Indian Tribes and Welfare Reform.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child support.

Federal aid.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of tribal family assistance programs operating under P.L. 104-193, the 1996 welfare law, which gives federally recognized Indian tribes the option to design and operate their own cash welfare programs for needy children with funds subtracted from their State's block grant for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Summarizes pending legislation to renew tribal TANF grants, discusses Federal funding for child care and child support operations, and describes characteristics of tribal TANF plans.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Indian Tribes and Welfare Reform

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