[20060303]RS21219_福利改革辩论中的“超级豁免”提案.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21219Updated March 3, 2006“Superwaiver” Proposals in the Welfare Reform Debatename redactedDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryWelfare discussions in the current and past two Congresses have includedconsideration of an Administration-proposed “superwaiver” that would enable states andlocalities to waive rules of various welfare-related programs. Formally called ProgramCoordination Demonstration Projects, these waivers were included in the 109thCongress in long-term welfare reauthorization bills approved by a House Ways andMeans subcommittee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee (H.R.240), the Senate Finance Committee (S. 667), and in the House version of budgetreconciliation (H.R. 4241). A scaled-down version of welfare reauthorization wasincluded in the final agreement on budget reconciliation the Deficit Reduction Actof 2005 (P.L. 109-171, S. 1932) but did not include provisions related to thesuperwaiver. Moreover, the Administrations FY2007 budget package contained nofurther reference to this proposal. This report will be updated to track any furt