96 STAT. 396
PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPLICATION; PRORATION OF F I R S T - M O N T H ' S A F D C BENEFIT
42 USC 602.
SEC. 152. (a) Section 402(a)(10) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by striking out "provide, effective July 1, 1951, that all individuals" and inserting in lieu thereof "(A) provide that all individuals"; (2) by adding "and" after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) provide that an application for aid under the plan will be effective no earlier than the date such application is filed with the State agency or local agency responsible for the administration of the State plan, and the amount payable for the month in which the application becomes effective, if such application becomes effective after the first day of such month, shall bear the same ratio to the amount which would be payable if the application had been effective on the first day of such month as the number of days in the month including and following the effective date of the application bears to the total number of days in such month;". 42 USC 602 note. (b) The amendments made by this section shall become effective on October 1, 1982. ABSENCE FROM HOME SOLELY BY REASON OF UNIFORMED SERVICE
42 USC 606.
SEC. 153. (a) Section 406(a)(1) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting "(other than absence occasioned solely by reason of the performance of active duty in the uniformed services of the United States)" after "continued absence from the home". ^o^fr'i^iy nJ?/?*^\ (b) The amendment made by this section shall become effective on 42 USC 606 note. Qctober 1, 1982. JOB SEARCH
42 USC 602.
SEC. 154. (a) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (as amended by section 151(a) of this Act) is further amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (33); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (34) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(35) at the option of the State, provide— "(A) that as a condition of eligibility for aid under the State plan of any individual claiming such aid who is required to register pursuant to paragraph (19)(A) (or who would be required to register under paragraph (19)(A) but for clause (iii) thereof), including all such individuals or only such groups, types, or classes thereof as the State agency may designate for purposes of this paragraph, such individual will be required to participate in a program of employment search— "(i) beginning at the time he applies for such aid (or an application including his need is filed) and continuing for a period (prescribed by the State) of not more than eight weeks (but this requirement may not be used as a reason for any delay in making a determination of an individual's eligibility for aid or in issuing a
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