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[81 STAT. 878]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 878]

878

PUBLIC LAW 90-248-JAN. 2, 1968

Post,

p. 893.

Ante,

p. 877.

[81 STAT.

child receiving such aid whose needs are taken into account in making the determination under clause (7)), as may be necessary in the light of the particular home conditions and other needs of such child, relative, and individual, in order to assist such child, relative, and individual to attain or retain capability for self-support and care and in order to maintain and strengthen family life and to foster child development;"; and (C) adding after clause (14) the following new clauses: "(15) provide— " (A) for the development of a program for each appropriate relative and dependent child receiving aid under the plan, and each appropriate individual (living in the same home as a relative and child receiving such aid) whose needs are taken into account in making the determination under clause (7), with the objective of— " (i) assuring, to the maximum extent possible, that such relative, child, and individual will enter the labor force and accept employment so that they will become self-sufficient, and "(ii) preventing or reducing the incidence of births out of wedlock and otherwise strengthening family life, " (B) for the implementation of such programs by— "(i) assuring that such relative, child, or individual who is referred to the Secretary of Labor pursuant to clause (19) is furnished child-care services and that in all appropriate cases family planning services are offered them, and "(ii) in appropriate cases, providing aid to families with dependent children in the form of payments of the types described in section 406(b)(2), and " (C) that the acceptance by such child, relative, or individual of family planning services provided under the plan shall be voluntary on the part of such child, relative, or individual and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for or the receipt of any other service or aid under the plan, " (D) for such review of each such program as may be necessary (as frequently as may be necessary, but at least once a year) to insure that it is being effectively implemented, " (E) for furnishing the Secretary with such reports as he may specify showing the results of such programs, and " (F) to the extent that such programs under this clause or clause (14) are developed and implemented by services furnished by the staff of the State agency or the local agency administering the State plan in each of the political subdivisions of the State, for the establishment of a single organizational unit in such State or local agency, as the case may be, responsible for the furnishing of such services; (16) provide that where the State agency has reason to believe that the home in which a relative and child receiving aid reside is unsuitable for the child because of the neglect, abuse, or exploitation of such child it shall bring such condition to the attention of the appropriate court or law enforcement agencies in the State, providing such data with respect to the situation it may have; (17) provide— " (A) for the development and implementation of a program under which the State agency will undertake— " (i) in the case of a child born out of wedlock who is receiving aid to families with dependent children, to establish the paternity of such child and secure support for him, and "(ii) in the case of any child receiving such aid who has been deserted or abandoned by his parent, to secure support