Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act”.
TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act
A BILL
To prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce TANF work requirements.
Sec. 2 Limit on counting of nongovernmental third-party contributions as qualified State spending to meet State spending requirement
Limit on counting third-party contributions— Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(VI) Limit on counting of third-party contributions—Such term shall not include the amount (if any) by which—
“(aa) the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the State or a local government during the fiscal year; exceeds
“(bb) the value of all such goods and services claimed by the State as qualified State expenditures for fiscal year 2016.”
Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services— Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(VII) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services—Such term shall not include any amount expended for the provision of medical services.”
Sec. 3 Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016.