,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbd,mr4  
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,watson        
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,mull91 &  
,mr4 ,rob]t ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to conduct a          
demon/ration project to te/ ! impact ( a
 gu>ante$ mon?ly income on ! heal? (    
individuals enroll$ = m$ical assi/ance  
"u ! ,m$icaid program4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gu>ante$     
,additional ,income = families 9 ,ne$   
,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,ga9 ,act ( #bjbd4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,m$ical rese>* 9 rec5t      
decades has demon/rat$ ! significant    
impact ( income volatility on           
individuals' heal?4  7#b7 ,rese>* has   
f\nd t income volatility c lead to      
increas$ incid5ce ( c>diovascul>        
disease1 depression & anxiety1 &        

cognitive decl9e4  7#c7 ,f ,febru>y     
#bjai to ,janu>y #bjba1 ! city (        
,/ockton1 ,cali=nia implem5t$ a univ]sal
 basic income pilot program4            
,p>ticipants report$ improv$ physical1  
m5tal1 & emotional heal? z a result (   
increas$ f9ancial assi/ance1 accord+ to 
! f9al program evaluation publi%$ 9 !   
,j\rnal ( ,urban ,heal?4  #c4 ,gu>ante$ 
mon?ly income demon/ration project  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all conduct a 
#e-ye> demon/ration project 79 ?is      
section ref]r$ to z ! ,project7 "u :i* a
 p>ticipat+ eligible entity %all provide
 a gu>ante$ mon?ly income to individuals
 enroll$ = m$ical assi/ance "u !        
,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq471 & measure ! impact ( su*
 gu>ante$ mon?ly income on ! heal? ( su*
 p>ticipants4  7b7 ,application ,an     
eligible entity seek+ to p>ticipate 9 ! 

,project "u ?is section %all submit to !
 ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ in=mation
 ) respect to ! mann] 9 :i* su* entity w
 di/ribute ! gu>ante$ mon?ly income4    
7c7 ,project design  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all aw>d n less ?an #aj      
grants to eligible entities on a        
competitive basis to provide p>ticipants
 9 ! ,project ) a gu>ante$ mon?ly       
income4  7#b7 ,option to t>get          
subpopulation ,an eligible entity       
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,project may *oose to    
focus on a p>ticul> subpopulation (     
individuals enroll$ = m$ical assi/ance  
"u title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security    
,act4  7#c7 ,gu>ante$ mon?ly income     
7,a7 ,p>ticipant requirem5ts ,to        
p>ticipate 9 ! ,project1 a p>ticipant   
%all be enroll$ = m$ical assi/ance "u   
title ,,xix at ! "t su* p>ticipant is   
select$ = p>ticipation4  7,b7           
,di/ribution ( mon?ly income  7i7 ,9    
g5]al ,ea* p>ticipant %all receive a    

mon?ly paym5t1 9 an am\nt ( n less ?an  
#ejj1 z det]m9$ by ! eligible entity    
?r\gh :i* su* p>ticipant is enroll$ =   
p>ticipation 9 ! ,project4  7ii7 ,me?od 
( di/ribution ,mon?ly paym5ts made "u ! 
,project %all be made by direct deposit 
or pap] *eck4  7iii7 ,no tax liability  
,any paym5ts made to a p>ticipant "u    
clause 7i7 %all n be consid]$ income =  
purposes ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf4  7iv7 ,no conditions on use (    
paym5ts ,an eligible entity may n put   
any conditions on h[ p>ticipants sp5d ! 
mon?ly paym5ts made "u ! ,project1 & !  
mann] 9 :i* a p>ticipant sp5ds su*      
paym5ts %all n impact ! eligibility (   
su* p>ticipant to p>ticipate 9 !        
,project4  7#d7 ,limitation on use (    
funds ,n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! total funds
 aw>d$ to an eligible entity "u ?is     
section may us$ = adm9i/rative co/s     
incurr$ by su* eligible entity 9        
implem5t+ ! ,project1 or = outrea* &    
education ef=ts made by su* entity )    
respect to su* ,project4  7d7 ,eligible 

