,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bajh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,davis of ,illinois 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,chu1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4
 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 and 
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to prevent and     
address intentional misuse of           
subrecipient ,,tanf funds4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,tanf ,state ,expenditure ,integrity   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,authority to       
prevent and address intentional misuse  
of subrecipient funds under the ,,tanf  
program  7a7 ,in general ,section #dag  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fag7 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
inserting 7a7 ,in general4-- before ,no2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7b7 ,authority ,to prevent  
intentional misuse of subrecipient funds
  7#a7 ,subrecipient monitoring  7,a7   

,in general ,the ,secretary-- 7i7 shall 
develop a framework for the monitoring  
of subrecipient use of funds provided   
under section #djc7;a77#a7 of this ,act1
 for the purpose of identifying         
intentional misuse1 to supplement single
 ,state audits conducted under chapter  
#ge of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2
  7ii7 may establish ,state plan        
requirements or formats relating to     
clause 7i72 and  7iii7 may require      
,states to report to the ,secretary such
 information to supplement the report   
provided under section #daa7;a7 as the  
,secretary determines is necessary to   
enable the ,secretary to comply with    
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of this            
subparagraph4  7,b7 ,no effect on single
 ,state audit authority ,clause 7i7 of  
this subparagraph shall not be          
interpreted to limit the authority of   
the ,secretary to conduct single ,state 
audits under chapter #ge of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,program   
,integrity ,unit authorization and      

funding  7,a7 ,,tanf ,program ,integrity
 ,unit ,the ,secretary shall create a   
,,tanf ,program ,integrity ,unit at the 
,administration for ,children           
,families1 which shall conduct the      
monitoring described in paragraph       
7#a77;,a77i74  7,b7 ,appropriation ,out 
of any money in the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 the amount made 
available in section #djc7;a77#a77;,c7  
for each fiscal year shall be increased 
by #aj1jjj1jjj1 and the amount of the   
increase shall be available for the     
staffing and operations of the ,,tanf   
,program ,integrity ,unit and related   
functions4  7#c7 ,annual report to the  
,congress ,the ,secretary shall submit  
an annual report to the ,congress on the
 activities undertaken under paragraph  
7#b77;,a7 in the fiscal year covered by 
the report4  4  7b7 ,remedies ,section  
#dji7;a77#a77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fji7;a77#a77;,b77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7,b7         
,enhanced penalty for intentional       

violations4--,if and inserting the      
following3  7,b7 ,enhanced penalty for  
intentional violations  7i7 ,in general 
,if  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7ii7 ,additional        
remedies ,if the ,secretary finds1 as a 
result of subrecipient monitoring under 
section #dag7;b77#a7 of this ,act1 that 
an amount has been intentionally misused
 in violation of this part1 then the    
,secretary shall-- 7,i7 notify the      
,state involved of the finding2 and     
7,,ii7 in addition to any penalty       
imposed under clause 7i71 require the   
,state to expend1 in addition to any    
other amount required to be expended    
under the ,state program funded under   
this part1 an amount equal to the amount
 so misused1 for the provision of cash  
assistance directly to families with an 
income below #ajj percent of the poverty
 line 7as defined in section #fgc7b7 of 
the ,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation    
,act of #aiha1 including any revision   
required by such section1 applicable to 

a family of the size involved74  4  7c7 
,deadline for publication of notice of  
rulemaking ,within #b years after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall publish a notice of     
rulemaking to implement the amendments  
made by this section4  7d7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall take effect on the later  
of-- 7#a7 the #ast day of the #eth      
calendar quarter that begins after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act2 or  
7#b7 the #ast day of the #ast ,federal  
fiscal year that begins after such date 
of enactment4