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 100 STAT. 292 42 USC 603. 42 USC 601. Puerto Rico. Guam. Virgin Islands. American Samoa. Northern Mariana Islands. Regulations. 42 USC 1396.

State and local governments.

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

Social Security Act (or prior regulations), or pursuant to any comparable provision of law relating to the programs under title IV-A of such Act in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands. (2) During the moratorium period, the Secretary and the States shall continue to operate the quality control systems in effect under title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and to calculate the error rates under the provisions referred to in paragraph (1). (c) RESTRUCTURED QUAUTY CONTROL SYSTEMS.—(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish regulations which shall— (A) restructure the quality control systems under titles IV-A and XIX of the Social Security Act to the extent the Secretary determines to be appropriate, taking into account the studies conducted under subsection (a); and (B) establish, taking into account the studies conducted under subsection (a), criteria for adjusting the reductions which shall be made for quarters prior to the implementation of the restructured quality control systems so as to eliminate reductions for those quarters which would not be required if the restructured quality control systems had been in effect during those quarters. (2) Beginning with the first calendar quarter after the moratorium period, the Secretary shall implement the revised quality control systems, and shall reduce payments to States— (A) for quarters after the moratorium period in accordance with the restructured quality control systems; and (B) for quarters in and before the moratorium period, as provided under the regulations described in paragraph (1)(B). (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 12303. A F D C AUTOMATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(e)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: State and local "(C) If the Secretary determines that such a system has not been governments. implemented by the State by the date specified for implementation in the State's advance automatic data processing planning document, then the Secretary shall reduce payments to such State, in accordance with section 403(b), in an amount equal to 40 percent of 42 USC 603. the expenditures referred to in section 403(a)(3)(B) with respect to which payments were made to the State under section 403(a)(3)(B). The Secretary may extend the deadline for implementation if the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State cannot implement such system by the date specified in such planning document due to circumstances beyond the State's control.". Ob) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) State and local governments. shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, but 42 USC 602 note. shall apply only with respect to sums expended by the States for the purposes described in section 403(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 42 USC 602.

SEC. 12304. THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY. 42 USC 602.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act is amended—

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