,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aggc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjba,mr4   
,sablan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to make ! ,commonweal? ( !
 ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s eligible = !    
program ( block grants to ,/ates =      
tempor>y assi/ance = ne$y families1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,nor!rn ,m>ianas       
,family ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4           
,eligibility ( ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s = ! ,,tanf       
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dai7e7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #fai7e77 is am5d$ by /rik+ & ,am]ican  
,samoa & ins]t+ ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !    
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4
  7b7 ,family assi/ance grant  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #djc7;a77#a77;,b7 ( su*  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;a77#a77;,b77  
is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ specifi$ 9 &   
ins]t+ 9 effect = purposes (2 &  7,b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,not)/&+ !     

prec$+ s5t5ce1 ! ,/ate family assi/ance 
grant = ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s = ea* fiscal ye> %all be 
! less] ( ! am\nt t equals #hj p]c5t ( !
 total exp5ditures ( ! ,commonweal? "u !
 ,commonweal? program fund$ "u ?is "p 9 
! fiscal ye>1 or ! m&atory ceil+ am\nt  
7z def9$ 9 section #aajh7 ) respect to  
,guam44  7#b7 ,appropriation ,section   
#djc7;a77#a77;,c7 ( su* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;a77#a77;,c77 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,! doll> am\nt 
9 effect "u ?is subp>agraph = a fiscal  
ye> %all be ! am\nt specifi$ 9 ! prec$+ 
s5t5ce increas$ by ! m&atory ceil+ am\nt
 7z def9$ 9 section #aajh7 ) respect to 
,guam1 & an am\nt equal to t increase   
%all be res]v$ = a grant "u ?is p>agraph
 to ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana  
,isl&s44  7c7 ,eligibility = ! ,cont+5cy
 ,fund  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,effective on     
,octob] #a ( ! #e? fiscal ye> imm$iately
 foll[+ ! #a/ fiscal ye> ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7g73 7,a7 ,eligibility       
,section #djc7;b77#g7 ( ! ,social       

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fjc7;b77#g77 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,/ates &
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & ins]t+ ,/ates1
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & !            
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4
  7,b7 ,exclusion f limitation on       
paym5ts to ! t]ritories ,section        
#aajh7;a77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acjh7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 or  
any paym5t made to ! ,commonweal? ( !   
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s "u section       
#djc7;b7 be=e ! p]iod4  7#b7 ,developm5t
 ( ne$y ,/ate crit]ia ,z soon z is      
practicable b n lat] ?an ! date p>agraph
 7#a7 ( ?is subsection takes effect1 !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all "w ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s to develop !  
crit]ia to be us$ 9 det]m9+ :e!r1 on or 
aft] su* date1 ! ,commonweal? is a ne$y 
,/ate = purposes ( section #djc7;b7 ( ! 
,social ,security ,act1 :i* %all n      
include ! crit]ia us$ by ! ,bureau (    
,labor ,/ati/ics 9 det]m9+ unemploym5t  
or ! caseload crit]ia us$ 9 !           

,supplem5tal ,nutrition ,assi/ance      
,program4  7d7 ,inapplicability ( c]ta9 
requirem5ts & prohibition  7#a7 ,/ate   
plan requirem5ts relat+ to op]ation (   
*ild support en=cem5t & fo/] c>e &      
adoption assi/ance programs ,section    
#djb7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;a77 is am5d$ 9 ea* (   
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3 ,! prec$+ s5t5ce %all n apply )
 respect to ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn  
,m>iana ,isl&s44  7#b7 ,m&atory "w      
requirem5ts ,sections #djg &            
#dji7;a77#c7 ( su* ,act %all n apply to 
! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s4  7#c7 ,ban on assi/ance =       
families n assign+ c]ta9 support rights 
to ! ,/ate ,section #djh7;a77#c7 ( su*  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7;a77#c77 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,!     
prec$+ s5t5ce %all n apply ) respect to 
! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s44  7#d7 ,ma9t5ance ( ef=t        
requirem5t ,section #dji7;a77#g7 ( su*  
,act %all n apply to ! ,commonweal? ( ! 

,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7e7 ,assessm5t 
( "w1 employm5t1 & tra9+ program ,!     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all seek to negotiate an agreem5t ) !  
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
"u :i* ! p]=mance ( ! "w1 employm5t1 &  
tra9+ program ( ! ,commonweal? w be     
assess$4  7f7 ,transition provisions ,) 
respect to ea* ( ! #d fiscal ye>s       
imm$iately foll[+ ! #a/ fiscal ye>      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7g7 ( ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,exemption f limitation on
 use ( grant = adm9i/rative exp5ditures 
,section #djd7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act %all n apply to ! ,commonweal? ( ! 
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#b7           
,inapplicability ( p5alty = failure (   
/ate receiv+ am\nts f cont+5cy fund to  
ma9ta9 #ajj p]c5t ( hi/oric ef=t        
,section #dji7;a77#aj7 ( su* ,act %all n
 apply to ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7g7 ,te*nical assi/ance
 ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #a ( ! #a/ fiscal  
ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 

,s]vices %all provide ! ,commonweal? ( !
 ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s ) te*nical      
assi/ance 9 develop+ a plan to meet !   
requirem5ts ( section #djb ( ! ,social  
,security ,act4  7h7 ,effective date    
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 !   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all take  
effect on ,octob] #a ( ! #bnd fiscal ye>
 t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
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