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 Ill STAT. 618 PUBLIC LAW 105-33 —AUG. 5, 1997 (f) ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBES FOR FEDERAL LOANS FOR WELFARE PROGRAMS.— Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (e) the following: Applicability. "(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL LOANS. —Section 406 shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal assistance plan in the same manner as such section applies to a State, except that section 406(c) shall be applied by substituting 'section 412(a)' for 'section 403(a)'. ". SEC. 5509. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES. (a) RESEARCH.— (1) METHODS.— Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by inserting ", directly or through grants, contracts, or interagency agreements," before "shall conduct". (2) CORRECTION OF CROSS REFERENCE. —Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by striking "409" and inserting "407". (b) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUSLY INDENTED PARAGRAPH.—Section 413(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall annually rank States to which grants are made under section 403 based on the following ranking factors: "(A) ABSOLUTE OUT-OF-WEDLOCK RATIOS.— The ratio represented by— "(i) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in families receiving assistance under the State program under this part in the State for the most recent year for which information is available; over "(ii) the total number of births in families receiving assistance under the State program under this part in the State for the year. " (B) NET CHANGES IN THE OUT-OF-WEDLOCK RATIO. — The difference between the ratio described in subpsiragraph (A) with respect to a State for the most recent year for which such information is available and the ratio with respect to the State for the immediately preceding year.". (c) FUNDING OF PRIOR AUTHORIZED DEMONSTRATIONS.—Section 413(h)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)(D)) is amended by striking "September 30, 1995" and inserting "August 22, 1996". (d) CHILD POVERTY REPORTS.— (1) DELAYED DUE DATE FOR INITIAL REPORT. —Section 413(i)(l) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(l)) is amended by striking "90 days after the date of the enactment of this part" and inserting " May 31, 1998", (2) MODIFICATION OF FACTORS TO BE USED IN ESTABLISHING METHODOLOGY FOR USE IN DETERMINING CHILD POVERTY RATES. —Section 413(i)(5) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(5)) is amended by striking "the county-by-county" and inserting ", to the extent available, county-by-county". SEC. 5510. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING, Section 106(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2164) is amended by striking "(whether in effect before or after October 1, 1995)".

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