,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,lawl] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,mc,bride7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a demon/ration pilot
 program to te/ ! innovative use ( funds
 & outcomes-ori5t$ b5*m>ks = initiatives
 to support l[ income h\seholds 9       
access+ hygi5e mat]ials4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,tanf  
,hygi5e ,access ,act4  #b4 ,demon/ration
 program to te/ initiatives to support  
l[ income h\seholds 9 access+ hygi5e    
mat]ials  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is ,act    
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 ?r\gh ! ,(fice
 ( ,family ,assi/ance1 %all conduct a   
demon/ration program to te/ innovative  
uses ( funds & outcomes-ori5t$ b5*m>ks =
 initiatives to improve ! access ( l[   
income h\seholds to hygi5e mat]ials4    
7b7 ,def9ition ( hygi5e mat]ials ,9 ?is 
,act1 ! t]m hygi5e mat]ials includes    

soap1 deodorant1 too?pa/e1 too?bru%1    
toilet pap]1 fem99e hygi5e products1    
%ampoo1 diap]s1 baby wipes1 po/p>tum    
pads1 antibact]ial h& soap1 laundry     
det]g5t1 di% soap4 & any o!r product    
relat$ to hygi5e z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7c7 ,applications  7#a7     
,submission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible 
entity may submit to ! ,secret>y an     
application = a grant "u ?is section4   
7,b7 ,eligible entity def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1
 ! t]m eligible entity means a ,/ate1 an
 ,indian tribe1 or a tribal             
organization1 z su* t]ms are def9$ 9    
section #dai ( ! ,social ,security ,act4
  7#b7 ,consid]ation  7,a7 ,competitive 
basis ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a       
process = consid]+ applications submitt$
 pursuant to ?is section on a           
competitive basis4  7,b7 ,factors to be 
consid]$ ,! ,secret>y %all select       
applicants to receive grants "u ?is     
section on ! basis (-- 7i7 ! /r5g? ( !  
design ( ! hygi5e access initiative     
describ$ 9 ! application submitt$ by !  

applicant2  7ii7 ! capacity ( !         
initiative to s]ve ! population t>get$  
by ! initiative2  7iii7 ! ext5t to :i* !
 applicant w p>tn] ) basic ne$s banks or
 simil> entities ) demon/rat$ exp]i5ce 9
 collect+1 w>eh\s+1 & di/ribut+ hygi5e  
mat]ials or basic ne$s items2  7iv7 !   
read9ess ( ! applicant to evaluate !    
initiative2  7v7 ! co/-effectiv5ess ( ! 
initiative2  7vi7 ! pa/ p]=mance ( !    
applicant 9 c>ry+ out ! program ( !     
applicant t is fund$ "u "p ,a ( title   
,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act2 &      
7vii7 geographic div]sity4  7#c7        
,publication ,on receipt ( an           
application submitt$ pursuant to ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all make a copy ( 
! application available on ! website ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  
7d7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y %all     
adm9i/] ?is section 9 a way t advances !
 goal ( exp&+ access to hygi5e mat]ials 
= a significant numb] ( l[-income       
h\seholds4  7e7 ,disbursem5t ( grant ,! 
,secret>y %all disburse ea* grant aw>d$ 

"u ?is section1 on ! #a/ day ( ! fiscal 
ye> = :i* ! grant is aw>d$4  7f7 ,use ( 
grant  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an entity to :i* a
 grant is made "u ?is section may use ! 
grant only to provide hygi5e mat]ials to
 l[ income h\seholds4  7#b7 ,limitation 
on use = adm9i/rative exp5ses ,n m ?an  
#ae p]c5t ( a grant made "u ?is section 
may be us$ = adm9i/rative exp5ses4  7g7 
,evaluation ,an entity to :i* a grant is
 made "u ?is section %all submit to !   
,secret>y a report on ! p]=mance ( !    
initiative c>ri$ out ) ! grant funds1 z 
assess$ us+ ! foll[+ indicators3 7#a7 ,!
 geographic area s]v$4  7#b7 ,! numb] ( 
families s]v$4  7#c7 ,! numb] ( mat]ials
 di/ribut$4  7#d7 ,! frequ5cy (         
di/ributions4  7h7 ,fund+ ,out ( any    
money 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates n 
o!rwise appropriat$1 !re are appropriat$
 to c>ry out ?is ,act-- 7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj
 = ! #a/ fiscal ye> t beg9s on or aft] !
 effective date ( ?is ,act2  7#b7       
#cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! #bnd & #crd fiscal
 ye>s t beg9 on or aft] ! effective     

date2 &  7#c7 #cb1ejj1jjj = ea* ( ! #d? 
& #e? fiscal ye>s t beg9 on or aft] !   
effective date4  7i7 ,effective date    
,?is ,act %all take effect #a ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7j7     
,report on feasibility ( l>ge scale     
implem5tation ,be=e ! #e? fiscal ye> t  
beg9s on or aft] ! effective date ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,congress a report t conta9s an         
evaluation ( ! demon/ration program     
conduct$ "u ?is section1 & !            
recomm5dation ( ! ,secret>y z to :e!r x 
w\ld be feasible to implem5t a program (
 ?is type on a l>ge scale4