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PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 103 STAT. 2469 (ii) permit the State to provide cash assistance to any family under the project in an amount less than the aggregate value of the assistance that would have been provided to such family under the State plan approved under section 402(a) of such Act and under the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 in the absence of the project; or (iii) waive any requirement of section 402(a)(19XC) of such Act. (2) OTHER WAIVERS. —I f, under this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services approves an application by the State to conduct a demonstration project relating to the State family investment plan, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in order to enable the State to implement the demonstration project— (A)(i) require that the State treat each family participat- ing in the project as individuals eligible for medical assist- ance under section 1902(a)(10XA) of the Social Security Act, (ii) require that the State treat, for purposes of section 1925 of such Act, each family whose participation in the project is terminated by reason of increased income from employment as a family that has become ineligible for aid under the State plan approved under part A of title IV of such Act, and (iii) require that the State treat each family whose participation in the project is terminated by reason of the collection or increased collection of child support under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act as a recipient of aid to families with dependent children for purposes of title XIX of such Act for an additional 4 calendar months begin- ning with the month in which such termination occurs; and (B) make payment, under section 1903 of such Act, for medical assistance and administrative expenses for families participating in the prqject in the same manner as such pa3anents may be made for medical assistance and adminis- trative expenses for individuals entitled to benefits under title XIX of such Act, except that the aggregate amount of such payments may not exceed the aggregate amount of payments that would have been made for those families in the absence of such project. (e) DEFiNmoNS OF CERTAIN TERMS.— As used in this section, the terms "family" and "contract" shall have the meaning given such terms by the 1989 Minnesota Laws, sections 6 through 11, 13, 130, and 132 of article 5 of chapter 282. (f) QuAUTY CONTROL. —Cases participating in the demonstration project under this section during a fiscsJ year shall be excluded from any sample taken for purposes of determining under section 403(i) or 408 of the Social Security Act, whichever is applicable, the rate at which the State made overpa3mients under part A of title IV of such Act for the fiscal year. For purposes of such sections 403(i) and 408, payments made by the State under the project shall be treated as payments made under the State plan approved under section 402(a) of such Act. (g) EVALUATION OF PROJECT.— (1) EVALUATION PLAN.— The State shall develop and imple- ment an evaluation plan designed to provide reliable informa- tion on the impact and implementation of the demonstration