Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 1.djvu/630

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Ill STAT. 606 PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 was expended by the State to carry out program integrity activities in fiscal year 1997. "(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'program integrity activities' means initial claims review activities, eligibility review activities, benefit payments control activities, and employer liability auditing activities. ". Subtitle F—Welfare Reform Technical Corrections CHAPTER 1—BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES SEC. 5501. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN. (a) LATER DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF STATE PLANS.— Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by striking "2-year period immediately preceding" and inserting "27-month period ending with the close of the 1st quarter of. (b) CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF WORK PROVISIONS. — Section 402(a)(l)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(l)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ", consistent with section 407(e)(2)" before the period. (c) CORRECTION OF CROSS-REFERENCE. —Section 402(a)(l)(A)(v) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(l)(A)(v)) is amended by striking "403(a)(2)(B)" and inserting "403(a)(2)(C)(iii)". (d) NOTIFICATION OF PLAN AMENDMENTS.— Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following: "(b) PLAN AMENDMENTS. —Within 30 days after a State amends a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the State shall notify the Secretary of the amendment."; and (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting "or plan amendment" after "plan". SEC. 5502. GRANTS TO STATES. (a) BONUS FOR DECREASE IN ILLEGITIMACY MODIFIED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN TERRITORIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 403(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows: " (B) AMOUNT OF GRANT. — "(i) IN GENERAL. —If, for a bonus year, none of the eligible States is Guam, the Virgin Islands, or American Samoa, then the amount of the grant shall be— "(I) $20,000,000 if there are 5 eligible States; or "(II) $25,000,000 if there are fewer than 5 eligible States. "(ii) AMOUNT IF CERTAIN TERRITORIES ARE ELIGIBLE.—I f, for a bonus year, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or American Samoa is an eligible State, then the amount of the grant shall be— "(I) in the case of such a territory, 25 percent of the mandatory ceiling amount (as defined in section 1108(c)(4)) with respect to the territory; and