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PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 110 STAT. 2341 alternative accounting periods to determine if Federal costs do not exceed the Federal costs had the State agency not elected to carry out the Program. "(2) NOTIFICATION.— If the Secretary determines that the Program has increased Federal costs under this Act for any fiscal year or any portion of any fiscal year, the Secretary shall notify the State not later than 30 days after the Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (1). "(3) ENFORCEMENT.— "(A) CORRECTIVE ACTION.— Not later than 90 days after the date of a notification under paragraph (2), the State shall submit a plan for approval by the Secretary for prompt corrective action that is designed to prevent the Programfi*omincreasing Federal costs under this Act. "(B) TERMINATION.— If the State does not submit a plan under subparagraph (A) or carry out a plan approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall terminate the approved of the State agency operating the Program and the State agency shall be ineligible to operate a future Program. " (f) RULES AND PROCEDURES.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— In operating a Program, a State or political subdivision of a State may follow the rules and procedures established by the State or political subdivision under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under the food stamp program. "(2) STANDARDIZED DEDUCTIONS.— In operating a Program, a State or political subdivision of a State may standardize the deductions provided under section 5(e). In developing the standardized deduction, the State shall consider the work expenses, dependent care costs, and shelter costs of participating households. "(3) REQUIREMENTS. —In operating a Program, a State or political subdivision shall comply with the requirements of— "(A) subsections (a) through (g) of section 7; "(B) section 8(a) (except that the income of a household may be determined under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)); "(C) subsection (b) and (d) of section 8; "(D) subsections (a), (c), (d), and (n) of section 11; "(E) paragraphs (8), (12), (16), (18), (20), (24), and (25) of section 11(e); "(F) section ll(e)(10) (or a comparable requirement established by the State under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)); and "(G) section 16. "(4) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a household may not receive benefits under this section as a result of the eligibility of the household under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), unless the Secretary determines that any household with income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not eligible for the program.".