1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to structure means-tested welfare programs such that— (1) the receipt of means-tested welfare program aid by a beneficiary is temporary, that over time there is a reduction in the number of such programs in which an individual beneficiary or household is participating, and that over time the total number of recipients receiving such aid is reduced; and (2) means-tested welfare programs increase employment, encourage healthy marriages and further educational attainment so that households maintain an income above the poverty level without services and benefits from the Federal Government. 3. Definition of means-tested welfare program (a) Means-Tested welfare program In this Act, the term means-tested welfare program — (1) means any Federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans; (2) does not include such a program if the program— (A) is based on earned eligibility; (B) is not need-based; (C) provides to an individual benefits under title 38, United States Code, or other provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or (D) offers universal or near universal eligibility to the working population and their dependents