A bill to amend titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding for the Social Services Block Grant, to restore the ability of the States to transfer up to 10 percent of TANF funds to carry out activities under such block grant, and to require an annual report on such activities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Amends titles IV (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to restore: (1) State authority to transfer up to ten percent of TANF funds to the Social Services Block Grant; and (2) funds for the Social Services Block Grant.

Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to Congress on State activities.

[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2585

To amend titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding 
 for the Social Services Block Grant, to restore the ability of States 
  to transfer up to 10 percent of TANF funds to carry out activities 
    under such block grant, and to require an annual report on such 
       activities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2000

     Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
 Rockefeller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding 
 for the Social Services Block Grant, to restore the ability of States 
  to transfer up to 10 percent of TANF funds to carry out activities 
    under such block grant, and to require an annual report on such 
       activities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER UP TO 10 PERCENT OF 
              TANF FUNDS TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.

    (a) In General.--Section 404(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 604(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Limitation on amount transferable to title xx 
        programs.--A State may use not more than 10 percent of the 
        amount of any grant made to the State under section 403(a) for 
        a fiscal year to carry out State programs pursuant to title 
        XX.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to amounts made available for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year 
thereafter.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF FUNDS FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2003(c)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397b(c)(11)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(11) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to amounts made available for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year 
thereafter.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORT ON STATE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2006(c) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397e(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
Secretary shall compile the information submitted by the States and 
submit that information to Congress on an annual basis.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
to information submitted by States under section 2006 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397e) with respect to fiscal year 2000 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.
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