Sec. 12. Menstrual products in TANF
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Section 403(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 603(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis, for each fiscal year to eligible applicants for the grants, in such amounts as the Secretary deems appropriate to enable the eligible applicants to provide, to covered families that include an individual who is capable of menstruating, such benefits as are needed to ensure that the individual can purchase menstrual products for personal use.
In subparagraph (A): The term covered families means families eligible for assistance under a State program funded under this part. The term eligible applicant means— a State to which a grant is made under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year; and a political subdivision of a State that administers the State program funded under this part in the political subdivision. The term menstrual products means menstrual cups, menstrual discs, menstrual underwear, and sanitary napkins and tampons, that conform to applicable industry standards. The Secretary shall award grants under this paragraph on the basis of how effectively the programs proposed by the eligible applicants will help low-income individuals suffering from material deprivation meet their need for menstrual products. A State or political subdivision to which a grant is made under this paragraph may use the grant to provide benefits under this paragraph in such form and in such manner as the State or political subdivision deems appropriate. Benefits provided using funds made available under this paragraph shall not be considered assistance under any State program funded under this part. Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2024 and each succeeding fiscal year $10,000,000 for grants under this paragraph. . Section 413 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 613 ) is amended by redesignating subsection
(h)as subsection
(i)and inserting after subsection
(g)the following: The Secretary shall submit to the Congress reports, in writing, that evaluate the effectiveness of the benefit program provided for in section 403(a)(6). Each such report shall, for the period covered by the report— describe— the extent of material deprivation in the population, including lacking sufficient funds to regularly purchase necessities such as menstrual products; and the extent to which the program alleviated such material deprivation; specify the number and identity of the entities to which a grant has been made under such section, and the amount of the grant made to each such entity; describe how the grantees used the grants to provide benefits under the program; specify the number of individuals who received the benefits; describe how efficacious the program has been in helping low-income individuals meet their need for menstrual products; describe the extent to which the program has improved the economic security of the benefit recipients; and include such other relevant information as the Secretary deems appropriate. The Secretary shall submit a report that meets the requirements of paragraph
(1)within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and every 2 years thereafter. .
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