Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Reducing Poverty through Employment Act”.
Reducing Poverty through Employment Act
A BILL
To amend the purposes of TANF to include reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement.
Sec. 2 Purposes of the TANF Program to include reducing poverty through work
Section 401(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601(a)) is amended—
by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (3);
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(5) reduce child poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement of needy parents.”
Sec. 3 Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016.