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PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 103 STAT. 2461 dependent children under State plans approved under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act. (2) NEGATIVE CASE ACTIONS DEFINED.— AS used in parc^aph (1), the term "negative case actions" means termination of assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, denial of an application for assistance under such part, or other action with respect to an application under such part without a determination of eligibility for assistance under such part. SEC. 8005. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND AFDC SPECIAL NEEDS. 42 USC 606 note. (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS PROHIBITED. — Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and Himian Services (in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall not— (1) implement in whole or in part the proposed regulation published in the Federal Register on December 14, 1987, (52 F.R 47420) with respect to emergency assistance and the need for and amount of assistance under the program of aid to families with dependent children; or (2) before October 1, 1990, change any policy in effect imme- diately before the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to any of the matters addressed in the proposed regulation. 0>) REVISED PROPOSED REGULATION. — Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may issue a revised proposed rc^^ation concern- ing the use of emergency assistance under the program of aid to families with dependent children under title IV of me Social Secu- rity Act that incorporates the recommendations included in the report entitled "Use of the Emergency Assistance and AFDC Pro- grams to Provide Shelter to Families" that the Secretary submitted to the Congress on July 3, 1989. (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF EFFECTIVE DATES FOR PROPOSED RULES.— Any final r^ulation which would change any policy in effect imme- diately before the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the use of emergency assistance or special needs funds under the program of aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act shall not take effect before October 1, 1990. (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. —With respect to any calendar quarter beginning on or after January 1, 1990, a financial report by a State submitted to the Secretiury to fulfill reporting requirements under the program of aid to famihes with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act shall identify any emergency assistance and special needs funds expended by the State under the program and used to pay for housing in hotels or similar temporary living arrangements (as defined by the Secretary) that house recipients of such aid. SEC 8006. INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE State and local PARENT TRAINING. governments. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 474(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)) is amend- ed— (1) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: "(B) 75 percent of so much of such expenditures (includ- ing travel and per diem expenses) as are for the short-term