[20181211]IF11044_TANF重新授权：2018年11月19日参议院财务委员会讨论稿.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov December 11, 2018TANF Reauthorization: Senate Finance Committee Discussion Draft of November 19, 2018Introduction The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides grants to states, tribes, and the territories for a wide range of benefits and services that seek to address the effects and root causes of child poverty and economic disadvantage. Funding for TANF and related programs is set to expire on December 22, 2018. On November 19, 2018, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Senator Hatch and ranking member Senator Ron Wyden released a “discussion draft” bill that would make policy changes and extend funding for TANF through FY2021. The release of this Senate Finance Committee discussion draft follows action earlier in the 115th Congress, when the House Ways and Means Committee reported legislation (H.R. 5861) that would have reauthorized and restructured the block grant through FY2023. For a discussion of the reported bill, see CRS In Focus IF10892, TANF Reauthorization: H.R. 5861. TANF Purpose and Goals Under current law, TANFs purpose is to increase state flexibility to achieve four statutory goals: (1) provide assistance for n