1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pandemic TANF Assistance Act . 2. Emergency flexibility for State and Tribal TANF programs (a) Suspension of requirements and penalties relating to the time limit for assistance, work, and certain other requirements (1) In general During the applicable period— (A) sections 407(a), 407(e)(1), and 408(a)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(a) , 607(e)(1), 608(a)(7)(A)) shall have no force or effect; (B) no penalty shall be imposed against an individual or the individual’s family with respect to section 407(e)(1) or 408(b)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(e)(1) , 608(b)(3)); (C) a State shall not deny, reduce, or terminate assistance to a family because an individual does not comply with such section 407(e)(1) or does not otherwise engage in work required by the State; (D) a State shall not deny, reduce, or terminate assistance to an individual or the individual’s family with respect to a failure to cooperate with completing the assessment required under section 408(b)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 608(b)(1) ); (E) a State may defer a required assessment of the employability of an individual under section 408(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 608(b) ) to 90 days following the end of the applicable period; (F) no condition on assistance for an individual or the individual's family shall be imposed in connection with enforcing penalties described in section 409(a)(5) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(5) ); (G) no penalty shall be imposed against an individual or the individual’s family with respect to section 408(a)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a)(2) )