Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act”.
TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
A BILL
To eliminate the separate participation rate for 2-parent families receiving TANF assistance.
Sec. 2 Modification of TANF participation rate requirements
Elimination of separate participation rate requirements for 2-Parent families— Section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking all through “A State” the first place it appears and inserting the following:
“(a) Participation rate requirements—A State”
by striking paragraph (2);
in subsection (b)—
in the subsection heading, by striking “rates” and inserting “rate”;
in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “(a)(1)” and inserting “(a)”;
by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;
in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking “paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(B)”; and
in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking “rates” and inserting “rate”; and
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking all through “For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)” and inserting the following:
“(1) General rules—For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)”
by striking subparagraph (B); and
in paragraph (2)(D)—
by striking “paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)”; and
by striking “in all families and in 2-parent families, respectively,”.
Conforming amendments—
The paragraph heading for section 409(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is amended by striking “rates” and inserting “rate”.
Section 411(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking “rates” and inserting “rate”.
Sec. 3 Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2015.