,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,%]rill introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify
 ! measure & use ( ! pov]ty l9e issu$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
to m accurately acc\nt = ! basic ne$s ( 
families & regional co/s ( liv+4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,improv+ ,f$]al ,assi/ance to ,families 
,act 4  #b4 ,new pov]ty l9e index  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus %all     
develop & publi% a new pov]ty l9e index 
to be measur$ sep>ately = ea* ,/ate on  
an annual basis & to be kn[n z !        
,regionally ,adju/$ ,pov]ty ,l9e4  7b7  
,revisions ,! ,regionally ,adju/$       
,pov]ty ,l9e %all be a revis$ v]sion ( !

 mo/ rec5t pov]ty l9e t1 = ea* ,/ate--  
7#a7 uses new pov]ty ?re%olds creat$ by 
multiply+ ! ,/ate's mo/ rec5t pov]ty    
?re%olds by its mo/ rec5t ,regional     
,price ,p>ity1 divid$ by #ajj2 &  7#b7  
uses new pov]ty rates creat$ by us+ !   
pov]ty ?re%olds det]m9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
r ?an ea* ,/ate's curr5t pov]ty ?re%olds
 to det]m9e ! p]c5tage ( h\seholds t are
 bel[ ea* ,/ate's pov]ty l9e4  #c4 ,use 
( ! regionally adju/$ pov]ty l9e 9 lieu 
( ! pov]ty l9e ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) !     
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 
%all-- 7#a7 det]m9e1 = ea* ,/ate        
annually1 :i* pov]ty l9e index betwe5 ! 
,regionally ,adju/$ ,pov]ty ,l9e z      
specifi$ 9 section #b & ! curr5t pov]ty 
l9e has a high] pov]ty rate = su* ,/ate2
  7#b7 issue1 & publi% 9 ! ,f$]al       
,regi/]1 = ea* ,/ate1 ! pov]ty l9e index
 t has a high] pov]ty rate = su* ,/ate z
 specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 9 lieu ( !    
pov]ty l9e2 &  7#c7 = ea* ,/ate-- 7,a7  
except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 use

 ! pov]ty l9e index t has a high] pov]ty
 rate = su* ,/ate z specifi$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 = adm9i/rative purposes1 includ+ = 
det]m9+ f9ancial eligibility = c]ta9    
,f$]al programs1 9 lieu ( ! pov]ty l9e1 
&  7,b7 = ! purpose ( det]m9+ f9ancial  
eligibility = ,premium ,tax ,cr$its "u !
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 h flexibility to  
use ei!r ! ,regionally ,adju/$ ,pov]ty  
,l9e or ! curr5t pov]ty l9e to ensure   
l[-income h\seholds 9 ,/ates n exp&+    
,m$icaid d n lose access to ,premium    
,tax ,cr$its4  #d4 ,,gao /udy on ,,alice
 pov]ty measure  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   
?an #b ye>s aft] ! enactm5t ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5t ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a report  
conta9+ ! results ( a /udy on-- 7#a7 !  
advantages & disadvantages ( ! ,,alice  
?re%old z a measure ( pov]ty & h\sehold 
mat]ial ne$ relative to ! curr5t pov]ty 

l9e1 includ+ any additional in=mation t 
! ,,alice ?re%old provides to           
policymak]s t is n available f ! curr5t 
pov]ty l9e2  7#b7 any areas 9 :i* !     
,,alice ?re%old c be improv$ to bett]   
measure h\sehold mat]ial ne$ or improve 
^u ! curr5t pov]ty l9e2  7#c7 h[ !      
,gov]nm5t c assi/ 9 ! developm5t &      
publication ( ! ,,alice ?re%old2 &  7#d7
 h[1 if at all1 ! ,,alice ?re%old c\ld  
be incorporat$ into ! f9ancial          
eligibility crit]ia1 bo? t ma9ta9$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & t
 legislat$ by ,congress1 = c]ta9 ,f$]al 
programs to bett] meet ! mat]ial ne$ (  
h\seholds & improve access to c]ta9     
,f$]al programs4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,alice ?re%old ,! t]m       
,,alice ?re%old means ! ,asset ,limit$1 
,income ,con/ra9$1 ,employ$ measure     
develop$ by ! ,unit$ ,way ( ,nor!rn ,new
 ,j]sey z an alt]native to ! pov]ty l9e 
t includes ! regional m9imum co/ (      
necessities includ+ h\s+1 *ild c>e1     
food1 transportation1 heal?c>e1 & taxes4

  7#b7 ,pov]ty l9e ,! t]m pov]ty l9e has
 ! same def9ition z "u section #fgc ( ! 
,community ,s]vices ,block ,grant ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb74  7#c7 ,pov]ty    
?re%old ,! t]m pov]ty ?re%old means !   
doll> am\nts us$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus
 to det]m9e a h\sehold's pov]ty l9e     
/atus4  7#d7 ,regional price p>ity ,!   
t]m ,regional ,price ,p>ity means !     
diff]5ce 9 price levels betwe5 a ,/ate &
 ! national av]age1 express$ z a        
p]c5tage ( ! ov]all national price      
level1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (         
,economic ,analysis4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m 
,/ate means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? 
( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 
,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( !   
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  #f4 ,effective 
dates ,section #b %all take effect #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
& section #c %all take effect #c ye>s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4