Focusing State Efforts to Expand Opportunity Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1473 To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to truly needy families. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to truly needy families. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Focusing State Efforts 4 to Expand Opportunity Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. TARGETING FUNDS TO TRULY NEEDY FAMILIES. 6 Section 404(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 7 604(k)) is amended to read as follows: 8 ‘‘(k) PROHIBITIONS.—A State to which a grant is 9 made under this part shall not use the grant to provide 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1473.IH H1473 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1473 IH any assistance or services to a family whose monthly in- 1 come exceeds twice the poverty line (as defined by the Of- 2 fice of Management and Budget, and revised annually in 3 accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 4 Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))).’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:06 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1473.IH H1473 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS