,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehd #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hhgb
 ,report ,no4 #aai-fgj ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ai1 #bjbf,mr4 ,carey 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,arrington1 ,mr4 ,bean of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,smith of   
,nebraska1 and ,ms4 ,tenney7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,may #bi1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3   
,mr4 ,moore of ,utah1 ,mrs4 ,miller of  
,west ,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,feenstra     
,may #bi1 #bjbf,reported with an        
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,may #ai1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social    
,security ,act to target funds to       
low-income families1 strengthen program 

integrity guardrails for ,state         
expenditure of funds1 require           
measurement of improper payments1 and   
establish goals for eliminating fraud   
and improper payments under the program 
of block grants to ,states for temporary
 assistance for needy families1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,preventing    
,waste1 ,fraud1 and ,abuse in ,,tanf    
,act4  #b4 ,strengthening program       
integrity through improper payments     
review  7a7 ,in general ,section #djd of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fjd7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7l7             
,applicability of payment integrity law 
,the ,payment ,integrity ,information   
,act of #bjai shall apply to a ,state   
with respect to the ,state program      
funded under this part in the same      
manner in which such ,act applies to a  
,federal agency4  4  7b7 ,report to     
,congress ,within #a year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     

,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall submit to the ,congress 
a written report that contains a plan to
 reduce or eliminate improper payments  
made by ,states under part ,a of title  
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act      
within #aj years4  #c4 ,targeting funds 
to families in need ,section #djd of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fjd7 is further amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7m7             
,establishing a threshold for families  
in need ,a ,state to which a grant is   
made under section #djc7;a77#a7 shall   
use the grant only to provide assistance
 or services to a family whose income is
 less than twice the poverty guidelines 
updated periodically in the ,federal    
,register under section #fgc7b7 of the  
,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of
 #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b774  4  #d4
 ,deadlines for the obligation and      
expenditure of funds ,section #djd7;e7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fjd7;e77 is amended to read  

as follows3  7e7 ,deadlines for         
obligation and expenditure of funds by  
,states  7#a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#b71 a ,state to 
which funds are paid1 after the         
effective date of this subsection1 under
 section #djc7;a77#a7 for a fiscal year 
shall obligate the funds not later than 
the end of the succeeding fiscal year1  
and shall expend the funds not later    
than the end of the #bnd succeeding     
fiscal year4  7#b7 ,exception for       
limited amount of funds set aside for   
future use  7,a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 of this 
subsection1 a ,state to which funds are 
paid under section #djc7;a77#a71 after  
the effective date of this subsection1  
for a fiscal year may reserve not more  
than #ae percent of the funds for future
 use in the ,state program funded under 
this part1 subject to subparagraph 7,b7 
of this paragraph4  7,b7 ,limitation    
,the total amount held in reserve by a  
,state under subparagraph 7,a7 of this  

paragraph shall not exceed an amount    
equal to #ej percent of the total amount
 paid to the ,state under section       
#djc7;a77#a7 for the then preceding     
fiscal year4  7,c7 ,notice of intent to 
reserve funds ,a ,state that intends to 
reserve funds under subparagraph 7,a7   
shall notify the ,secretary of the      
intention not later than the end of the 
period in which the funds are available 
for obligation without regard to        
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph4  4 
#e4 ,prohibition on ,state diversion of 
,federal funds to replace ,state        
spending  7a7 ,in general ,section #djd 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fjd7 is further amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7n7   
,limitation on use of ,federal funds to 
replace ,state general revenue funds ,a 
,state shall use ,federal funds received
 under this part only to supplement     
funds that1 in the absence of the       
,federal funds1 would be made available 
from ,state and local sources for       

programs assisted under this part1 and  
not to supplant the funds4  4  7b7      
,state certification ,section #djb7;a7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;a77 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7#i7 ,certification of      
,state supplementation ,a certification 
by the chief executive officer of the   
,state that the funds provided to the   
,state under this part will not be used 
to supplant ,state or non-,federal funds
 for services and activities that       
promote the purposes of this part4  4   
#f4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on      
,october #a1 #bjbg4  ,may #bi1          
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed