Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 1.djvu/696

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112 STAT. 670 PUBLIC LAW 105-200-JULY 16, 1998 Grants. Deadline. 49 USC 5309 note. SEC. 403. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF TANF FUNDS FOR MATCHING UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (k) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF GRANT FOR MATCHING UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.— "(1) USE LIMITATIONS.—^A State to which a grant is made under section 403 may not use any part of the grant to match funds made available under section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, unless— "(A) the grant is used for new or expanded transportation services (and not for construction) that benefit individuals described in subparagraph (C), and not to subsidize current operating costs; "(B) the grant is used to supplement and not supplant other State expenditures on transportation; "(C) the preponderance of the benefits derived from such use of the grant accrues to individuals who are— "(i) recipients of assistance under the State program funded under this part; "(ii) former recipients of such assistance; "(iii) noncustodial parents who are described in item (aa) or (bb) of section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II); and "(iv) low-income individuals who are at risk of qualifying for such assistance; and "(D) the services provided through such use of the grant promote the ability of such recipients to engage in work activities (as defined in section 407(d)). "(2) AMOUNT LIMITATION.— From a grant made to a State under section 403(a), the amount that a State uses to match funds described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not exceed the amount (if any) by which 30 percent of the total amount of the grant exceeds the amount (if any) of the grant that is used by the State to carry out any State program described in subsection (d)(1) of this section. "(3) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—The provision by a State of a transportation benefit under a program conducted under section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, to an individual who is not otherwise a recipient of assistance under the State program funded under this part, using funds from a grant made under section 403(a) of this Act, shall not be considered to be the provision of assistance to the individual under the State program funded under this part.". (b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS. — Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the Committees on Ways and Means and on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that— (1) describes the manner in which funds made available under section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century have been used; (2) describes whether such uses of such funds has improved transportation services for low-income individuals; and