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42 U.S.C. § 613 — Evaluation of temporary assistance for needy families and related programs

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42 U.S.C. § 613 — Evaluation of temporary assistance for needy families and related programs

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**(a) Evaluation of the impacts of TANF** The Secretary shall conduct research on the effect of State programs funded under this part and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in [section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section609/a/7/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim)) on employment, self-sufficiency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, poverty, economic mobility, and other factors as determined by the Secretary. **(b) Evaluation of grants to improve child well-being by promoting healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood** The Secretary shall conduct research to determine the effects of the grants made under [section 603(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) on child well-being, marriage, family stability, economic mobility, poverty, and other factors as determined by the Secretary. **(c) Dissemination of information** The Secretary shall, in consultation with States receiving funds provided under this part, develop methods of disseminating information on any research, evaluation, or study conducted under this section, including facilitating the sharing of information and best practices among States and localities. **(d) State-initiated evaluations** A State shall be eligible to receive funding to evaluate the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in [section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section609/a/7/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim)) if— (1) the State submits to the Secretary a description of the proposed evaluation; (2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach of the proposed evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield information that is credible and will be useful to other States; and (3) unless waived by the Secretary, the State contributes to the cost of the evaluation, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the cost of the proposed evaluation. **(e) Census Bureau research** (1) The Bureau of the Census shall implement or enhance household surveys of program participation, in consultation with the Secretary and the Bureau of Labor Statistics and made available to interested parties, to allow for the assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform on the economic and child well-being of low-income families with children, including those who received assistance or services from a State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in [section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section609/a/7/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim)). The content of the surveys should include such information as may be necessary to examine the issues of unmarried childbearing, marriage, welfare dependency and compliance with work requirements, the beginning and ending of spells of assistance, work, earnings and employment stability, and the well-being of children. (2) To carry out the activities specified in paragraph (1), the Bureau of the Census, the Secretary, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall consider ways to improve the surveys and data derived from the surveys to— (A) address under reporting of the receipt of means-tested benefits and tax benefits for low-income individuals and families; (B) increase understanding of poverty spells and long-term poverty, including by facilitating the matching of information to better understand intergenerational poverty; (C) generate a better geographical understanding of poverty such as through State-based estimates and measures of neighborhood poverty; (D) increase understanding of the effects of means-tested benefits and tax benefits on the earnings and incomes of low-income families; and (E) improve how poverty and economic well-being are measured, including through the use of consumption measures, material deprivation measures, social exclusion measures, and economic and social mobility measures. **(f) Research and evaluation conducted under this section** Research and evaluation conducted under this section designed to determine the effects of a program or policy (other than research conducted under subsection (e)) shall use experimental designs using random assignment or other reliable, evidence-based research methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible. **(g) Development of What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Approaches 11 So in original. The word “Projects” is used in text. to Move Welfare Recipients into Work** (1) **In general** — The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop a database (which shall be referred to as the “What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work”) of the projects that used a proven approach or a promising approach in moving welfare recipients into work, based on independent, rigorous evaluations of the projects. The database shall include a separate listing of projects that used a developmental approach in delivering services and a further separate listing of the projects with no or negative effects. The Secretary shall add to the What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work data about the projects that, based on an independent, well-conducted experimental evaluation of a program or project, using random assignment or other research methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal inferences, have shown they are proven, promising, developmental, or ineffective approaches. (2) **Criteria for evidence of effectiveness of approach** — The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and organizations with experience in evaluating research on the effectiveness of various approaches in delivering services to move welfare recipients into work, shall— (A) establish criteria for evidence of effectiveness; and (B) ensure that the process for establishing the criteria— (i) is transparent; (ii) is consistent across agencies; (iii) provides opportunity for public comment; and (iv) takes into account efforts of Federal agencies to identify and publicize effective interventions, including efforts at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice. **(h) Appropriation** (1) **In general** — Of the amount appropriated by [section 603(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) for each fiscal year, 0.33 percent shall be available for research, technical assistance, and evaluation under this section. (2) **Allocation** — Of the amount made available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 plus such additional amount as the Secretary deems necessary and appropriate, to carry out subsection (e). (3) **Baseline** — The baseline established pursuant to [section 907 of title 2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section907&num=0&edition=prelim) for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program shall be recorded by the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office at the level prior to any transfers recorded pursuant to [section 613(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section613/h&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 607 — Mandatory work requirements

