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 PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 593 year, then the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for such succeeding fiscal year by the amount of the grant made to the State under section 403(a)(5)(A) for the fiscal year.". (B) INAPPLICABILITY OF GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.—Section 409(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(b)(2)), as amended by section 5506(k) of this Act, is amended by striking "or (12)" and inserting "(12), or (13)". (C) INAPPLICABILITY OF CORRECTIVE COMPLIANCE PLAN. —Section 409(c)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(c)(4)), as amended by section 5506(m) of this Act, is amended by striking "or (12)" and inserting "(12), or (13)". (2) PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF COMPETITIVE WELFARE-TO-WORK FUNDS. —Section 409(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(C) PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF COMPETITIVE WELFARE- TO-WORK FUNDS. —I f the Secretary of Labor finds that an amount paid to an entity under section 403(a)(5)(B) has been used in violation of subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 403(a)(5), the entity shall remit to the Secretary of Labor an amount equal to the amount so used.", (h) CLARIFICATION THAT SANCTIONS AGAINST RECIPIENTS UNDER TANF PROGRAM ARE NOT WAGE REDUCTIONS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: "(c) SANCTIONS AGAINST RECIPIENTS NOT CONSIDERED WAGE REDUCTIONS. —^A penalty imposed by a State against the family of an individual by reason of the failure of the individual to comply with a requirement under the State program funded under this part shall not be construed to be a reduction in any wage paid to the individual.". (2) RETROACTIVITY.— The amendments made by paragraph 42 USC 608 note. (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. (i) GAO STUDY OF EFFECT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE ON NEED 42 USC 6X3 note. FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. — (1) STUDY. — The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the effect of family violence on the use of public assistance programs, and in particular the extent to which family violence prolongs or increases the need for public assistance. (2) REPORT.— Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that contains the findings of the study required by paragraph (1). SEC. 5002. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDS TRANSFER- ABLE TO TITLE XX PROGRAMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d) (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "A State may" and inserting "Subject to paragraph (2), a State may"; and (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

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