Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
SEC. 401. PURPOSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States in operating a program designed to—-
(1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;
(2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
(3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and
(4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
* See Linked PDF Page 9 (STAT, p. 9)