**(a) Participation rate requirements** (1) **All families** — A State to which a grant is made under [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum participation rate specified in the following table for the fiscal year with respect to all families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in [section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section609/a/7/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim)): If the fiscal year is:The minimum participation rate is: 199725 199830 199935 200040 200145 2002 or thereafter50. (2) **2-parent families** — A State to which a grant is made under [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section603&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum participation rate specified in the following table for the fiscal year with respect to 2-parent families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in [section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section609/a/7/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim)): If the fiscal year is:The minimum participation rate is: 199775 199875 1999 or thereafter90. **(b) Calculation of participation rates** (1) **All families** (A) *Average monthly rate* — For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the participation rate for all families of a State for a fiscal year is the average of the participation rates for all families

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21 U.S.C. § 862a — Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions

**(a) In general** An individual convicted (under Federal or State law) of any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of the jurisdiction involved and which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (as defined in [section 802(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802/6&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall not be eligible for— (1) assistance under any State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or (2) benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ([7 U.S.C. 2012](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2012&num=0&edition=prelim))) or any State program carried out under that Act [[7 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. **(b) Effects on assistance and benefits for others** (1) **Program of temporary assistance for needy families** — The amount of assistance otherwise required to be provided under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] to the family members of an individual to whom subsection (a) applies shall be reduced by the amount which would have otherwise been made available to the individual under such part. (2) **Benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008** — The amount of benefits otherwise required to be provided to a household under the sup

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42 U.S.C. § 602 — Eligible States; State plan

**(a) In general** As used in this part, the term “eligible State” means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State that, during the 27-month period ending with the close of the 1st quarter of the fiscal year, has submitted to the Secretary a plan that the Secretary has found includes the following: (1) **Outline of family assistance program** (A) *General provisions* — A written document that outlines how the State intends to do the following: (i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political subdivisions in the State (not necessarily in a uniform manner), that provides assistance to needy families with (or expecting) children and provides parents with job preparation, work, and support services to enable them to leave the program and become self-sufficient. (ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance under the program to engage in work (as defined by the State) once the State determines the parent or caretaker is ready to engage in work, or once the parent or caretaker has received assistance under the program for 24 months (whether or not consecutive), whichever is earlier, consistent with [section 607(e)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section607/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim). (iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under the program engage in work activities in accordance with [section 607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section607&num=0&edition=prelim). (iv) Take such reasonable steps as the State deems necessary to restrict the use and disclosure of information about individuals and families receiving assistance under the program attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government. (v) Establi

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2 U.S.C. § 1161 — Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows

**(a) Short title** This section may be cited as the “Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program Act of 2008”. **(b) Definitions** In this subsection: 11 So in original. Probably should be “section:”. (1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the head of the Congressional Hunger Center. (2) **Fellow** — The term “fellow” means— (A) a Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow; or (B) Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow. (3) **Fellowship Programs** — The term “Fellowship Programs” means the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program established under subsection (c)(1). **(c) Fellowship Programs** (1) **In general** — There is established the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship Program. (2) **Purposes** (A) *In general* — The purposes of the Fellowship Programs are— (i) to encourage future leaders of the United States— (I) to pursue careers in humanitarian and public service; (II) to recognize the needs of low-income people and hungry people; (III) to provide assistance to people in need; and (IV) to seek public policy solutions to the challenges of hunger and poverty; (ii) to provide training and development opportunities for such leaders through placement in programs operated by appropriate organizations or entities; and (iii) to increase awareness of the importance of public service. (B) *Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship Program* — The purpose of the Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship Program is to address hunger and poverty in the United States. (C) *Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program* — The purpose of the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship Program i

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42 U.S.C. § 601 — Purpose

**(a) In general** The purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States in operating a program designed to— (1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; (2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; (3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and (4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. **(b) No individual entitlement** This part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any State program funded under this part.