entity ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 an 
eligible entity means "o ( ! foll[+     
entities3 7#a7 ,any ( ! foll[+ units (  
local gov]nm5t3 7,a7 ,a c\nty4  7,b7 ,a 
bor\gh4  7,c7 ,a municipality4  7,d7 ,a 
city4  7,e7 ,a t[n4  7,f7 ,a t[n%ip4    
7,g7 ,a p>i%4  7,h7 ,a local public     
au?ority1 includ+ any public h\s+ ag5cy 
7z def9$ 9 section #c7;b7 ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adcg7;b774  7,i7 ,a special di/rict4  
7,j7 ,a s*ool di/rict4  7,k7 ,an        
intra/ate di/rict4  7,l7 ,a c\ncil (    
gov]nm5ts1 )\t reg>d to :e!r su* c\ncil 
is incorporat$ z a nonpr(it corporation 
"u ,/ate law4  7,m7 ,any o!r ag5cy or   
in/rum5tality ( a multi-,/ate1 regional1
 or intra-,/ate or local gov]nm5t4  7#b7
 ,an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal          
organization 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9    
section #d ( ! ,indian                  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act74  7#c7 ,a nonpr(it     
organization4  7e7 ,surveys  7#a7       
,basel9e survey ,prior to ! fir/        

di/ribution ( gu>ante$ mon?ly income    
paym5t "u ! ,project1 ea* eligible      
entity %all conduct a basel9e survey ( !
 p>ticipants receiv+ su* income f su*   
entity t includes-- 7,a7 ! demographic  
data ( ea* p>ticipant1 includ+ ! age1   
race1 e?nicity1 employm5t /atus1 m>ital 
/atus1 income 7includ+ individual income
 & total h\sehold income7 & numb] (     
dep5d5ts ) respect to su* p>ticipant2 & 
7,b7 ! f9ancial circum/ances ( ea*      
p>ticipant & ! impact ( ^? circum/ances 
on su* p>ticipant's m5tal heal? &       
physical heal?4  7#b7 ,ongo+ survey ,n  
less ?an #c times dur+ ea* cal5d> ye> 9 
:i* an entity is p>ticipat+ 9 ! project 
"u ?is subsection1 ea* su* entity %all  
survey ea* p>ticipant receiv+ mon?ly    
paym5ts f su* entity to det]m9e-- 7,a7  
h[ ! mon?ly paym5ts are sp5t1 includ+   
groc]ies1 r5t1 utility bills1 or o!r    
exp5ses2 &  7,b7 ! impact1 if any1 on-- 
7i7 ! employm5t /atus ( ea* p>ticipant2 
7ii7 ! m5tal heal? & physical heal? (   
ea* p>ticipant2  7iii7 ! m5tal heal? &  

physical heal? ( ! memb]s ( ea*         
p>ticipant's h\sehold2 &  7iv7 ! /atus (
 ea* p>ticipant's f9ancial circum/ances1
 includ+ any impact to su* p>ticipant's 
cr$it score1 ability to gr[ sav+s1 or   
ability to make f9ancial inve/m5ts4     
7#c7 ,guidance ,prior to ! fir/         
di/ribution ( gu>ante$ mon?ly income    
paym5t "u ! ,project1 ! ,secret>y %all  
issue guidance to ea* eligible entity   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,project on conduct+ !   
surveys requir$ "u ?is subsection4 ,su* 
guidance %all include recomm5dations =  
h[ to det]m9e ! f9ancial circum/ances1  
m5tal heal?1 & physical heal? ( a       
p>ticipant = purposes ( su* surveys4    
7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,reports to ,secret>y
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !
 fir/ gu>ante$ mon?ly income funds are  
di/ribut$ 9 accordance ) subsection     
7c77#c77;,b71 & annually !reaft]1 ea*   
eligible entity %all submit to !        
,secret>y a report on ! ,project1       
includ+ ! in=mation collect$ f ! surveys
 describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7#b7       

,reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! fir/ report is submitt$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 & e #b ye>s !reaft]1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report on ! ,project1 includ+ a         
ye>-ov]-ye> analysis ( ! survey data    
submitt$ to ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph     
7#a71 & any recomm5dations ) respect to 
pot5tial legislative action4