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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 814 (Introduced in House) — To reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and relate... · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. TANF assistance to meet basic family economic needs

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Section 402(a)(1)(B) ( 42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B) ), as amended by sections 8(c) and 9(d) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: The document shall set forth a family budget of a dollar amount sufficient to meet the basic economic needs (including food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidental expenses) of a family, how the family budget is adjusted for family size, the method used to estimate the family budget (including a statement of the relationship between shelter and utility costs and the fair market rents in localities in the State), and the relationship between the amount of assistance provided to each family under the program and the amount of the family budget for the family. .
Section 408(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) ), as amended by sections 7(d)(1), 8(b)(1), 9(b)(1), 10(a), and 11(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: A State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall ensure that the total amount of assistance provided to a family under the State program funded under this part and all programs funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for which the family is eligible is sufficient to meet the basic economic needs of the family, taking into account all earned and unearned income of the family and an amount not to exceed the value of the supplemental nutrition assistance benefits provided to the family under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. .
Section 409(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 609 ), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 8(b)(2), 9(b)(2), 10(b), and 11(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(19) during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant. .
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