Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/1102

 101 STAT. 1330-308

PUBLIC LAW 100-203—DEC. 22, 1987

and supporting documentation relating to disability- and nondisability-related eligibility requirements; ! (iv) arranging transportation and accompanying applicants to necessary examinations, if needed; and 3f.. (v) providing for the tracking and monitoring of all claims for benefits by individuals under the project. (2) If the Secretary determines that an application by a State for an SSI Outreach Team Project under this section which proposes a membership and functions for such Team different from those prescribed in paragraph (1) but which is expected to be as effective, the Secretary may waive the requirements of such paragraph. (d) INFORMATION AND REPORTS; EVALUATION.—(1) Each State having an approved SSI Outreach Team Project shall periodically submit to the Secretary such information (with respect to the project) as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to evaluate such project in particular and the demonstration program under this section in general. (2)(A) The Secretary shall from time to time (but not less often than annually) submit to the Congress a full and complete report on the program under this section, together with a detailed evaluation of such program and of the projects thereunder along with such recommendations as may be deemed appropriate. Such evaluation and such recommendations shall be designed to serve as a basis for determining whether (and to what extent) the activities and procedures included in the demonstration program under this section should be continued, expanded, or modified, or converted (with or without changes) into a regular feature of permanent law. (B) The criteria used by the Secretary in evaluating the program and the projects thereunder shall not be limited to those which would normally be used in evaluating programs and activities of the kind involved, but shall fully take into account the special circumstances of the homeless and their need for personalized attention and follow-through assistance, and shall emphasize the extent to which the procedures and assistance made available to applicants under such projects are recognizing those circumstances and meeting that need. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— (A) the sum of $1,250,000 for the fiscal year 1988; (B) the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 1989; and (C) such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. SEC. 9118. ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS AFDC FAMILIES.

Federal Register, The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take any publication. action, prior to October 1, 1988, that would have the effect of implementing in whole or in part the proposed regulation published in the Federal Register on December 14, 1987, with respect to emergency assistance and the need for and amount of assistance under the program of aid to families with dependent children, or that would change current policy with respect to any of the matters addressed in such proposed regulation. SEC. 9119. INCREASE IN PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR SSI RECIPIENTS.

42 USC 1382.

(a) INCREASE IN STANDARD.—Section 1611(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act is amended—

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