Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 613 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 613 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec. 413, as added Pub. L. 104-
193, title I, Sec. 103(a)(1), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2153;
amended Pub. L. 105-33, title V, Secs. 5001(f), 5509, 5514(c), Aug.
5, 1997, 111 Stat. 592, 618, 620; Pub. L. 105-200, title IV, Sec.
410(a), July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 106-169, title IV,
Sec. 401(c), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1858.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (i)(2), is
section 103 of Pub. L. 104-193, which enacted this part, amended
sections 602, 603, and 1308 of this title, and repealed provisions
formerly set out as this part. For complete classification of
section 103 to the Code, see Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 613, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec.
413, as added June 9, 1980, Pub. L. 96-265, title IV, Sec. 406(c),
94 Stat. 467, related to technical assistance for developing
management information systems, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-193,
Sec. 103(a)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 105-33, title V, Sec.
5514(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 620.
AMENDMENTS
1999 - Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 106-169 made technical amendment
to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to
August 22, 1996.
1998 - Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 105-200 substituted "Education and
the Workforce" for "Economic and Educational Opportunities".
1997 - Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5514(c), made technical amendment to
directory language of Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 103(a)(1), which
enacted this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5509(a), inserted ", directly
or through grants, contracts, or interagency agreements," before
"shall conduct" and substituted "section 607" for "section 609".
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5509(b), amended heading and
text of par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows:
"(A) In general. - The Secretary shall annually rank States to
which grants are made under section 603 of this title based on the
following ranking factors:
"(i) Absolute out-of-wedlock ratios. - The ratio represented by
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"(I) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in families
receiving assistance under the State program under this part in
the State for the most recent fiscal year for which information
is available; over
"(II) the total number of births in families receiving
assistance under the State program under this part in the State
for such year.
"(ii) Net changes in the out-of-wedlock ratio. - The difference
between the ratio described in subparagraph (A)(i) with respect
to a State for the most recent fiscal year for which such
information is available and the ratio with respect to the State
for the immediately preceding year."
Subsec. (h)(1)(D). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5509(c), substituted
"August 22, 1996" for "September 30, 1995".
Subsec. (i)(1). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5509(d)(1), substituted "May
31, 1998" for "90 days after August 22, 1996".
Subsec. (i)(5). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5509(d)(2), substituted ",
to the extent available, county-by-county" for "the county-by-
county".
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(f), added subsec. (j).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-169 effective as if included in the
enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, see section 401(q) of
Pub. L. 106-169, set out as a note under section 602 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 5509 of Pub. L. 105-33 effective as if
included in section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, at the
time such section 103(a) became law, see section 5518(a) of Pub. L.
105-33, set out as a note under section 602 of this title.
Amendment by section 5514(c) of Pub. L. 105-33 effective as if
included in the provision of Pub. L. 104-193 amended at the time
the provision became law, see section 5518(d) of Pub. L. 105-33,
set out as a note under section 862a of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Aug. 22, 1996, with transition rules relating
to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims,
actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating
to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified
programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for
Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of
entitlement under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104-193,
as amended, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.
COORDINATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES
Pub. L. 105-89, title IV, Sec. 405, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat.
2135, provided that: "Within 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act [Nov. 19, 1997], the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, based on information from the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration and the Administration for Children
and Families in the Department of Health of [sic] Human Services,
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
a report which describes the extent and scope of the problem of
substance abuse in the child welfare population, the types of
services provided to such population, and the outcomes resulting
from the provision of such services to such population. The report
shall include recommendations for any legislation that may be
needed to improve coordination in providing such services to such
population."
GAO STUDY OF EFFECT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE ON NEED FOR PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE
Section 5001(i) of Pub. L. 105-33 provided that:
"(1) Study. - The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of
the effect of family violence on the use of public assistance
programs, and in particular the extent to which family violence
prolongs or increases the need for public assistance.
"(2) Report. - Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act [Aug. 5, 1997], the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate a report that contains the findings of the study required by
paragraph (1)."
STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES MEASURES
Section 107 of Pub. L. 104-193, as amended by Pub. L. 105-33,
title V, Sec. 5511, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 619, provided that:
"(a) Study. - The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the
States, study and analyze outcomes measures for evaluating the
success of the States in moving individuals out of the welfare
system through employment as an alternative to the minimum
participation rates described in section 407 of the Social Security
Act [section 607 of this title]. The study shall include a
determination as to whether such alternative outcomes measures
should be applied on a national or a State-by-State basis and a
preliminary assessment of the effects of section 408(a)(7)(C) of
such Act [section 608(a)(7)(C) of this title].
"(b) Report. - Not later than September 30, 1998, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a
report containing the findings of the study required by subsection
(a)."
(!1) So in original. Probably should be "sections".
(!2) So in original.