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SEC. 237. Effective April 1, 1968, section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (as amended by the preceding sections of this Act) is further amended by— (a) striking out the period at the end and inserting in Heu thereof the following "; and"; and (b) inserting after paragraph (29) (added to the Social Security Act by section 236 of this Act) the following paragraph: " (30) provide such methods and procedures relating to the utilization of, and the payment for, care and services available under the plan as may be necessary to safeguard against unnecessary utilization of such care and services and to assure that payments (including payments for any drugs provided under the plan) are not in excess of reasonable charges consistent with efficiency, economy, and quality of care."
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D I F E E R E N C E S I N STANDARDS W I T H RESPECT TO I N C O M E E L I G I B I L I T Y U N D E R TITLE
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SEC. 238. Effective July 1, 1969, section 1902(a) (17) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "(which shall be comparable ^^ f^^^- f-^^^ for all groups)" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(which 42 USC 1396a. shall be comparable for all groups and may, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, differ with respect to income levels, but only in the case of applicants or recipients of assistance under the plan who are not receiving aid or assistance under the State's plan 42 e 301, approved under title I, X, X IV, or X VI, or part A of title IV, based 1201,u s1351, 1381; on the variations between shelter costs in urban areas and in rural inil-a. areas)". PART 3—CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES AMENDMENTS I N C L U S I O N OF C H I L D - W E L F A R E SERVICES I N TITLE IV
SEC. 240. (a) The heading of title IV of the Social Security Act T
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IS amended to read as follows: " TITLE IV—GKANTS TO STATES FOR A I D AND SERVICES TO N E E D Y F A M I L I E S W I T H CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES" (b) Title IV of such Act is further amended by inserting immediately after the heading of the title the following: " P A R T A — A I D TO FAMILIES W I T H DEPENDENT CHILDREN"
(c) Title IV of such Act is further amended by adding at the end yg'^gtat^^is"^' thereof the following new part: " P A R T B — C H I L D - W E L F A R E SERVICES "APPROPRIATION
"SEC. 420. For the purpose of enabling the United States, through the Secretary, to cooperate with State public welfare agencies m establishing, extending, and strengthening child-welfare services, the following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated: $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $110,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. 85-622 0-68—60
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