Positive Alternatives Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the use of TANF funds for alternative-to-abortion services, including: (1) information or counseling that promotes childbirth instead of abortion; and (2) other services designed to assist a woman to carry her unborn child to term.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4852 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4852
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds
provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary
assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion
services.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2007
Mrs. Bachmann (for herself, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Herger,
Mr. Shuler, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Boren, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Bishop of Utah,
Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Feeney, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Conaway,
Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Brady
of Texas, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Akin, Mr.
Manzullo, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Pence, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds
provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary
assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion
services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Alternatives Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO USE TANF FUNDS FOR ALTERNATIVE-TO-ABORTION
SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 408(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 608(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Exception for alternative-to-abortion
services.--
``(i) In general.--As used in subparagraph
(A), the term `medical services' does not
include alternative-to-abortion services.
``(ii) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
``(I) Alternative-to-abortion
services.--The term `alternative-to-
abortion services' means--
``(aa) information or
counseling that promotes
childbirth instead of abortion,
and assists pregnant women in
making an informed decision
regarding the alternatives of
adoption or parenting with
respect to her born or unborn
child; and
``(bb) any other service
designed to assist a qualified
individual who is a woman to
carry her unborn child to term,
or to support a qualified
individual in a parenting or
adoption decision, including
the provision of self-
administered pregnancy testing,
baby food, maternity or baby
clothing, baby furniture, or
information or education
(including classes), regarding
prenatal care, childbirth,
adoption, parenting, chastity,
or abstinence.
``(II) Qualified individual.--The
term `qualified individual' means--
``(aa) an individual who
is, or has reasonable grounds
to believe she may be,
pregnant;
``(bb) an individual who is
a parent or legal guardian of a
child who has not attained 12
months of age; or
``(cc) an individual who is
the spouse or a former spouse
of, is a parent of a child of,
or cohabitates or has
cohabitated with an individual
described in item (aa) or
(bb).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
shall apply to grants made under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act for fiscal years ending after such 90-day period.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
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