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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 2410

PUBLIC LAW 100-485—OCT. 13, 1988

ment made by subsection (a) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 606. UNIFORM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

42 USC 603.

Section 403 of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting immediately before subsection (f) the following new subsection: "(e) In order to assist in obtaining the information needed to carry out subsection (b)(l) and otherwise to perform his duties under this part, the Secretary shall establish uniform reporting requirements under which each State will be required periodically to furnish such information and data as the Secretary may determine to be necessary to ensure that sections 402(a)(37), 402(a)(43), and 402(g)(l)(A), are being effectively implemented, including at a minimum the average monthly number of families assisted under each such section, the types of such families, the amounts expended with respect to such families, and the length of time for which such families are assisted. The information and data so furnished with respect to families assisted under section 402(g) shall be separately stated with respect to families who have earnings and those who do not, and with respect to families who are receiving aid under the State plan and those who are not.". SEC. 607. STATE REPORTS ON EXPENDITURE AND USE OF SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDS.

42 USC I397e.

Section 2006 of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by striking that part of the second sentence of subsection (a) which precedes "as the State finds necessary" and inserting in lieu thereof "Reports shall be prepared annually, covering the most recently completed fiscal year, and shall be in such form and contain such information (including but not limited to the information specified in subsection (c))"; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting Eifter subsection (b) the following new subsection: "(c) Each report prepared and transmitted by a State under subsection (a) shall set forth (with respect to the fiscal year covered by the report)— "(1) the number of individuals who received services paid for in whole or in part with funds made available under this title, showing separately the number of children and the number of adults who received such services, and broken down in each case to reflect the types of services and circumstances involved; "(2) the amount spent in providing each such tjqpe of service, showing separately for each t3rpe of service the amount spent per child recipient and the amount spent per adult recipient; "(3) the criteria applied in determining eligibility for services (such as income eligibility guidelines, sliding fee scales, the effect of public sissistance benefits, and any requirements for enrollment in school or training programs); and "(4) the methods by which services were provided, showing separately the services provided by public agencies and those provided by private agencies, and broken down in each case to reflect the types of services and circumstances involved. The Secretary shall establish uniform definitions of services for use by the States in preparing the information required by this subsection, and maJ^e such other provision as may be necessary or appro-