 evaluations1 and resources related to child poverty as determined by the ,secretary4 #dde4 ,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7 ,anchored ,the term anchored means fixed at a given point in time1 and annually adjusted by a measure reflecting only changes in prices4 7#b7 ,poverty ,the term poverty means1 with respect to an individual or family1 that the individual or family has a total annual income that is less than the anchored ,supplemental ,poverty threshold for the individual or family1 as provided in ,bureau of the ,census report under section #ddb4 7#c7 ,deep poverty ,the term deep poverty means1 with respect to an individual or family1 that the individual or family has a total annual income that is less than #ej percent of the anchored ,supplemental ,poverty threshold for the individual or family1 as provided in the ,bureau of the ,census report under section #ddb4 4 #c4 ,update of ,a ,roadmap to ,reduce ,child ,poverty 7a7 ,in general ,within #cf months after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall enter into an agreement with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences to revise and update the ,national ,academies report entitled ,a ,roadmap to ,reduce ,child ,poverty within #gb months after the date of entry into the agreement4 7b7 ,limitations on authorization of appropriations ,to carry out subsection 7a71 there are authorized to be appropriated not more than #b1bjj1jjj4 #d4 ,report on reducing long-term1 intergenerational child poverty 7a7 ,in general ,within #f months after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall enter into an agreement with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences to publish1 within #cf months after the date of entry into the agreement1 a report on evidence-based policies to reduce long-term1 intergenerational child poverty1 which report shall build on the ,national ,academies report entitled ,a ,roadmap to ,reduce ,child ,poverty4 7b7 ,limitations on authorization of appropriations ,to carry out subsection 7a71 there are authorized to be appropriated not more than #b1bjj1jjj4