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 108 STAT. 4462 PUBLIC LAW 103-432—OCT. 31, 1994 Subtitle C—Supplemental Security Income SEC. 221. DEFINITION OF DISABILITY FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 APPLIED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE 18. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (H), by striking "a child" each place it appears and inserting "an individual"; and (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking "child" the second and third place it appears and inserting "individual". 42 USC 1382C (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection "°*®- (a) shall apply to determinations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle D—Aid to Families With Dependent Children SEC. 231. SIMPLIFICATION OF INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICA- TION SYSTEM. Paragraph (1)(A) of section 1137(d) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)) is amended to read as follows: "(1)(A) The State shall require, as a condition of an individual's eligibility for benefits under a program listed in subsection (b), a declaration in writing, under penalty of perjury— "(i) by the individual, "(ii) in the case in which eligibility for program benefits is determined on a family or household basis, by any adult member of such individual's family or household (as applicable), or "(iii) in the case of an individual born into a family or household receiving benefits under such program, by any adult member of such family or household no later than the next redetermination of eligibility of such family or household following the birth of such individual, stating whether the individual is a citizen or national of the United States, and, if that individual is not a citizen or national of the United States, that the individual is in a satisfactory immigration status.". Welfare SEC. 232. MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING OF WELFARE RECEIPT. Act 0^1994 (^) CONGRESSIONAL POLICY. — The Congress hereby declares 42 USC 1314a. that— (1) it is the policy and responsibility of the Federal Government to reduce the rate at which and the degree to which families depend on income from welfare programs and the duration of welfare receipt, consistent with other essential national goals; (2) it is the policy of the United States to strengthen families, to ensure that children grow up in families that are economically self-sufficient and that the life prospects of children are improved, and to underscore the responsibility of parents to support their children; (3) the Federal Government should help welfare recipients as well as individuals at risk of welfare receipt to improve their education and job skills, to obtain child care and other

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