Sec. 14. Strengthening accountability through HHS approval of State plans
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Section 402 ( 42 U.S.C. 602 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking 27-month and inserting 24-month ; and by striking found and inserting approved that ; and in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking clauses
(ii)and
(iii)and inserting the following: Require work-eligible individuals (as defined in the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 407(i)(1)(A)(i)) to engage in work activities consistent with section 407(c). The document shall describe any in-home parenting program participation in which will be considered by the State as a work activity pursuant to section 407(d)(13). ; by redesignating clauses
(iv)through
(viii)as clauses
(iii)through (vii), respectively; and by adding at the end the following: Describe the case management practices of the State with respect to the requirements of section 408(b), provide a copy of the form or forms that will be used to assess a work-eligible individual (as so defined) and prepare an individual opportunity plan for the individual, describe how the State will ensure that such a plan is reviewed in accordance with section 408(b)(6), and describe how the State will measure progress under the plan. Propose the requisite levels of performance for the State for purposes of section 407(a) for each year in the 2-year period referred to in subsection
(d)of this section, and provide an explanation with supporting data of why each such level is appropriate. Describe how the State will engage low-income noncustodial parents who owe child support and how such a parent will be provided with access to work support and other services under the program to which the parent is referred to support their employment and advancement. Describe how the State will comply with improper payments provisions in section 404(l). Describe coordination with other programs, including whether the State intends to exercise authority provided by section 404(d) of this Act to transfer any funds paid to the State under this part, provide assurance that, in the case of a transfer to carry out a program under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the State will comply with section 404(d)(3)(B) of this Act and coordinate with the one-stop delivery system under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and describe how the State will coordinate with the programs involved to provide services to families receiving assistance under the program referred to in paragraph
(1)of this subsection. Describe how the State will promote marriage, such as through temporary disregard of the income of a new spouse when an individual receiving assistance under the State program marries so that the couple doesn’t automatically lose benefits due to marriage. Describe how the State will allow for a transitional period of benefits, such as through temporary earned income disregards or a gradual reduction in the monthly benefit amount, for an individual receiving assistance who obtains employment and becomes ineligible due to an increase in income obtained through employment or through an increase in wages. ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking clauses
(iv)and (v); by striking subsection
(c)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall make available to the public a link to any plan or plan amendment submitted by a State under this subsection. ; and by adding at the end the following: A plan submitted pursuant to this section shall be designed to be implemented during a 2-year period. A State may submit to the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor a combined State plan that meets the requirements of subsections
(a)and
(d)and that is for programs and activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The Secretary shall approve any plan submitted pursuant to this section that meets the requirements of subsections
(a)through (d). . Section 416 ( 42 U.S.C. 616 ) is amended— by inserting
(a)before In general.— The programs ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall coordinate all activities of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to work activities (as defined in section 407(d)) and requirements and measurement of employment outcomes, and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the activities of the Department in this regard with similar activities of other Federal entities. The Secretary shall disseminate, for voluntary informational purposes, information on practices that scientifically valid research indicates are most successful in improving the quality of State and tribal programs funded under this part. . Section 406 ( 42 U.S.C. 606 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to States and Indian tribes (which may include providing technical assistance on a reimbursable basis), which shall be provided by qualified experts on practices grounded in scientifically valid research, where appropriate, to support activities related publication of State performance under section 407(b) and to carry out State and tribal programs funded under this part. The Secretary shall reserve not more than 0.25 percent of the amount appropriated by section 403(a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year to carry out subsection
(a)of this section. . Section 403(a)(1)(B) ( 42 U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking percentage specified in section 413(h)(1) and inserting the sum of the percentages specified in sections 406(b) and 413(h) .
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