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7 U.S.C. § 8701 — Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171). **(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c). **(c) Transportation** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year. (2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary. (3) **Amount** (A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying— (i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di

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42 U.S.C. § 603 — Grants to States

**(a) Grants** (1) **Family assistance grant** (A) *In general* — Each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a grant in an amount equal to the State family assistance grant. (B) *State family assistance grant* — The State family assistance grant payable to a State for a fiscal year shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount specified in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (as in effect just before February 22, 2012), reduced by the percentage specified in [section 613(h)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section613/h/1&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the fiscal year, as the amount required to be paid to the State under this paragraph (as so in effect) for fiscal year 2002 (determined without regard to any reduction pursuant to section 609 or 612(a)(1) of this title) bears to the total amount required to be paid under this paragraph for fiscal year 2002 (as so determined). (C) *Appropriation* — Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 $16,566,542,000 for grants under this paragraph. (2) **Healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants** (A) *In general* (i) *Use of funds* — Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E), the Secretary may use the funds made available under subparagraph (D) for the purpose of conducting and supporting research and demonstration projects by public or private entities, and providing technical assistance to States, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and such other entities as the Secretary may specify that are receiving a grant under another provision of this part.

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2 U.S.C. § 907 — The baseline

**(a) In general** For any budget year, the baseline refers to a projection of current-year levels of new budget authority, outlays, revenues, and the surplus or deficit into the budget year and the outyears based on laws enacted through the applicable date. **(b) Direct spending and receipts** For the budget year and each outyear, the baseline shall be calculated using the following assumptions: (1) **In general** — Laws providing or creating direct spending and receipts are assumed to operate in the manner specified in those laws for each such year and funding for entitlement authority is assumed to be adequate to make all payments required by those laws. (2) **Exceptions** (A) (i) No program established by a law enacted on or before August 5, 1997, with estimated current year outlays greater than $50,000,000 shall be assumed to expire in the budget year or the outyears. The scoring of new programs with estimated outlays greater than $50,000,000 a year shall be based on scoring by the Committees on Budget or OMB, as applicable. OMB, CBO, and the Budget Committees shall consult on the scoring of such programs where there are differences between CBO and OMB. (ii) On the expiration of the suspension of a provision of law that is suspended under [section 7301 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7301&num=0&edition=prelim) and that authorizes a program with estimated fiscal year outlays that are greater than $50,000,000, for purposes of clause (i), the program shall be assumed to continue to operate in the same manner as the program operated immediately before the expiration of the suspension. (B) The increase for veterans’ compensation for a fiscal year is assumed to be the same as that required by law f

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42 U.S.C. § 613 — Evaluation of temporary assistance for

Page 2201 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 613 Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5508(b), substituted ‘‘For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary shall pay to each eligible Indian tribe that proposes to operate a program described in subparagraph (C)’’ for ‘‘The Secretary shall pay to each eligible Indian tribe for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002’’. Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5508(c), substituted ‘‘such population and such service area or areas as the tribe specifies’’ for ‘‘members of the Indian tribe’’. Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5508(d), substituted ‘‘$7,633,287’’ for ‘‘$7,638,474’’. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5001(c), added par. (3). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5508(f), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5508(e), substituted ‘‘(b), and (c)’’ for ‘‘and (b)’’. Subsecs. (g) to (i). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5508(f), redesig- nated subsecs. (f) to (h) as (g) to (i), respectively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 108–40 effective July 1, 2003, see section 8 of Pub. L. 108–40, set out as a note under section 603 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106–554 effective Oct. 1, 2000, see section 1(a)(1) [title I, § 107(d)] of Pub. L. 106–554, set out as a note under section 603 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 106–113, see section 1000(a)(4) [title VIII, § 801(e)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 603 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 5508 of Pub. L. 105–33 effective as if included in section

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