,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,lawler 7for himself and ,ms4 
,mc,bride7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a demonstration   
pilot program to test the innovative use
 of funds and outcomes-oriented         
benchmarks for initiatives to support   
low income households in accessing      
hygiene materials4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tanf   
,hygiene ,access ,act4  #b4             
,demonstration program to test          
initiatives to support low income       
households in accessing hygiene         
materials  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this ,act referred to as  
the ,secretary71 through the ,office of 
,family ,assistance1 shall conduct a    
demonstration program to test innovative
 uses of funds and outcomes-oriented    

benchmarks for initiatives to improve   
the access of low income households to  
hygiene materials4  7b7 ,definition of  
hygiene materials ,in this ,act1 the    
term hygiene materials includes soap1   
deodorant1 toothpaste1 toothbrush1      
toilet paper1 feminine hygiene products1
 shampoo1 diapers1 baby wipes1          
postpartum pads1 antibacterial hand     
soap1 laundry detergent1 dish soap4 and 
any other product related to hygiene as 
determined by the ,secretary4  7c7      
,applications  7#a7 ,submission  7,a7   
,in general ,an eligible entity may     
submit to the ,secretary an application 
for a grant under this section4  7,b7   
,eligible entity defined ,in this ,act1 
the term eligible entity means a ,state1
 an ,indian tribe1 or a tribal          
organization1 as such terms are defined 
in section #dai of the ,social ,security
 ,act4  7#b7 ,consideration  7,a7       
,competitive basis ,the ,secretary shall
 establish a process for considering    
applications submitted pursuant to this 

section on a competitive basis4  7,b7   
,factors to be considered ,the          
,secretary shall select applicants to   
receive grants under this section on the
 basis of-- 7i7 the strength of the     
design of the hygiene access initiative 
described in the application submitted  
by the applicant2  7ii7 the capacity of 
the initiative to serve the population  
targeted by the initiative2  7iii7 the  
extent to which the applicant will      
partner with basic needs banks or       
similar entities with demonstrated      
experience in collecting1 warehousing1  
and distributing hygiene materials or   
basic needs items2  7iv7 the readiness  
of the applicant to evaluate the        
initiative2  7v7 the cost-effectiveness 
of the initiative2  7vi7 the past       
performance of the applicant in carrying
 out the program of the applicant that  
is funded under part ,a of title ,,iv of
 the ,social ,security ,act2 and  7vii7 
geographic diversity4  7#c7 ,publication
 ,on receipt of an application submitted

 pursuant to this section1 the          
,secretary shall make a copy of the     
application available on the website of 
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services4  7d7 ,administration ,the    
,secretary shall administer this section
 in a way that advances the goal of     
expanding access to hygiene materials   
for a significant number of low-income  
households4  7e7 ,disbursement of grant 
,the ,secretary shall disburse each     
grant awarded under this section1 on the
 #ast day of the fiscal year for which  
the grant is awarded4  7f7 ,use of grant
  7#a7 ,in general ,an entity to which a
 grant is made under this section may   
use the grant only to provide hygiene   
materials to low income households4     
7#b7 ,limitation on use for             
administrative expenses ,not more than  
#ae percent of a grant made under this  
section may be used for administrative  
expenses4  7g7 ,evaluation ,an entity to
 which a grant is made under this       
section shall submit to the ,secretary a

 report on the performance of the       
initiative carried out with the grant   
funds1 as assessed using the following  
indicators3 7#a7 ,the geographic area   
served4  7#b7 ,the number of families   
served4  7#c7 ,the number of materials  
distributed4  7#d7 ,the frequency of    
distributions4  7h7 ,funding ,out of any
 money in the ,treasury of the ,united  
,states not otherwise appropriated1     
there are appropriated to carry out this
 ,act-- 7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj for the #ast   
fiscal year that begins on or after the 
effective date of this ,act2  7#b7      
#cj1jjj1jjj for each of the #bnd and    
#crd fiscal years that begin on or after
 the effective date2 and  7#c7          
#cb1ejj1jjj for each of the #dth and    
#eth fiscal years that begin on or after
 the effective date4  7i7 ,effective    
date ,this ,act shall take effect #a    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7j7 ,report on feasibility  
of large scale implementation ,before   
the #eth fiscal year that begins on or  

after the effective date of this ,act1  
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,congress a report that contains an     
evaluation of the demonstration program 
conducted under this section1 and the   
recommendation of the ,secretary as to  
whether it would be feasible to         
implement a program of this type on a   
large scale4